Pussy Riot

The political situation in Russia became more and more restrictive in 2022 and it is therefore important to give a voice to the PUSY RIOT collective's protest, especially abroad. National critical media are banned, FB and IG have been closed in Russia, protest with only the book "War and Peace" in hand leads to a four-week prison sentence. Stalinist methods have found their way into Russia and for many critical voices the only option is to flee or go to prison.

Maria Alyokhina and Alexander Cheparukhin are working on a bold new version of "Riot Days".
It's about:

- Maria's personal journey after her release from Russian prison in 2022
- Pussy Riot's protests, including their clash with Cossacks during the 2014 Sochi Olympics
- Attacks by pro-Kremlin groups
- The heroic story of Alexey Navalny, his arrest, detention and murder in prison
- Maria's multiple arrests
- Putin's invasion of Ukraine

PUSSY RIOT is a Russian protest art collective based in Moscow. Founded in March 2011, it had a variable membership of about 11 women. The group staged unauthorized provocative guerrilla punk rock performances in unusual public places, which were made into music videos and published on the Internet. The collective's lyrical themes included feminism, LGBT rights and opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom the group viewed as a dictator. These themes also included Putin's ties to the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church.