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

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 14, 2014

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, German

Countries

Germany

Production

Aye Aye Film GbR

Cast

Texas Starr,Wieland Speck,Angelina Maccarone,Alice Nkom,Axel Ranisch,Monika Treut

Director

Ana Grillo,Silvia Torneden,Christina Magdalinou

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt4302982