“THEY.” project. I am shooting this project in Azerbaijan in 2023. Azerbaijan was a part of the Soviet Union (and part of a huge Soviet empire) more than 20 years ago. Since those times, a lot has changed in Azerbaijan. Through this project, I met wonderful and strong people from the LGBTQIA+ community who are ready and able to fight for their rights. In my country, Russia, people from the LGBTQIA+ community are becoming illegal day after day. On December 30, 2023, the Supreme Court of Russia confirmed that the LGBTQIA+ community is extremist in Russia.
