Queer Fighters of Ukraine reveals the experiences of young, queer soldiers after over a year of full-scale war. Former LGBTQ+ activists and queer party DJs now in units near the frontlines share their perspectives on balancing queer identities with life in the military.
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Angelika Ustymenko is a non-binary artist and filmmaker, and the driving force behind the Rebel Queers collective. Before the full-scale invasion, they confronted patriarchy and homophobia by scrawling provocative slogans on the walls of Kyiv: ‘Queer Sex,’ ‘Make QueerPunk Again,’ and ‘Be Queer, Do Crime, Hail Satan.’ Determined to support their community and continue queer resistance, they felt compelled to document the experiences of queer soldiers fighting to defend Ukraine. After the first anniversary of the full-scale invasion, Angelika joined forces with Huck Docs to begin a new phase of the documentary project.
Together, we travelled thousands of kilometres across Ukraine on trains and rickety local buses to interview Daria, an activist from Kharkiv now stationed in Donetsk Oblast; Andrii, a military psychoanalyst in Dnipro; Mark, a non-binary DJ and producer in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Alexia, a trans soldier recovering from her injuries at a hospital in the Netherlands.
Queer Fighters of Ukraine is directed by Alex King and Angelika Ustymenko. Edited by Lidia Ravviso.
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