“Olya’s Love” is a film about a lesbian couple living in Russia. Olya is a fighter, active member of the LGBT-community, her partner Galiya doesn´t want to let politics rule her life. Their love is strong, and they want to have a baby together. When Russian Duma launches their discriminating laws against homosexuals, Olya starts to fight even stronger. But at the same time their love is put to the test.
AT/RU, 2014, 68/52 MIN
Credits
Director & DoPKirill Sakharnov
CastOlya Kuracheva, Galiya Galeeva
EditingMaxim Kliewer (aea), Kirill Sakharnov
SoundHorst Schnattler
ProducersKsenia Sakharnova, Filip Antoni Malinowski, Jürgen Karasek, Vlad Ketkovich
Co-productionbetween Soleil Film (AT), SugarDocs (RU), Ethnofund (RU)
Awards / Festivals
IDFA Amsterdam 2014 – World Premiere
Artdoc Fest Moskau 2014
This Human World FF Wien 2014
Riga International Documentary Filmfestival 2014
LGBT History Month Bukarest 2015
Tamyn Naiskulttuuripäivät 2015
50 Shades of Feminism, Tampere 2015
Diagonale Filmfestival Graz 2015
Filmfestival Assen 2015
Boston LGBT Filmfestival 2015
Krakow Filmfestival 2015
Biografilmfestival International Celebration of Lives, Bologna 2015
Frameline 39 LGBTQ San Francisco 2015
Oslo/Fusion International Filmfestival 2015
DokumentArt Filmfestival Neubrandenburg 2015
Chicago LGBTQ+ International Filmfestival 2015
MIX Copehnhagen 2015
Kju_Point Filmfestival Halle 2015
Side by Side International LGBT Filmfestival St. Petersburg 2016
Barcelona International Human Rights film festival 2016
TLV Fest – TelAviv LGBT Filmfestival 2016
Bergen Pride 2016
Special Screenings
#Respect Diversity by Amnesty International, Wien, Mai 2015
Sixpack 4×2, Dokumentarfilmtage IV, Wien, Oktober 2015
