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Putin Assassination Target Christo Grozev on Why Life Has Become Even More Dangerous: ‘The Bad Guys Now Are Seen as Being OK in the U.S.’
At CPH:DOX documentary festival Tuesday, investigative journalist and Putin assassination target Christo Grozev spoke about the dangers he is facing.
Asked by the moderator, journalist Anthony Kaufman, about the cost of uncovering truths during the making of “Antidote,” Jones said his entire team was under intense pressure, but they were strongly supported by their producers at Passion Pictures, broadcaster Channel 4 and Impact Partners. Brushing away the threat to his own safety, Grozev cited the endangered fate of dissident Russians who emigrated to the U.S., anti-Putin journalists or scholars temporary invited in the U.S., now running out of money, visa and risking being sent back to Russia. Raskin underscored the role of festivals such as CPH:DOX, public broadcasters and international co-productions to widen audiences outside the U.S. “If platforms won’t buy particular films because of politics or other reasons, we will find other ways.
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