ORLANDO, MEINE POLITISCHE BIOGRAFIE / ORLANDO, MA BIOGRAPHIE POLITIQUE

In "Orlando" (1928), Virginia Woolf tells the story of a young man who ends up being a woman. Almost 100 years after the publication of the novel, which is now considered a key queer text, philosopher and trans activist Paul B. Preciado writes a cinematic letter to Woolf and calls out to her: "Your character has come true, the world is full of Orlandos today! In his film, he traces his own transformation and allows 25 other trans and non-binary people aged between eight and 70 to have their say. They all slip into the role of Orlando in their own way.

Preciado's poetic film is a "political biography" as important as it is touching, written along the lines of Orlando's own and the collective history of all the other Orlandos - a story that is still one of the struggle for recognition and visibility within a heteronormative regime. A film by, with and for trans and non-binary people that has not been seen for far too long.

Following the screening on September 14, there will be a film discussion about the self-image, self-determination and self-evidence of the situation of trans/non-binary people. With publicist Kuku Schrapnell and consultant and gender researcher Dr. Joris A. Gregor.

"Orlando" (1928) by Virginia Woolf tells the story of a young man who ends up being a woman. Almost 100 years after the publication of the famous novel, which is now considered a key queer text, philosopher and trans activist Paul B. Preciado writes a cinematic letter to Woolf. In his film, he traces his own transition and lets 25 other trans and non-binary people between the ages of 8 and 70 have their say. They slip into a collective history of all Orlandos - a history that is still one of the struggle for recognition and visibility within a heteronormative regime. (French with German subtitles).

After the screening on Sep 14th, there will be a discussion on the situation of trans/nb people with Kuku Schrapnell and Dr. Joris A. Gregor. (The discussion will be in German)