Parajanov. A Ticket to Eternity (2018)

Documentary about the life of Sergei Parajanov, a prominent Soviet-era filmmaker who was active in Ukraine, Georgia and Armenia and was persecuted by the communist government for his views on the pretext of his homosexuality, which was a crime in the USSR. The centerpiece of this documentary is Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, a 1965 movie directed by Parajanov, that awakened the Ukrainian national consciousness which had been suppressed by decades of Soviet rule.

• Year: 2018
• Genres: Documentary, History
• Countries: United States of America
• Languages: French, Russian, Ukrainian
• Runtime: 83 min