Baltic premiere

Life Is Not a Competition, But I'm Winning

Local title
Elu ei ole võistlus, kuid mina võidan
Director
Julia Fuhr Mann
Country
Germany
Year
2023
Festival
27th Black Nights Film Festival
Programme
Estonian Olympic Committee Sports Film Programme
Subject
sport, LGBTQ, human rights

If the victors write history, where does that leave those who were never allowed to be part of the game?

A collective of queer athletes enters the Olympic Stadium in Athens and sets out to honour those who were excluded from standing on the winners’ podium. They meet Amanda Reiter, a trans* marathon runner who has to struggle with the prejudices of sports organisers, and Annet Negesa, an 800m runner who was urged by the international sports federations to undergo hormone-altering surgery. Together they create a radical poetic utopia far from the rigid gender rules found in competitive sports.

Director
Julia Fuhr Mann
Screenwriter
Julia Fuhr Mann
Producer
Sophie Ahrens, Fabian Altenried, Kristof Gerega
Co-producer
Melissa Byrne
DoP
Caroline Spreitzenbart
Editor
Merit Giesen, Melanie Jilg
Production
Schuldenberg Films, ZDF/3sat, HFF München
World sales
First Hand Films
Runtime
Language
German, English
Subtitles
English
Director
Julia Fuhr Mann

Julia Fuhr Mann (1987)

Filmography:
Life Is Not a Competition, But I'm Winning (2023, doc)

ESTONIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE SPORTS FILM PROGRAMME

Screenings

Hall 1 Kino Artis
Screening052102 / Elu ei ole võistlus, kuid mina võidan
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
2nd Hall Apollo Kino Solaris
Screening131203 / Elu ei ole võistlus, kuid mina võidan
SubtitlesEnglish
Q&A guestsFabian Altenried (Producer), Sophie Ahrens (Producer)
Q&A duration
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3rd Hall Apollo Kino Lõunakeskus, Tartu
Screening154301 / Elu ei ole võistlus, kuid mina võidan
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
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