English — MEISJES JONGENS MIX

The short documentary Girlsboysmix relates the story of an intersex child who wonders: where do I belong?

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SYNOPSIS

Wen Long is nine years old. At birth it was not clear whether she was a girl or a boy. Many such children are operated on at a very young age, in order to 'make' them a boy or a girl. Wen Long did not undergo such surgery. Her parents felt their child had to decide herself what sex she wants to be.

Wen Long is very happy that that she can choose. But nevertheless it is not easy. Because, if you are both a boy and a girl, where do you belong? What is your position in a binary male/female world?

Wen Long has a story to tell. Because, even though society has become increasingly accepting of differences, Wen Long notices that many people still have no idea of the existence and occurrence of intersex. She has also noticed that many intersex people, unlike herself, do not dare to talk about it.

This short documentary is not only important for Wen Long and other intersex people. The longing for acceptance because you are different will resonate with many people. Young and old, big and small.

SCREENINGS

25 - 30 april 2023
58th international festival of science documentary films, Olomouc, Czech Republic

21 februari 2023
Q-SPACE, queer screeing, in Kino SÕPRUS, Talinn Estonia

3 - 22 februari 2023
Seattle Children’s Film Festival, Seattle USA

25 jan - 3 feb
International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands

datum onbekend
Beirut Love Film Festival, Libanon

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23 - 27 november 2022
8e Festival Cinéma Jeune Public, Lausanne & Pully Switzerland
internationale competitie 8+

29 okt - 6 november 2022
SEGNI New Generations Festival 2022, Segni Italië

21 - 29 oktober 2022
Perlen Queer Film Festival, Hannover Germany

14 oktober 2022
Coming Out Day, Beuningen Netherlands

9 - 14 oktober 2022
KIKI film festival, Zabok Croatia
competition Best youth documentary

5 - 9 oktober 2022
Beholders, Meierijstad Netherlands

28 augustus - 3 september 2022
Allgäu Pride Week, Kaufbeuren Germany

25-28 augustus 2022
Zomerparkfeest Venlo, Netherlands

21-24th juli 2022
Belo Horizonte Children's Film Festival, Brazilië

4 juli 2022
Kino im Bayerische Landtag, Germany

29 juni-3 juli 2022
CineGlobe Film Festival, Genève Switzerland
Jury award Best Documentary

12 mei 2022
FYI, FLOOR @ Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Netherlands

1 - 20 april 2022
Go Short educatieprogramma, Nijmegen Netherlands

23 maart - 10 april 2022
REGARD schoolprogramma, Québec Canada

22 maart 2022
Voorfilm bij Silence of the Tides @Ketelhuis, Amsterdam Nederland

11-20 maart 2022
Athena Film Festival, New York USA

7-13 maart 2022
Tempo Documentaire Festival, Stockholm Zweden

12-20 februari 2022
PLAY - Lisbon's International Kids Film Festival 2022 Portugal

4-13 februari 2022
World Community Film Festival, Courtenay Canada

Januari 2022
Best of 35th Braunschweig IFF, Wolfsburg Germany

21 december 2021
Short Film Evening Weiterstadt, Germany

12 december 2021
Community screening Hot Docs, best of shorts 2021, Toronto Canada

7-14 december 2021
BOGOSHORTS, Bogotá Colombia
Collections Competition

9-21 november 2021
Holebifilmfestival Leuven, België
Winner Bravery Award

12-21 november 2021
Exground Filmfest, Wiesbaden Duitsland

12-21 november 2021
Rocky Mountain Woman’s Film Festival, Colorado Springs USA

14-21 november 2021
Kuki Festival Berlin, Duitsland

22 nov - 2 december 2021
Regent Park Film Festival, Toronto Canada

10 okt-3 november 2021
QUEER Filmfest Weiterstadt, Duitsland

15-23 oktober 2021
International Film Festival Lanzarote, Spanje

25-31 oktober 2021
40:e Uppsala Kortfilmfestival, Zweden

27 oktober - 6 november 2021
Filem’on, Brussel België

1-7 november 2021
35th BraunschweigIFF, Duitsland
Winner Queer Award Nedersaksen

3-7 november 2021
Kineko International Children’s Festival, Tokio Japan

11 november 2021
Opening Rialto VU, Amsterdam Nederland

5-14 november 2021
Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, USA

10-14 november 2021
Inscience international film festival, Nijmegen Nederland

19 september - 3 oktober 2021
Filmzeit Kaufbeuren, Duitsland
Winner Docuzeit Award

27 september-3 oktober 2021
Cleveland International Film Festival, Cleveland USA

29 sept-10 oktober 2021
Buster Filmfestival, Kopenhagen Denemarken

7-10 oktober 2021
Inconvenient films, Litouwen

7-10 oktober 2021
Giornata di Queer, Rome Italië
Special mention for Best Documentary Film

