About Side by Side (film festival)
"Side by Side" Lesbian and Gay International Film Festival (Russian: Международный ЛГБТ-Кинофестиваль «Бок о бок», romanized: Bok o bok) is an international film festival that seeks to explore the issues of homosexuality, bisexuality and transgender (LGBT) through art cinema. Since 2008 it has taken place every autumn in Saint Petersburg, Russia. In addition, various special events are held almost every month, and since 2009 film showings and discussions have also been conducted in other parts of Russia.
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