
QUEER EXILE
Directors: Lou von Sohlern, Matilda Mokina
Short documentary | Germany | 2024
30 min | Dolby 5.1
59th Hof International Film Festival
2025
The situation for queer people in Russia has drastically worsened, forcing many to leave their homeland for their own safety. Evgeniy, David and Sanya flee for the same reasons: they are Russian and queer, but their experiences in exile in Germany couldn’t be more different. David longs for community, Evgeniy struggles with professional and language barriers, while Sanya experiences, for their first time, what it feels like to be “normal”.
With David Kolesnik, Evgeniy Grigorev, Sanya Berezniak
Cinematography Michael Oberwallner, Editing Natalya Belova, Sound Lou von Sohlern, Matilda Mokina, Production Lissy Giglberger





