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Julia Loktev's "My Undesirable Friends"

LA Review of Books by LA Review of Books

Dec 5, 202500:55:56Arts

Medaya Ocher and Eric Newman speak with director Julia Loktev about her new documentary "My Undesirable Friends." Filmed in 2021, just before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the five-hour epic follows independent journalis...

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