DE 1999, D, SC Monika Treut, C Elfi Mikesch, E Eric Schefter, M Georg Kajanus, Veronica Klaus, Pearl Harbor, S Andreas Pietsch, P Monika Treut, Hyena Films, Print colour, DCP from 35mm, 86 min, engl. OV with german SUB, Edition Salzgeber
GENDERNAUTS explores the phenomenon of transgender identity. The setting: San Francisco at the dawn of the new millennium. The film shows gender-benders and sexual cyborgs who alter their bodies with the aid of new technologies and biochemistry, challenging conventional notions of binary male-female identity. In response to the question “Are you a man or a woman?” the protagonists simply answer “Yes”. GENDERNAUTS introduces us to a group of fascinating artists in California that inhabit the area between the poles of traditional gender identity. Just as cosmonauts journeyed through outer space and cybernauts through the tendrils of the web, so do the gendernauts travel through the multifarious dimensions of sexuality. (Hyena Films)
| Acronyms | |
|---|---|
| amer. | American English |
| b/w | Black and white |
| OV | Original version |
| SUB | Subtitles |
| +SUB | electronic live subtitling (below the image) |
| INT | Intertitles |
| Countries | |
|---|---|
| AT | Austria |
| FRG | Federal Republic of Germany (historic) |
| BLR | Belarus |
| DE | Germany |
| CAN | Canada |
| GDR | German Democratic Republic (historic) |
| EGY | Egypt |
| FR | France |
| GB | Great Britain |
| URY | Uruguay |
| BRA | Brasil |
| SWE | Sweden |
| UKR | Ukraine |
| PL | Poland |
| IDN | Indonesia |
| PRT | Portugal |
| HRV | Croatia |
| ECU | Ecuador |
| HUN | Hungary |
| AUS | Australia |
| IT | Italy |
| MEX | Mexico |
| IND | India |
Guest: Director Monika Treut
Monika Treut is one of the pioneers of New Queer Cinema, works as a writer and director and manages production company Hyena Films. Her work includes award-winning documentaries, narrative and experimental features, which focus on gender roles and sexuality from a feminist perspective. Treuts most prominent films include Seduction: The Cruel Woman, Die Jungfrauenmaschine and My Father Is Coming. She is a member of Pro Quote Film, Deutsche Filmakademie, AG DOK and Freie Akademie der Künste in Hamburg.
