Premiere of “Doppelt Anders” in Hannover
Last night was the premiere of “Doppelt Anders” (Doubly Different), the documentary I directed. Since the film was financed in Hannover, that’s where the first showing was. All the gay and lesbian protagonists of the film were there too. They had never seen the movie before and were exceedingly nervous. They didn’t seem to remember most of what they had said or revealed about themselves in front of the camera. And considering half of them aren’t out to their parents, some of the still struggling with their religion or their cultural background (Poland, Russia, India, Holland and Turkey) they were extremely brave to be part of this project.Luckily they all were relieved and grateful after they saw the film, so Jutta and I didn’t have any tomatoes thrown at us when we got on stage to answer questions afterwards.
