Children 404
About the film
Title: Children 404
Title in Russian: Дети 404
Production company: Askold Kurov, Pavel Loparev
Country of production: Russia
Year of Production: 2014
Duration: 76 min.
Film crew
Film director: Askold Kurov, Pavel Loparev
Director of photography: Askold Kurov, Pavel Loparev
Composer: Sorin Apostol
Logline
It takes guts to range against the institutionalized homophobia in Russia. When President Putin signed the law that forbids spreading “propaganda” for “non-traditional sexual relationships” to underaged, citizens got practically a state permission to ostracize LGTB people. Teachers and nurses have been fined for supporting teenagers belonging to sexual minorities.Synopsis
It takes guts to range against the institutionalized homophobia in Russia. When President Putin signed the law that forbids spreading “propaganda” for “non-traditional sexual relationships” to underaged, citizens got practically a state permission to ostracize LGTB people. Teachers and nurses have been fined for supporting teenagers belonging to sexual minorities.Children 404 is a web project founded by journalist Elena Klimova. The aim of the project is to give a voice and peer support to teenagers in sexual minorities. At the page young people share anonymously their stories and video diaries about the hatred and discrimination they have encountered. The documentary is shot in a straightforward style with a hand-held camera, and the front stage is given to young people’s images and experiences. As Children 404 did not pass the authorities’ inspection in Russia, it was “screened” in a Russian documentary film festival Delai Film by handing the film out to the audience on USB sticks.
For more information, please read:
https://www.facebook.com/children404film,
http://youtu.be/RaUucGoErnw
| Festival and awards | |||
| Date | Festival | Form of participation | Award |
| 28.04.2014 | Hot Docs | Special Presentations | |
| 22.06.2014 | OPEN CITY DOCS FEST | Closing Gala Film | |
| 11.09.2014 | Milano Film Festival | ||
| 30.10.2014 | Filmfest Hamburg | Competition | |
| 25.09.2014 | Budapest International Documentary Festival | Competition | |
| 14.06.2014 | Tarkovsky International Film Festival | Special screening | |
| 17.09.2014 | International Film Festival "Pacific Meridian" | Special screeening | |
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