« Queens of Joy » d'Olga Gibelinda, projection et rencontre au Festival Everybody !

Exceptional screening

Queens of Joy (Ukraine, 2025) by Olga Gibelinda

Saturday, February 21, 2026, from 2:00 PM to 3:20 PM

Kyiv, February 2022. As war breaks out and bombs rain down on the city, three souls choose to stay. Oleksandr, aka Marlen Scandal, a legendary figure in drag culture; Monroe, a transgender woman and media icon searching for her truth; and Aura, a drag queen and soldier who is gradually discovering who she truly is.

The trio join forces to organize a charity drag show in support of Ukraine and its defenders, proving that art and culture can be a powerful weapon of resistance and solidarity. In basements, clubs, and shelters, their bodies become manifestos: art and joy as the last bastions of resistance against war. Queens of Joy reveals the power of individual freedom and the strength of the LGBTQIA+ community when it stands up to violence. In this film, director Olga Gibelinda combines artistic sensitivity with documentary precision.

Debate

Queer resistance in wartime Ukraine

Saturday, February 21 , 2026 , from 3:20 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Guests:

• Olga Gibelinda - Ukrainian director and producer. Creating films that highlight important societal issues, Queens of Joy marks her debut in feature-length documentary.

• Oleksandr Demenko - Military officer, former prisoner of war and president of the NGO “Ukrainian LGBTQ Military for Equal Rights”.

• Oleksii Kuchanskyi - Film and media researcher, specialist in Soviet and Ukrainian film experiments.

• Pierre-Antoine Lalande, moderator of the meeting - Independent curator, art critic and journalist for Mouvement magazine.

Screening and discussion organized as part of the Journey to Ukraine, the Ukraine Season in France

In partnership with the Magnanerie