The screening of "My Undesirable Friends: Last Air in Moscow (4-5)" will be followed by a Q&A session. Director Julia Loktev will be present, along with protagonists Anna Nemzer and Ksenia (Ksyusha) Mironova, to discuss the film and its depiction of the struggle against state-sponsored misinformation in Russia.

My Undesirable Friends: Last Air in Moscow (4-5) with Julia Loktev (Director), Anna Nemzer (Protagonist), Ksenia (Ksyusha) Mironova (Protagonist)

Julia Loktev’s documentary ensemble drama of dissent continues as the Russian war machine begins its march into Ukraine. The film follows staffers at the independent channel TV Rain as they struggle to combat the vast conspiracy of misinformation and propaganda employed by the state. This is a shattering portrayal of an authoritarian government using misinformation, isolation, and war to control its citizens.