Johnny Weir Gets Serious About Gay Plight In Russia With New Doc: WATCH
In February, former figure skater Johnny Weir traveled to Russia and helped produce a documentary chronicling the intersection of the Sochi Winter Olympics and the continuing struggle of the country's LGBT community.
Premiering October 29 on Epix, To Russia with Love looks at the Sochi Games both as a public spectacle and the backdrop for an ongoing human-rights crisis.
In one scene, Weir meets with Vlad, a young queer activist who is regularly beaten and harassed at school. Even his teachers tell him they'll make his life miserable.
"I don't care if people change their opinion about me," Weir tells us in the clip below about his goals for To Russia with Love. "I just want them to have a reaction [to the film] filled with love."
To Russia with Love premieres October 29 at 8pm on Epix.
