Moscow Pride '06

Some focuses of the documentary include the Nordic festival, the Russian gay cultural contest, Merlin Holland's lecture on his grandfather Oscar Wilde, and the International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO) first World Conference.

We managed to generate passion and hope this finds its way into the hearts of many LGBT people in Russia and to revive the spirit of activism.Vladimir Ivanov, the film's director, said: "I am very proud that I took part in this event".

Vlad Ortanov, former editor of Argo, one of the oldest gay magazines in Russia, described the movie as "a great human historical document that will say a lot to the future generations".

During the world premiere of the film, on February 11, Wieland Speck, the head of Panorama section and one of the founders of Teddy Award, led a discussion on the movie.

Volker Beck, the German MP whose attack at Moscow Pride is shown in the Film, appeared to answer questions from the audience together with Nikolai Alekseev, Vladimir Ivanov and Evgenia Debryanskaya.

During the Teddy Awards Ceremony on February 16, the Mayor of Berlin, Klaus Wowereit, introduced Nikolai Alekseev and Evgenia Debryanskay to the audience: "Courageous organisers of the pride from Moscow, risking their lives, conducted the event in Russian capital which was banned by city authorities".

While he was sharing with the audience the difficulties faced by the LGBT community in Poland and Russia, images of his attack at Moscow Pride were shown on big screens.

[6][7][8][9] The Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association (GALHA) Film Festival presented the movie on Saturday 17th at the exclusive private screening room at the One Aldwych Hotel.