Sharon-Rose Khumalo, a South African beauty queen, plunges into an identity crisis after finding out she is intersex. In her quest to deal with gender dysphoria, she needs the guidance of somebody just like her. The only person who will help is Dimakatso Sebidi, a masculine-presenting intersex activist who turns out to be her complete opposite. The two parallel but divergent stories offer an intimate look at the struggle of living in a male-female world, when you are born in-between.
Awards
Silver Alexander Award
International Competition, Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival
International Competition, Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival
Mermaid Award Best LGBTQ+ themed film
Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival
Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival
Women in Film & TV Association Award Greece to dir. Tünde Skovrán
Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival
Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival
Filmin’s New Talent Award
International Competition, DocsBarcelona
International Competition, DocsBarcelona
Silver Horn Award for High Artistic Value to dir. Tünde Skovrán
International Competition, Krakow Film Festival
International Competition, Krakow Film Festival
Best Documentary “Being Oneself” Category
International Competition, Doc Edge Festival New Zealand
International Competition, Doc Edge Festival New Zealand
Audience Choice Award Best Feature Documentary 2023
Frameline San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Frameline San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Jury Prize for Diversity and Human Rights
Zinegoak Bilbao International LGBT Film and Performing Arts Festival
Zinegoak Bilbao International LGBT Film and Performing Arts Festival
Lesbianism and Gender Award- Special Mention
Zinegoak Bilbao International LGBT Film and Performing Arts Festival
Zinegoak Bilbao International LGBT Film and Performing Arts Festival
Best Feature Documentary Award
GAZE International LGBTQ+ Film Festival
GAZE International LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Lili Award for Best Documentary
MIX COPENHAGEN LGBTQ+ Film Festival
MIX COPENHAGEN LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Audience Award for Best Film
Pride Pictures Queer Film Festival Karlsruhe
Pride Pictures Queer Film Festival Karlsruhe
QueerScope Debut Film Award for the Best Queer Movie of the Year
Bremen Queer Film Festival
Bremen Queer Film Festival
Audience Award at Wicked Queer
The Boston LGBT Film Festival
The Boston LGBT Film Festival
Jury Prize for Best Documentary
Image+Nation Montreal LGBTQueer Film Festival
Image+Nation Montreal LGBTQueer Film Festival
ECHT 2023 Queer Film Award
Braunschweig International Film Festival
Braunschweig International Film Festival
“Goldene Perle” for Best Documentary
PERLEN Queer Film Festival, Hannover 2023
PERLEN Queer Film Festival, Hannover 2023
Audience Award “Golden Perle 2023”
PERLEN Queer Film Festival, Hannover 2023
PERLEN Queer Film Festival, Hannover 2023
Festivals
United States
SXSW – Documentary Spotlight Section- North American Premiere
Doc NYC – US East Coast Tri-States premiere
Frameline (San Francisco) – California South Bay premiere, Centerpiece presentation
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
Doc NYC – US East Coast Tri-States premiere
Frameline (San Francisco) – California South Bay premiere, Centerpiece presentation
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
BFI Flare – UK Premiere, Centerpiece presentation
Afrika Eye Film Festival
Queer Vision Film Festival
Afrika Eye Film Festival
Queer Vision Film Festival
Denmark
CPH:DOX – Denmark premiere, Highlights section
MIX Copenhagen
MIX Copenhagen
Spain
DocsBarcelona – Spain premiere, International Competition
Bilbao International LGBT Film Festival
Bilbao International LGBT Film Festival
Poland
Krakow Film Festival – Poland premiere, International Competition
Romania
Transilvania International Film Festival – Romania premiere, Supernova section
For You International Film Festival
For You International Film Festival
Greece
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival – World Premiere
Cine Film Festival Greece
Cine Film Festival Greece
South Korea
Seoul International Pride Film Festival – South Korea premiere
Hungary
Verzió International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival – Hungary premiere
New Zealand
Doc Edge Festival – South Pacific premiere, Being Oneself section
Serbia
Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival – Serbia premiere
Sweden
Cinema Queer International Film Festival – Sweden premiere
Finland
Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy – Finland premiere
Israel
TLVFest – Israel premiere
Germany
Queer Scope Hamburg – Germany premiere
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
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 – Australia premiere
Melbourne Queer Film Festival
Melbourne Queer Film Festival
France
Festival de Cinéma de Douarnenez – France premiere
Chéries-Chéris – Paris LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Les Rencontres de Figra- avant première
Chéries-Chéris – Paris LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Les Rencontres de Figra- avant première
Ireland
Gaze LGBTQ Film Festival – Ireland premiere
Galway Film Fleadh
Galway Film Fleadh
Italy
Gender Bender Festival – Italy premiere
Rome Independent Film Festival
Festival dei Popoli – International Documentary Film Festival
Rome Independent Film Festival
Festival dei Popoli – International Documentary Film Festival
Czech Republic
Mezipatra Queer Film Festival – Czech Republic premiere
Portugal
Queer Lisboa – International Queer Film Festival – Portugal premiere
Norway
Oslo/Fusion International Film Festival – Norway premiere
China
Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival – Hong Kong premiere
Switzerland
Everybody’s Perfect – Geneva International Queer Film Festival – Switzerland premiere
Cyprus
Queer Wave – Cyprus LGBTQ+ Film Festival – Cyprus premiere
Moldova
Queer Voices Film Festival- Moldova premiere
Belgium
Millenium International Documentary Film Festival- Belgium premiere