Who I Am Not

Who I Am Not is a 2023 documentary film exploring what it means to be intersex in a binary world, directed by Tunde Skovran. It is her directorial debut. The documentary is produced by Andrei Zincã, and with executive producer Patricia Arquette. Greenwich Entertainment acquired rights to the film.

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.

In 2024, POV announced the acquisition of Who I am Not from Executive Producer Patricia Arquette.

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.

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.

Festivals

The film was selected for over 70 festivals worldwide:

United States

SXSW – Documentary Spotlight Section

Doc NYC – US East Coast Tri-States premiere

Frameline

Seattle Queer Film Festival

Wicked Queer: The Boston LGBT Film Festival

Provincetown International Film Festival

Crested Butte Film Festival

Atlanta Out on Film

Reel Affirmations, Washington DC

United Kingdom

– Centerpiece presentation

Afrika Eye Film Festival

Queer Vision Film Festival

Denmark

CPH:DOX

MIX Copenhagen

Spain

DocsBarcelona – International Competition

Bilbao International LGBT Film Festival

Poland

Krakow Film Festival – International Competition

Romania

Transilvania International Film Festival– 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

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

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