Sex My Life
a BAHMAN MOTAMEDIAN picture
Synopsis
Tells the story of seven Iranian transsexuals living in Tehran who live pieces of their own lives on the screen. Motamedian uses a mix of documentary and fiction to better explore their journey in finding their true identity and manages to avoid the obvious trap of sensational and victimization. What surprises is that getting the acceptance from families proves to be more a challenge than from the religious authorities for a sex change operation. Yet, the reason for such tolerance is that to change sex seems better than to live a homosexual life!
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Press
"Films open our eyes to some things which we have no access to…Khastegi chronicles and documents the struggles of transsexuals, and in the light of that struggle, comes positive vibes in their courage for independence despite what others might think."
A NUTSHELL REVIEW
"Poetic, delicate, reflective, introspective, dramatic."
FILM UP
"The work is a bold expose of that society’s unfeeling stand on transsexuals….the film works splendidly."
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
Festivals
& Awards
Venice Film Festival
Brian Award
Torino International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Best Documentary Film
Asian First Film Festival
Febio Film Festival
Cast & Crew
| Ghavi Bal | |
|---|---|
| Bahare Ghavibal | |
| Asghar Nejad |
| Director | Bahman Motamedian |
|---|---|
| Screenplay | Bahman Motamedian |
| Research | Dr. Behrang Sedighi |
| Producers | Esmaeil Mirzaei Ghomi, Bahman Motamedian |
| Cinematographer | Homayoon Paivar |
| Production Designer | Jalil Shabani |
| Costume Designer | Navid Farahmarzi |
| Sound | Hossein Abolsedgh, Dariyosh Sadeghpoor, Amirhosain Rasoli |
| Music | Iman Vaziri |
| Editors | Behzad Mosleh, Bahman Motamedian |
