Acting Out: 25 Years of Queer Film & Community in Hamburg

Oct 14, 2014

1h 26m

★ 0.0

Overview

A documentary about the International Queer Film Festival Hamburg that celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2014. The filmmakers have filmed, interviewed, gleaned the archives, watched hours of footage and edited reams of material into a small masterpiece. With its gorgeous shots and sublime soundtrack, the documentary entertainingly brings across both the unique atmosphere and 25-year history, and above all, illuminates the complex mesh that both forms and carries the festival. On another note, the film tries to detect the ways a queer film festival like this has functioned as a platform for unheard voices - and continues to do so in the present. For some people, its sole existence has been a life changing momentum.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Aye Aye Film GbR

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Cast

Angelina Maccarone

Alice Nkom

Axel Ranisch

Texas Starr

Wieland Speck

Monika Treut

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Acting Out: 25 Years of Queer Film & Community in Hamburg

Overview

Genres

Production Companies

Acting Out: 25 Years of Queer Film & Community in Hamburg Trailers

Cast

Angelina Maccarone

Alice Nkom

Axel Ranisch

Texas Starr

Wieland Speck

Monika Treut

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