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2024

I'm Not Everything I Want to Be

A young female photographer escapes the oppressive forces of Soviet-era Czechoslovakia, using her camera as a means of self-expression and liberation. Told through thousands of mostly black and white still photographs and excerpts from her diary, I’m Not Everything I Want to Be captures the spirit of the times.

Director

Klára Tasovská

Runtime

90 Minutes

Country

Czechia, Slovakia, Austria

Classification

Unclassified 15+

Escaping the oppressive forces of Soviet Czechoslovakia, a young female photographer uses her camera as a means of self-expression and liberation.

It’s 1968 and the young Czechoslovakian, Libuše Jarcovjáková is denied access to university as she is from an intelligentsia family – but this is not enough to supress Jarcovjáková’s creative curiosity.

I’m Not Everything I Want to Be follows Jarcovjáková as she navigates and documents her adventures, through sexual relationships, friendships, parties, nightclubs, domestic life, and cityscapes from Prague to Tokyo and Berlin.

Told through thousands of mostly black-and-white still photographs, and excerpts she reads from her diary, this film captures the spirit of the times and examines a life lived against the grain.

“The ‘Nan Goldin of Soviet Prague’ was what The New York Times called Czech photographer Libuše Jarcovjáková when her works were shown at the prestigious Les Rencontres de la Photographie in Arles in 2019. Indeed, this is one fitting comparison to give a taste of Jarcovjáková’s idiosyncratic style and preferred subject matter – work, sex, freedom, depression and introspection – but when considered within the context of Soviet times, it barely scratches the surface.”

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Film Credits

Director

Klára Tasovská

Year

2024

Country

CzechiaSlovakia & Austria

Language

Czech

Subtitles

English

Type

Documentary & Feature

Program Strand

Feature Documentary Competition

Producer

Lukáš Kokeš & Klára Tasovská

Writer

Klára Tasovská & Alexander Kashcheev

Cinematographer

Libuše Jarcovjáková

Editor

Alexander Kashcheev

Music

Oliver TorrProkop Korb (badfocus) & Adam Matej

Film Source

Square Eyes

Genre

ArtBiographicalDocumentary & LGBTQIA+

Reflective Screen artist talk

Hear from moving image artists, Jazmine Deng and Jenna Pippett, the 2024 Reflective Screen artists. Moderated by Curator Andrew Purvis, the talk will immediately follow the screening, I’m Not Everything I Want To Be about Czech photographer, Libuše Jarcovjáková.

When: follow the screening of I’m Not Everything I Want To Be on Sunday 27 October, 12:00PM, Palace Nova Eastend, Cinema 4.

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Sunday 27 Oct 2024

12:00 pm

I'm Not Everything I Want to Be

Palace Nova Eastend:

Palace Nova Eastend Cinema 4

Friday 1 Nov 2024

07:00 pm

I'm Not Everything I Want to Be

Odeon Star Semaphore:

Odeon Star Semaphore Cinema 1

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