Maxim Lapunov should be voted Advocate Magazine's Person of the Year or rather should have received this honor in 2017. He is the main protagonist of gay journalist/filmmaker David France's searing ...

How AI came to protect the LGBTQ subjects in HBO’s ‘Welcome to Chechnya’ From animation to Snapchat filters, documentary filmmaker David France tried it all to protect his subjects. As it turned out, ...

David France’s new HBO documentary, “Welcome to Chechnya,” looks at the ongoing campaign to eradicate gay people in the Chechen Republic. France worked on the ground with activists in Moscow and ...

The deaths of two women in the Caucasus region under suspicious circumstances have brought renewed attention to the persecution of LGBT people in Chechnya. While being pursued outside Chechnya, which ...

Be prepared to be heartbroken and inspired this summer. An astonishing collection of international documentaries, movies, and photobooks coming to screens and bookshelves will open your eyes to the ...

Documentaries have played a vital role in human society since the very beginnings of cinema. They record our greatest accomplishments, memorialize our history, and shine a spotlight on the most ...