I Am My Own Woman
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights (meaning arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating, the movie starts after midnite)!
Director: Rosa von Praunheim Run Time: 91 min. Format: DCP Rating: NR Release Year: 1992 Language: German with English subtitles
Starring: Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, Jens Taschner, Ichgola Androgyn, Robert Dietl, Evelyn Cron
To make an additional $10 donation to Advocates for Trans Equality, select the “Event + Donation” ticket on the checkout screen.
2K scan courtesy of Elizabeth Purchell
East German trans icon Charlotte von Mahlsdorf guides Rosa von Praunheim through the retelling of her incredible life story in this biopic that blurs the lines between traditional narrative and documentary. As much about the joys of collecting antique furniture as it is Mahlsdorf’s role in fostering and protecting queer community in East Berlin, I Am My Own Woman is one of the few trans biopics to truly feel as radical and as original as its subject.
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