Ep. 426: Julia Loktev on My Undesirable Friends: Part II—Exile

Ep. 426: Julia Loktev on My Undesirable Friends: Part II—Exile Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host, Nicolas Rapold. Julia Loktev’s continuing chronicle of Russian independent journalists My Undesirable Friends: Part II—Exile had its world premiere at the Venice film. I sat down with Loktev in Venice to talk about her equally stirring and urgent Part II. We delved into the trust involved in accomplishing this up-close-and-personal filmmaking as well as capturing all the complex tones (dramatic and even some humor) among these journalists, who boldly continue their work chronicling Russia abroad even as their home country declares them persona non grata. My Undesirable Friends: Part II—Exiles opens October 9 at Film Forum after screening in the New York Film Festival. Please support the production of this podcast by signing up at: rapold.substack.com Photo by Steve Snodgrass