Venus Boyz
Documentary, 102 min.
Coproduction
by Gabriel Baur
Switzerland / United States / Germany, August 2001
A film journey through a universe of female masculinity. A legendary Drag King Night in New York is the point of departure for an odyssey to transgendered worlds, where women become men – some for a night, others for their whole lives. What motivates them? What changes take place? What do they dream of? The drag kings of New York meet in clubs and change lustfully into their male alter egos, parodying them and exploring male eroticism and power strategies. In London we see women experiment with hormones to become new men and “cyborgs”. Masculinity and metamorphosis as performance, subversion or existential necessity. An intimate film about people who create intermediate sexual identities.
Open / CloseCredits
Directed by:
Gabriel Baur
Written by:
Gabriel Baur
World Premiere: August 2001
Original Version:
English (english/german subtitles), colour, 35mm, 102 min.
Production:
Onix Filmproduktion GmbH, Clock Wise Productions, Inc., WDR - Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln, Teleclub AG
Cinematography:
Sophie Maintigneux
Editing:
Daniela Roderer, Jean Vites, Salome Pitschen
Sound:
Ingrid Städeli, Ruppert Ivy
Sound Editing:
Florian Eidenbenz
Rerecording Sound Mix:
Florian Eidenbenz
Music:
Soundsupervisor Margot Core
Open / CloseWorld Sales / World Rights
World Sales:
Celluloïd Dreams
Open / CloseWorldwide Distribution
Distribution Switzerland:
Xenix Filmdistribution GmbH
Distribution Belgium:
Progrès Films
Distribution Austria:
Polyfilm Verleih
Distribution France:
Ad Vitam
Distribution Germany:
Movienet Film GmbH
Distribution Italy:
Mikado Film
Distribution Netherlands:
Cinegrafie Distribution
Distribution Sweden:
Folkets Bio
Open / CloseAwards
- , , Qualitätsprämie des Bundesamtes für Kultur 2002
- Solothurn, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Prize, Best Documentary 2002 (Nomination)
- Locarno, Festival del film Locarno, Prize SRG SSR idée suisse, Semaine de la critique 2001
Open / CloseFestivals
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Genève,
1er Festival Everybody’s Perfect,
10.11.2012 – 21.11.2010
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Rochester,
High Falls Film Festival,
05.11.2003 – 09.11.2003
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Taipei,
Taiwan International Documentary Festival,
05.12.2002 – 15.12.2002
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Sao Paulo,
26e Festival International de Film,
18.10.2002 – 31.10.2002
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Chicago,
38th Chicago International Film Festival,
04.10.2002 – 18.10.2002
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Warsaw,
18th Warsaw Film Festival,
03.10.2002 – 14.10.2002
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Rio de Janeiro,
Festival do Rio,
26.09.2002 – 10.10.2002
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Haifa,
18th Haifa International Film Festival,
21.09.2002 – 28.09.2002
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Los Angeles,
19th Los Ang.Lesbian & Gay Film Festival,
11.07.2002 – 22.07.2002
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Karlovy Vary,
37th Int. Filmfestival Karlovy Vary,
04.07.2002 – 13.07.2002
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Moscow,
24th Moscow International Film Festival,
21.06.2002 – 30.06.2002
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San Francisco,
26th Int. Lesbian & Gay Film Festival,
13.06.2002 – 30.06.2002
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New York,
14th NY Festival of Lesbian & Gay Films,
06.06.2002 – 16.06.2002
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Marseille,
Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans,
30.05.2002 – 02.06.2002
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München,
17. Int. Dokumentarfilm Festival München,
27.04.2002 – 04.05.2002
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Singapore,
15th Singapore Int. Film Festival,
11.04.2002 – 27.04.2002
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Ghent,
8th Documentary Filmfestival Gent,
27.02.2002 – 06.03.2002
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Berlin,
17. Panorama,
06.02.2002 – 17.02.2002
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Solothurn,
37. Solothurner Filmtage,
15.01.2002 – 20.01.2002
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Locarno,
54. Festival internazionale del film Locarno,
02.08.2001 – 12.08.2001
Open / CloseNews
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Strong presence of Swiss Cinema in Locarno
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Critics prize for "Venus Boyz" in Locarno
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Prelude to the Swiss Film Prize 2002: Nominations
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Berlin 2002: Switzerland present in all sections of the festival
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“Venus Boyz” starts at cinemas all over europe
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Karlovy Vary Filmfestival with swiss participation
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"Venus Boyz" continues its success tour