I am Anastasia
Synopsis
This is the story of Anastasia Biefang, lieutenant colonel in the German military, who was assigned male at birth. At the height of her career she decides to finally come out as transgender. Much to her surprise, she does not face any negative consequences in her career in the military. After her transition she becomes the first female commander in the history of the German military, leading a German armed forces´ battalion for cyber- and information domain service. The film follows her male to female transition and observes her taking over duties as a commander. Anastasia is not the only one transitioning- her battalion must also face up to changes in their mentality.Festivals/Awards
201934 DOK.fest Munich
Cast and Crew
- Director Thomas Ladenburger
- Producer Thomas Ladenburger
Original Languages
German
English
Production Company
Thomas Ladenburger FilmproduktionLausitzer Strasse 31, 10999 Berlin
Phone: +49 30 21996348
shop@thomas-ladenburger.comhttp://www.thomas-ladenburger.com
Co-Production Company
missingFILMs Acrivulis & Severin GbRGermany
Links / Reference
www.missingfilms.de/
www.thomas-ladenburger.com
vimeo.com/306792325