Who I Am Not
2023 Romania, Canada, South Africa, Germany, United States film
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Who I Am Not is a 2023 documentary film exploring what it means to be intersex in a binary world, directed by Tunde Skovran.[1] It is her directorial debut. The documentary is produced by Andrei Zincã, and with executive producer Patricia Arquette.[2][3] Greenwich Entertainment acquired rights to the film.[4]
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| Directed by | Tunde Skovran |
| Written by | Tunde Skovran |
| Produced by | Andrei Zinca, Paul Cadieux (co-producer), Patrick Hamm (co-producer) |
| Starring | Sharon Rose-Khumalo, Dimakatso Sebidi |
| Cinematography | Dániel Szandtner, Felix Striegel, Guillaume Beaudouin |
| Edited by | Marianna Rudas |
| Distributed by | Greenwich Entertainment |
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Running time | 103 min |
| Countries | Romania, Canada, South Africa, Germany, United States |
| Languages | English, Sesotho, Sepedi, Xhosa, Sezulu, Tzonga, Tswana |
Release
Who I am Not made its World Premiere at the 2023 Thessaloniki Documentary Festival where it won the International Competition Silver Alexander Award, followed by its North American premiere at SXSW 2023.[5][6][7]
In 2024, POV announced the acquisition of Who I am Not from Executive Producer Patricia Arquette.[8]
Production
Who I am Not is a Double 4 Studios România production, in co-production with Filmoption International (Canada), and in association with South Africa. A recipient of grants from The Breathe Project, Docs Up Fund, and Frameline.[9]
Awards
Who I am Not was shortlisted by the European Film Academy for “Best Documentary". It was internationally recognized by a range of prestigious awards. In 2024, it received the SIMA Award for “Best Social Impact Campaign”. The annual SIMA Awards celebrate outstanding achievements in social impact storytelling, selected from over 140 countries.[10]
Festivals
The film was selected for over 70 festivals worldwide:
United States
SXSW – Documentary Spotlight Section[11][12]
Doc NYC – US East Coast Tri-States premiere[13]
Seattle Queer Film Festival[15]
Wicked Queer: The Boston LGBT Film Festival[16]
Provincetown International Film Festival[17]
Crested Butte Film Festival
Atlanta Out on Film[18]
Reel Affirmations, Washington DC[19]
United Kingdom
BFI Flare[20] – Centerpiece presentation
Afrika Eye Film Festival[21]
Queer Vision Film Festival[22]
Denmark
Spain
DocsBarcelona[25] – International Competition
Bilbao International LGBT Film Festival[26]
Poland
Krakow Film Festival[27] – International Competition
Romania
Transilvania International Film Festival[28][29]– Supernova section
For You International Film Festival
Greece
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival – World Premiere
Cine Film Festival Greece
South Korea
Seoul International Pride Film Festival
Hungary
Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
New Zealand
Doc Edge Festival –Being Oneself section
Serbia
Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival
Sweden
Cinema Queer International Film Festival
Finland
Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy
Israel
TLVFest
Germany
Queer Scope Hamburg –
Perlen – Queer Film Festival Hannover
Pride Pictures: Karlsruhe Queer Film Days
Queer Film Festival Bremen
Queer Film Festival Bremerhaven
Munich International Queer Film Festival (Munchen)
Queer Filmfest Weiterstadt
QueerFilmFest Rostock
Queerfilmfestival Esslingen
Queerstreifen Münster
Braunschweig International Film Festival
B3 Biennial of the Moving Image
Australia
Sydney Film Festival[30]
Melbourne Queer Film Festival
France
Festival de Cinéma de Douarnenez
Chéries-Chéris – Paris LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Les Rencontres de Figra
Ireland
Gaze LGBTQ Film Festival
Galway Film Fleadh
Italy
Gender Bender Festival
Rome Independent Film Festival
Festival dei Popoli – International Documentary Film Festival
Czech Republic
Mezipatra Queer Film Festival
Portugal
Queer Lisboa – International Queer Film Festival
Norway
Oslo/Fusion International Film Festival
China
Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
Switzerland
Everybody’s Perfect – Geneva International Queer Film Festival
Cyprus
Queer Wave – Cyprus LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Moldova
Queer Voices Film Festival
Belgium
Millenium International Documentary Film Festival[31]