The TEDDY AWARD is a societal engaged political award, which is given to films and people, that communicate queer themes and content on a large scale and contribute with this to more tolerance, acceptance, solidarity and equality in society.
THE AWARD
Within the scope of the International Film Festival the TEDDY will award the queer film Award's, in the categories the best feature, the best documentaries / essay film and the best short film, as well as the Special Teddy for artistic life's work given to an outstanding personality. The line-up of the present TEDDY AWARD winners goes from international star-directors such as: Pedro Almodóvar, Gus van Sant, Derek Jarman and Werner Schroeter, Ulrike Ottinger to international on-screen stars such as Helmut Berger, Joe Dallesandra, John Hurt, Udo Kier, Oscar-Winner Tilda Swinton and more....
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I can only imagine how resonant this film must be for trans people. As someone who occasionally grieves for the life I was too afraid to live, this movie hit me right in the gut.
Some people found this movie confusing, so here's a somewhat lengthy spoiler interpretation of the film I posted elsewhere: "Ok having watched it a second time, I think the idea behind the magical realism element is that it's actually happening, instead of it being in his head, while the symbolism and metaphor in those magical and seemingly unreal elements are intended for the audience exclusively. This is clever because it's a kind of inversion which suggests that it is actually the Pink Opaque which is the real world, the one where Owen and Maddie belong. By contrast, the world in which most of the film takes place and where Owen lives his life as a male, the world he's afraid to leave, is the "midnight realm," the false reality where he's trapped. What appears at first to be allegorical and symbolic in the film is what is actually what's true, while the real world that we initially take to be literal and actual becomes what is false and imagined. The magical elements are those instances where the true reality of the Pink Opaque bleeds through into the false reality of the midnight realm. Maddie alludes to this in the opening scene where she points out that election day is "special" because the school is "transformed." What is ordinary and conventional is just an illusion which hides a fantastic reality behind it where everything is what it is truly meant to be. Maddie explains that the Pink Opaque feels more real than her real life, and as it turns out, it *is* more real than her real life. It's a lovely idea, in my opinion, and this inversion is the central dramatic conceit of the story. Owen is, in reality, the person he fantasizes about being. He is actually Isobel from the show, but he doesn't have the courage to believe it and act on it because he thinks that's "kid's stuff." He doesn't know and is too frightened to accept that the show is what's real. Mr. Melancholy tells him that the poison will make him forget the real world, which is the world of the Pink Opaque, and that's just what happens to him. He will even forget that in that very real world of the Pink Opaque, he's dying. In the show, both characters were buried and their hearts stolen, but they have a psychic link which enables them to defeat every episode's monster. They are each other's "imaginary friend" and the psychic plane in which they communicate is the astral version of the sleepaway camp where they met. This is an allegorical way of describing the link they have by way of both being outsiders and sexual minorities, each being pressured to conform to conventional society around them and adopt (or be "buried" by) the prefabricated identities and life paths it supplies. But they couldn't defeat this monster, the "big bad," because the poison made Owen forget who he really was. He says he learned to "be a man" and a "productive member of society," and so the psychic link was lost and there could never be a sixth season. Maddie tells him in the early part of the film to "never apologize," but of course, in the final scene, he's apologizing to everyone. It's a much more affecting film if you understand this going into it, in opinion. Totally hit me in the feels. Honestly, I'm starting to think this is the best film which has come out this year so far."
Crossing is a beautiful film, wonderful cinematography and great story telling, with a focus on the positive, while making you aware of the issues trans people face.
Yes these individuals are human beings. There is nothing special about a confused person trying to be something they are not and never will be.
This guy is the worst interviewer. Geez. This was painful to watch.
where can I watch this film FOR FREE ;)
Jane's warm and down to earth as fuck. Wanna be her friend. One of my new heroes
Beautiful movie, saw it in Mexico
This movie sucked shit. The director looks exactly how I imagined they would
Fabulous Interview! Love Bruce Le Bruce! Adored LA ZOMBIE & his new film, THE VISITOR! Also great interviewer! Allowing the director to speak openly about his visionary film!
Das ist mein Lehrer
Queer identities? No thank you. Glad I watched 10 seconds of this before watching the film.
The film is not *about* that, though.
No politics in my war films! 😡
Anyone who is trans or has someone close to them who is trans MUST see this film.
Being "trans/ nonbinary" didn't exist in the 1990s. What a stange idea for a movie. Maybe he is remaking 1984 where everything is reinvented?
Being trans has existed forever.
@@TrashDragon89, not in the way that it exists today.
@@purdysanchez if you mean trans healthcare, sure. but trans people have existed as long as humans have
@@TrashDragon89, not just in terms of healthcare, but in terms of the social constructions like "trans" pedagogy, marketing, evangelism, etc. That didn't even exist in the time when the movie is set. The movie is a product of those things.
*they
Australian release date: 24 August - TF?!
Being gay in Hong Kong is still like living in a closet. The Hong Kong government does not recognize same-sex marriage.
Wow she's so sophisticated makes me appreciate the movie so much more hearing her perspective
Such a beautiful movie. The things that had me confused immediately made sense after listening to the creator explain their journey. Social outcasts seeking solace in TV where it doesn't exist in real life is something I think we all can relate to in some way.
