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Film poster Beyond Binaries, Identity in Transition. Four people stand together inside the screen of an old tube television.

The issue of gender and identification is omnipresent and the subject of emotional debate around the world. The discussion is no longer limited to questions of male or female identity, but now includes gender identities that go beyond conventionally accepted roles.

This documentary takes a sociocultural look at this complex topic, examining how traditional gender roles are changing as society evolves towards a broader understanding of identity. The film brings together experts in gender studies, psychology and the social sciences with people whose lives challenge conventional norms.

Through personal stories and social analysis, Beyond Binaries – Evolving Gender Identities offers an accessible introduction to one of the defining debates of our time, exploring identity, diversity and belonging beyond established categories.

CREDITS

Written by: Hannah Wahl, Stefan Wolner
Directed by: Stefan Wolner, Anna Katharina Wohlgenannt
Cinematography: Klemens Koscher, Sonja Aufderklamm
Editing: Sofiya Afonasina, Harald Nestl
Animations: Stefan Horninger
Title Design: Christian List
Sound Mixing: Alexander Wieser
Music Composition: Victor Gangl
Narrator: Aris Sas
Color Grading: David Hughes
Production Intern: Anna Hagenstein
Producer: Merlin Mayer
Executive Producer: Stefan Wolner

FUNDING / TV

First broadcast: 23 June 2024, ORF 2
Co-produced with ORF
Supported by Vienna Film Fund
Austrian Television Fund
VAM

SALES

AXESS PUBLISHING AB
Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR)
DEUTSCHE WELLE
Eduflat, Medienhandel Kay Gollhardt e.K.
France Télévisions
INDIGENIUS S.L.
M6
NHK Enterprises, INC.
NHK – Japan Broadcasting Corporation
OUTTV MEDIA B.V.
SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
TV Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
UR – Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company
YLE Finnish Broadcasting Company
ZDF – Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
ZDF phoenix