Movie Description

Life Is Not a Competition, But I’m Winning

(2023)

Overview

If history is written by the victors, 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, a 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.

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Original TitleLife Is Not a Competition, But I’m Winning

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2023-12-14

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 01h 19m

Production CompaniesSchuldenberg Films,ZDF,Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München

Genres

  • Documentary