Deepfake technology unlocks real stories of LGBTQ persecution in Welcome to Chechnya
- Written by Stuart Richards, Lecturer in Screen Studies, University of South Australia
Welcome to ChechnyaMIFFReview: Welcome to Chechnya, screening at the Melbourne International Film Festival
Welcome to Chechnya, screening online as part of MIFF 68½, is a bracing documentary. This film is part of a queer trilogy of sorts for filmmaker and investigative reporter David France, who also directed 2012’s How to Survive a...





