FIERY PASSIONS, GENDER IDENTITY AND ADULTHOOD
COLLIDE IN A DARING, AFFECTING DRAMA
DON’T LOOK AT ME THAT WAY
Street Date: July 16, 2019
DVD/Digital: $19.95
Mongolian-born Documentary Director Uisenma Borchu Makes Her
Feature Film Debut with This Compelling, Surrealistic Film Available
Via DVD, Digital and Streaming Service IndiePix Unlimited
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Hedi (director Borchu, in her first role) and single mother, Iva, (Catrina Stemmer) live in the same building. After Hedi meets Sophia, Iva’s daughter, the two women become acquainted and eventually begin an intimate affair. And though their relationship is passionate, Hedi is also attracted to men, and Iva, desperately in love, becomes deeply jealous. It seems, however, that only one world exists for Hedi: her own. One day, Iva’s father (Josef Bierbichler) makes plans to look after his granddaughter so the two women can spend time together, but when he doesn’t arrive, Hedi goes searching and the story takes a surprising twist.
A compelling examination of female roles, the power of sexuality, gender identity and alienation between cultures collide in DON’T LOOK AT ME THAT WAY, Mongolain-born, German-raised Borchu’s debut feature. Combining a naturalistic style with an ever-present air of the surreal, the film captured a FIPRESCI prize at Filmfest München, along with Best Direction – Young Film at the Bavarian Film Awards, Most Promising Talent at the Osaka Asian Film Festival, and the International New Talent Competition’s Grand Prize at the Taipei Film Festival.
