Browse Films

What's motivating the thousands of Russian women who sign up with agencies to meet and marry American men? From the gray skies of St. Petersburg to sunny California ranches, we see the financial and emotional pros and cons of exporting one's heart. The film grapples with the tremendous economic challenges and difficult decisions facing Russian women today. In the Name of Love is perfect for courses in Women's Studies, Russian Studies, Sociology, Psychology and Family Studies.

A fine work of documentary filmmaking that tackles a disturbing subject with humor, pathos, and irony...
Lisbeth L. Tarlow, Ph.D., Associate Director, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies,
Harvard University

A balanced and insightful work - an engaging alternate view of modern family formation that will greatly enliven classroom discussion.
Saskia Subramanian, Ph.D., Sociologist
UCLA Center for the Study of Women

ABSORBING, DISTURBING and TENDER - all at once.
Gina Luria Walker, Chair, Department of Social Sciences, The New School

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...an eye opening dissection of the highs and lows of modern love
Dallas Morning News

... absorbing, sensitive and honest...
The Portland Mercury

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AWARDS & SCREENINGS:

• Discovery Times Channel National Broadcast
• New Orleans Media Experience
• Temecula Film Festival
• Deep Ellum Film Festival
• Chicago IndieFest
• Portland Women's Festival
• St. John's Women's Festival
• Malibu Film Festival
• Silver Lake Film Festival
• Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
• Silverdocs AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Film Festival
• Best Documentary, Temecula Film Festival
• Best Documentary, Portland Womens Film Festival
• CINE Golden Eagle Award
• Berkeley Film & Video Festival