Underplayed Gems

I’m not Everything I Want to Be (2024)

I’m not Everything I Want to Be poster
Original title
Ještě nejsem, kým chci být
Directed by
Klára Tasovská
Genre
documentary film, biographical film
Country
Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
12+
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary profiles Czech photographer Libuse Jarcovjakova and her work capturing the underground LGBTQ scene in Prague before decriminalization. It weaves together her photographs and personal archive to show her life and artistic journey.

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What happens

I'm Not Everything I Want to Be (Czech: Ještě nejsem, kým chci být) is a 2024 documentary film co-written, co-produced and directed by Klára Tasovská. The film is a portrait of the life and career of Czech photographer Libuše Jarcovjáková, who was noted for her photography of the underground LGBTQ scene in Prague prior to the decriminalization of homosexuality in the country. The film premiered in February 2024 at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival. It was later screened in the International Competition at the 2024 Festival du nouveau cinéma, where it won both the Daniel Langlois Innovation Award and the Fierté Montréal award for best LGBTQ-related film in the festival program. The film also won the audience award and the Pass Culture jury prize in Écrans mixtes, LGBTQ+ festival of Lyon in 2025. It was selected as the Czech entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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