I'm Not Everything I Want to Be

I'm Not Everything I Want to Be
CzechJeště nejsem, kým chci být
Directed byKlára Tasovská
Screenplay byAlexander Kashcheev
Klára Tasovská
Produced byLukáš Kokeš
Klára Tasovská
StarringLibuše Jarcovjáková
CinematographyLibuše Jarcovjáková
Edited byAlexander Kashcheev
Music byProkop Korb
Adam Matej
Oliver Torr
Production
companies
Mischief Films
Nutprodukcia
Somatic Films
Release date
  • 18 February 2024 (2024-02-18) (Berlin)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesCzech Republic
Slovakia
Austria
LanguageCzech

I'm Not Everything I Want to Be (Czech: Ještě nejsem, kým chci být) is a Czech documentary film, directed by Klára Tasovská and released in 2024.[1] The film is a portrait of the life and career of Czech photographer Libuše Jarcovjáková, who was noted for her photography of the underground LGBTQ scene in Prague prior to the decriminalization of homosexuality in the country.[2]

The film premiered in February 2024 at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] It was later screened in the International Competition at the 2024 Festival du nouveau cinéma, where it won both the Daniel Langlois Innovation Award and the Fierté Montréal award for best LGBTQ-related film in the festival program.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Matthew Joseph Jenner, "Berlinale 2024 review: I'm Not Everything I Want to Be (Klára Tasovská)". International Cinephile Society, 18 February 2024.
  2. ^ Marta Balaga, "'Parties, Sexual Exploration, Doubts and Depression': 'I'm Not Everything I Want to Be' Portrays the 'Nan Goldin of Czechoslovakia'". Variety, 8 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Le FNC dévoile son palmarès". CTVM, 21 October 2024.


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