8-10 oktober 2021
Dayton LGBT Filmfest, Ihio, USA

9 oktober 2021
Front Row Festival/We Are Public, Club Radion, Amsterdam

11 oktober 2021
Coming Out Day, schoolvoorstellingen in Lux Nijmegen ism GGD Nijmegen

30 augustus-9 september 2021
I Will Tell IFF, Florida USA

3-11 september 2021
Minikino international short film festival, Bali Indonesië
Winner best children’s documentary

17 september 2021
Westbeach film festival, Amsterdam

22 augustus 2021 20:00 uur Bibliotheek Neude
Queer Film Festival Utrecht, Nederland

21 augustus-6 september 2021
IndieLisboa IFF, Lissabon Portugal

9-18 augustus 2021
Repro Filmfestival, online

15 augustus 2021
World Pride Copenhagen Malmö

3-31 juli 2021
GBiennale Cinema 21, Melbourne Australië

15-18 juli 2021
Image+Nation Queer Short Film Festival, Montreal Canada

29 juli 2021
Roze Shorts @Ketelhuis, Amsterdam

6-15 augustus 2021
Documenta, Queretaro Mexico

7-13 augustus 2021
La Guarimba Film Festival, Amantea Italië

7-29 augustus 2021
Antwerp Queer Arts Festival, België

16-25 juni 2021
Provincetown international Film Festival, Massachusetts USA

22 juni 2021
Rialto for Short, Amsterdam Nederland

10-13 juni 2021
Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival, California USA

17-20 juni 2021
Lovers Film Festival, Turijn Italië

27 mei-6 juni
Inside Out, Ontario Canada

30 mei-6 juni
Mo&Friese Children’s Shortfilm Festival, Hamburg Duitsland

29 april-9 mei 2021
Hot Docs, Toronto Canada

14-28 april 2021
Geelong Pride Film Festival, Australië

6-16 mei 2021
NorthwestFest, Edmonton Canada

12-21 maart 2021
Roze Filmdagen Amsterdam, geselecteerd voor MADE IN HOLLAND

maart 2021
Shortcutz Amsterdam
Winnaar Beste korte documentaire

15-19 maart 2021
Week van de Lentekriebels, vertoning aan 3800 Nederlandse scholen

13-19 maart 2021
BUFF Malmö Filmfestival, Zweden

29 jan-6 feb 2021
International kortfilm festival Clermont-Ferrand, onderdeel van Eye Selected Dutch Shorts

3-5 februari 2021
Reelout Kingston Queer film&video festival, Canada

6-22 februari 2021, vertoning op 14 en 15 feb
JE.F Festival Vlaanderen, België
Prijs voor Beste Documentaire

8-22 februari 2021
Human Fest Festival internacional de cine y derechos humanos, Valencia, Spanje

26-31 januari 2021
Indie Junior Allianz, 5th International Children’s and Youth Film Festival of Porto, Portugal

18-24 december 2020
Kids N Film international film festival online vertoning

27 december 2020
Vitamine Cineville online vertoning voor Cineville pashouders

10, 11 en 14 december 2020
Paarse Vrijdag vertoning aan 700 klassen

14 nov - 5 dec 2020
Chicago International Reel Short Film Fest, online filmfestival

11 november 2020, 19:00-20:00
NNID, online vertoning en q&a met Wen Long en regisseur Lara Aerts (Nederlands).

13-15 november 2020
MikroFAF online filmfestival, Belgrado

16 november 2020. 19:00-20:00
NNID online vertoning en q&a met Wen Long en regisseur Lara Aerts (Engels).

10 - 23 oktober 2020 (competition Best short documentary)
Cinekid

27 september 2020 (world première)
Nederlands Film Festival

CREDITS

Girlsboysmix is a co-production by Lara Aerts, Prospektor & Videoland and developed within De Ontmoeting.

director Lara Aerts, Els van Driel
camera Diderik Evers, Ton Peters
editor Femke Klein Obbink
music Darius Timmer
color grading Ramon de Jong
audio post-processing g Björn Warning
producers Eefje Blankevoort & Laura Verduijn
design Sara Kolster

Many thanks to Wen Long, Kirstin en Sander van Knippenberg, Amelie Haantjes, Kayleigh Gruys, NNID (Nederlandse organisatie voor seksediversiteit), Cineville, We Are Public, Cinetree, familie Van Gelderen, Steven van Roosmalen, Ruth Hopkins, Intertoys Texel, Texel Vliegerhuis, Nauta Boek, alle donateurs via Cinecrowd.

PRESS MATERIAL

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