Queendom: UK cinema release date announced for Gena Marvin doc
A UK release date has been set for acclaimed documentary Queendom. Directed by Agniia Galdanova, Queendom follows queer artist Gena Marvin from Magadan, a small town in Russia.
Having grown up “on the harsh streets” of a “frigid outpost of the Soviet Gulag”, Gena uses her art to stage “radical performances in public” creating a new hybrid intersection of art and activism.
The official synopsis says: “By doing that, she wants to change people’s perception of beauty and queerness and bring attention to the harassment of the LGBTQ+ community.” Gena is known for dressing in a sci-fi, ethereal aesthetic created using disregarded upcycled materials to perform in protest against the government on the streets of Moscow.
Her performances have been described as: “Often dark, strange, evocative, and queer at their core – are a manifestation of Gena’s subconscious.