So glad it was in black & white so true it elevates . From Paris is burning 🔥 we need more of these raw type of material
It’s about THE TRUTH ! it’s real that people are trans it’s real that the sex industry exists IT HAS from the beginning of time . We are all HUMAN Love 💕 We need to be excepting
Channel 4 here in the UK 🇬🇧 is on there films if your interested in GB 🇬🇧
Just watched your incredible film here in Great Britain 🇬🇧 on channel 4 it was incredible 😊 it was such a powerful piece - are U at peace with yourself was such a great comment adore 🥰 it
I loved this movie so much!
Amazing interview. Loved this film so much. Bravo, Jane. This is a masterpiece
Holy fuck this is the most jewish thing I've ever seen. Director looks EXACTLY how I would've expected based in this dumpster fire of a film.
Jane rocks!
I'm still thinking about this movie
I just ordered the blu ray so I can show literally every single person I know
i went in knowing nothing about this movie. i remember one specific shot about halfway through that made everything click for me. from that moment onward i was blown away by the visceral grief and joy it brought out of me. i’ve never experienced a piece of art that echoed my own story like this. it left me sobbing. i’m so thankful for the people in my life who saw me and encouraged me to become my authentic self
Only directors work Ive seen of hers yet is Werewolf. Very talented director. I really felt for those kids. I wanted to jump through that screen and help them. Well done! Directorial wise and acting wise ( her two lead actors) as well! I WILL view more of her thought provoking work! Werewolf is really really good folks. Highly recommended! I learned something about a subject I knew nothing of. Some rather troublesome things that are going on with some Canadian youths. I had no idea those situations even existed.
Two things: -The horror of not knowing what's real -The horror of lost opportunity
Filmmakers really should be ashamed of themselves for passing off pornography as cinema, for exploiting serious actors, ruining their careers. It is not real acting, and definitely not art.
It certainly makes "gay cinema" into something degenerate, which is bad for everybody.
i thought pink opaque was giving buffy
Well you know I don't know you know it's like you know I wish you know 😅😮😂😂😊
I went in blind not knowing what to expect and was sobbing by the end. I’ve never felt so understood by a piece of art before. I think this might be my favorite film of all time. ❤❤❤
same. felt so seen
Same.
I started sobbing when the movie began and didn't stop until Conner O'Malley showed up. I laughed out loud since I recognized him, and then immediately went back to sobbing. What a film.
The only thing I don't like is the fact that the young actors aren't gay themselves and no way can you know how a gay youths feels unless your gay yourself.
I would love to see where young people can just be themselves and love whoever they want without fear are hate.
Where can I listen to the soundtrack of the movie??
Elisa & Marcela (Spanish: Elisa y Marcela) is a 2019 Spanish biographical romantic drama film directed by Isabel Coixet.[1] Starring Natalia de Molina and Greta Fernández, the plot concerns the story of Elisa Sánchez Loriga and Marcela Gracia Ibeas, two women who posed as a heterosexual couple in order to marry in 1901 at Church of Saint George in A Coruña, becoming the first same-sex matrimony recorded in Spain. While it may be visually attractive, Elisa & Marcela is an underwhelming melodrama that lacks passion and energy. Wanting to make a point, the filmmaker has delivered a piece devoid of the emotional nuances that made Brokeback Mountain or Carol, to cite two seminal same-sex love stories, such gripping and heartbreaking viewing.
Now if Jane had said Aeon Flux was what they watched, I could relate.
It wasn’t a show for me. Weirdly enough it was Mass Effect 2.
I'm so glad to hear that it's a positive film. For too long, young people have been led to believe they're going to see an on-screen depiction of their feelings, only to always end in some sort of tragedy. Hopefully the start of a new phase in cinema, where young people are made to feel comfortable in who they are without seeing bullying, suicide, mean fathers, etc. There's enough of those. This will never play in my city so I'm looking forward to the blu-ray from Strand Releasing.
Great movie!!
I feel like people shouldn't watch this interview before seeing the movie! Now that I've seen it I can't stop listening to Jane talk about it. They were born 3 days before me and my experiences are so similar to theirs, from Buffy to late transition. This movie was incredible and I look forward to more from Jane :)
My fav movie
Any idea where to find the short film? :)
Guess what religious/ethnic background this propagandist deceiver belongs to?🫣🤫🤔🤔
And guess what religious/ethnic background the sad loser spreading hate belongs to?
TRILOGY
The beauty of cinema. I can tell myself and this director would have LITTLE in common with personal beliefs, but I can appreciate a good movie when I see one. Cinema gives us a chance to all connect regardless of what views we hold, who we vote for, or what we do in our free time.
Umm go away pls
Get away
@@jovanjovicic6030 um…no, kiss my ass.
Wdym personal beliefs? They just talk about the movie
It's a direct ripoff of the creepypasta Candle Cove. Syfy channel put it in their Channel Zero series.
I think you watched a different movie then lol
So glad I saw this interview . Been meaning to see this at local theater but this interview told me wait till it’s on one of my streaming subscriptions.
Oh yeah i saw it in the the theatre and its the first movie thats ever made me sob
@@rosariojailene Godzilla 1985 made me sob for first time at a movie . Godzilla suicides by walking into a volcano ! I thought this was the end of a great saga. I was not up on him being lave proof till the sequels .
@@gcaplan1 ahh i need to see that i should watch it soon