# My Undesirable Friends: Part II – Exile

My Undesirable Friends: Part II – Exile at Film Forum, Sunday 1 November 2026, 12:00.

- Price: $18
- Venue: Film Forum, West Houston Street 209
- With: Ksenia Mironova, Elena Kostyuchenko, Kirsten Johnson
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- Go to page: https://filmforum.org/events/event/my-undesirable-friends-part-ii-exile-november-1-420

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A screening of Chapters 4-5 of MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART II – EXILE followed by a question-and-answer session. Filmmaker Julia Loktev appears with her subjects, exiled Russian journalists Ksenia Mironova and Elena Kostyuchenko, and the session is moderated by filmmaker Kirsten Johnson. Ksenia Mironova reports on political prisoners, Ukrainians affected by Russia's invasion, and repression of human rights in Russia. Elena Kostyuchenko was a longtime investigative journalist at Novaya Gazeta covering corruption, LGBTQ rights, environmental issues, and the war in Ukraine.

## Dates

- Sunday 1 November 12:00 — Film Forum

Written by a model, sources: [filmforum.org](https://filmforum.org/events/event/my-undesirable-friends-part-ii-exile-november-1-420)

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