A  panel of experts and educators will discuss the critically-acclaimed documentary Welcome to Chechnya, which uses groundbreaking filmmaking techniques to document stories of LGBTQ community members trying to escape government-sanctioned persecution in the Chechen republic, which is a federal subject of the Russian federation. the discussion, moderated by Associate Professor of International & Comparative Education Oren Pizmony-Levy, will include the film’s director, David France; its executive producer, Kevin Jennings (m.a. '94), Chief Executive Officer of Lambda Legal; Associate Professor of Practice, Riddhi Sandil; recent TC graduate Dylan Kapit (m.a. '20); and TC student Yves Agustin. the panelists will also explore the film’s broader implications for human rights, education, health, and psychology.

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