MR NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN FOLLOWS PAVEL “PASHA” TALANKIN, A RUSSIAN TEACHER WHO DOCUMENTS THE PUTIN ADMINISTRATION'S PROPAGANDA EFFORTS IN SCHOOLS AND WHO ENDS UP HAVING TO FLEE. THE FILM PREMIERED AT SUNDANCE, where it WON A SPECIAL JURY AWARD, AND WENT ON TO WIN THE ACADEMY Award for best documentary, AND the BAFTA And peabody awards.

I SUPPORTED THE IMPACT AND AWARDS CAMPAIGN WITH ONE CORE IDEA: TEACHERS ARE THE FRONTLINE DEFENDERS OF DEMOCRACY. MY ROLE WAS TO TURN PASHA INTO A PROTECTED, VISIBLE VOICE FOR PROPAGANDA‑FREE EDUCATION, WHILE HELPING THE FILM GET AWARDS RECOGNITION.

THE STRATEGY COMBINED POLICY SCREENINGS, WITH DIASPORA‑FOCUSED EVENTS CONNECTING PASHA TO RUSSIAN PRO‑DEMOCRACY COMMUNITIES, EDUCATORS AND CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS, AND NOMINATING HIM FOR MAJOR HUMAN‑RIGHTS PRIZES LIKE THE SAKHAROV AND RAOUL WALLENBERG AWARDS. ON THE AWARDS SIDE, I SUPPORTED AMPAS OUTREACH, GUIDED IMPACT‑LED MESSAGING, AND HELPED DIVERSIFY PRESS COVERAGE DURING VOTING WINDOWS, KEEPING PASHA AND THE FILM FRONT‑OF‑MIND FOR AUDIENCES FROM FESTIVAL CROWDS TO ACADEMY MEMBERS.