ANASTASIA
Documentary Short | 26 minutes

HIFF 2022

 Short Film

Directed by
Sarah McCarthy

Produced by
Sarah McCarthy, Sasha Odynova

New York Premiere

2022 | Russian | Russia/USA

Russian activist Anastasia Shevchenko was arrested and detained under house arrest for two years for speaking out against the government, with devastating personal consequences. As Anastasia and her family travel across Russia by train, she comes to grips with her loss and what it means to fight for freedom.

Scheduled to attend: director Sarah McCarthy + film subject Anastasia Schevchenko