FtWTF - Female to What The Fuck

The documentary FtWTF is a precise encounter with the theme of gender transgression, whereby the gender border is crossed in the same direction each time: from a specific starting point (female/woman) to a temporarily open end point ("what the fuck"). The filmmakers portray six people who for different reasons take on a transgender identity and live it out in different and changing ways.
In talks that are serious yet nonetheless not anxious, which draw us in, the protagonists confront the conditions, consequences, and sometimes also bizarre circumstances of their decision. The way they do so is disarmingly open and often humorous, in a manner that is amazing to see. Due to the gorgeous images, deep insights into gender construction and sexuality are communicated with ease; and the protagonists´ obvious trust in the film project can be attributed to the directors´ impressive expertise.

FtWTF has posed the immense challenge of bringing gender transformations onto the screen without tragedy and pathos, crying parents or deeply saddened relatives; no voyeuristic gazes fixed on bodies and bedrooms. The film, which can be situated at the center of queer art production, succeeds in doing all of this and much more in a way still rarely seen: likeable and eloquent, engaging in political analysis and well-informed on feminism, the film´s protagonists become heroes of gender difference, heroes who bravely live their desire for masculinity, and constantly critically question it: Each in his own way. (Andrea B. Braidt)

Translation: Lisa Rosenblatt

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Female to What the Fuck (FTWTF) (Katharina Lampert y Cordula Thym, 2015)

http://revista.cinedocumental.com.ar/female-to-what-the-fuck-ftwtf-katharina-lampert-y-cordula-thym-2015/
Orig. Title
FtWTF - Female to What The Fuck
Year
2015
Country
Austria
Duration
92 min
Category
Documentary
Orig. Language
German
Subtitles
English, German
Downloads
FtWTF (Image)
FtWTF (Image)
FtWTF (Image)
Credits
Director
Cordula Thym, Katharina Lampert
Cinematography
Judith Benedikt
Music
Armin Lorenz, Veronika Eberhart
Editing
Niki Mossböck
Sound
Johanna Kirsch
Animation
Nick Prokesch
Production
Katharina Lampert, Cordula Thym
Additional camera
Johanna Kirsch
Participant
Nick Prokesch, Dorian Bonelli, Mani Tukano, Denice Bourbon, Gin Müller, Persson Perry Baumgartinger, Ashley Hans Scheirl
Supported by
BKA. Kunst, Land Niederösterreich, Land Tirol, Land Steiermark, Wien Kultur
Available Formats
DCP 2K flat
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Sound Format
Dolby 5.1.
Frame Rate
24 fps
Color Format
colour
Digital File (prores, h264) (Distribution Copy)
Festivals (Selection)
2015
Wien - Identities Queer Film Festival
Wien - this human world International Human Rights Film Festival
2016
Graz - Diagonale, Festival des österreichischen Films
Dortmund / Köln - Internationales Frauenfilmfestival
Buenos Aires Festival Int. de Cine Independiente BAFICI
Freiburg - Freiburger Lesbenfilmtage
Bremen - queerfilm
Hannover - Perlen Queer Film Festival
Tirana - Human Rights Film Festival
Hamburg - Lesbisch Schwule Filmtage Querfeld
Bern - Queersicht Filmfestival
München - Queer Film Festival
Ljubljana - LGBT Film Festival
Firenze - Queer Festival
Oldenburg - Queer Film Festival
Rostok - QueerFilmFest
Genf - Everybody´s Perfect Festival
2017
London - BFI Flare LGBT Festival