Who I Am Not
Follow the trials and triumphs of two intersex people, beauty queen Sharon-Rose Khumalo and male-presenting activist Dimakatso Sebidi – a winner at Thessaloniki and a hit at SXSW and CPH:DOX.
Living in a binary world is a challenge for South Africans Sharon-Rose and Dimakatso, as they are constantly faced with questions of definition from within family and society. Dimakatso is now in a caring relationship and the ebullient Khumalo is supported by a loving family, but it hasn’t been an easy path. Working closely, over almost five years, with debut director Romanian Tünde Skovrán, the pair reveal their parallel but divergent struggles, some societal, others medical or personal. By telling their stories with such honesty, intimacy and openness, they hope to educate a wider audience on what it means to be intersex. Special Guest
Tünde Skovrán
Director
Tünde Skovrán was born in Transylvania, Romania. Who I Am Not is her first feature length film as a director. As a work in progress, the film was awarded by WEMW in Trieste and by Dok Incubator at IDFA.
- Program Strand
- International Documentaries
- Year
- 2023
- Classification
- Unclassified 15+
- Country
- Romania, Canada
- Language
- In English, Sepedi, Ndebele, Sesotho, Setswana and isiZulu with English subtitles
- Director
- Tünde Skovrán
- Producer
- Andrei Zincă
- Cinematographer
- Dániel Szantdner, Felix Steigler, Guillaume Beaudoin
- Editor
- Marianna Rudas
- Premiere
- Australian Premiere
- Genre
- Festival Award Winners, LGBTQIA+ Films, Africa, Documentary, Women Directors, Gender & Sexuality
- Company Credits
- Sales Agent: CAT&Docs
