Underplayed Gems

All About My Father (2002)

All About My Father poster
Original title
Alt om min far
Directed by
Even Benestad
Genre
documentary film, biographical film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
Denmark, Norway
Runtime
1h 15m
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A filmmaker documents his parent, a Norwegian sexologist and trans person. The film shows their daily life and professional work in a small coastal town.

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What happens

All About My Father (Norwegian: Alt om min far) is a 2002 Norwegian biographical documentary film written and directed by Even Benestad. All About My Father is a personal documentary about the director's parent, the famous sexologist and trans person Esben Esther Pirelli Benestad, who lives in the southern Norwegian city of Grimstad. The film won the Teddy Award for best documentary at the 2002 Berlin International Film Festival, the Critics' Award at the 2002 Gothenburg Film Festival, the award for Best International Feature Documentary at the 2002 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, and the Documentary Award at The Norwegian Short Film Festival in Grimstad. It also won the 2002 Amanda Award for Best Film (Norwegian). The film was well received by critics, getting five out of six points from reviewers in Aftenposten, Dagbladet, Verdens Gang and the NRK radio show Filmpolitiet. Internationally, the film was shown in several film festivals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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