Julia Loktev releases six-hour documentary on exiled Russian journalists
The nearly six-hour film follows reporters who fled Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, shot largely on an iPhone as they scrambled to leave.
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What happened
Director Julia Loktev has released My Undesirable Friends: Part II — Exile, a nearly six-hour documentary. It follows Russian journalists who left the country after Russia invaded Ukraine. The film opens like a tense spy thriller, with reporters rushing to leave Russia with little planning and hoping they are not held at the border.
Why it matters
The film documents the experiences of journalists forced into exile.
Timeline
- Oct 9, 10:54 AM ET: Julia Loktev's new six-hour documentary about exiled Russian journalists is reported as released.
- Oct 12, 7:24 AM ET: Director Julia Loktev's film, My Undesirable Friends: Part II - Exile, is reported as released, chronicling journalists forced into exile after the invasion of Ukraine.
Coverage
- Who's afraid of a 6-hour documentary about exiled Russian journalists? (sentinelcolorado.com)
- Who's afraid of a 6-hour documentary about exiled Russian journalists? (AP)
- Who’s afraid of a 6-hour documentary about exiled Russian journalists? (wtop.com)
- Who’s afraid of a 6-hour documentary about exiled Russian journalists? (bozemandailychronicle.com)
- Who’s Afraid of a 6-Hour Documentary About Exiled Russian Journalists? (AP)
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