7.9 / 10(12 votes)IMDb20241h 31mAustria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Slovakia

I'm Not Everything I Want to Be

Ještě nejsem, kým chci být

“The story of the photographer Libuše Jarcovjáková”

Topics:#photography #czechoslovakia #lgbt #portrait of an artist #czech history #queer history

Synopsis

After the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, Libuše Jarcovjáková, a young female photographer, strives to break free from the constraints of Czechoslovak normalization and embarks on a wild journey towards freedom, capturing her experiences on thousands of subjective photographs.

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Type: Trailer • Published 2025-10-20

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Libuše Jarcovjáková

Self - Photographer / Narrator (voice)

Voice

Rei Kawakubo

Self

Ester Krumbachová

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Release History & Theatrical Window

World Premiere

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Theatrical Premiere

November 7, 2025

Wide Cinema Exhibition

Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Klára Tasovská
Screenplay & Story: Klára Tasovská, Alexander Kashcheev, Eva Dvořáková, Irina Minaříková
Original Score: Adam Matej, Prokop Korb, Oliver Torr
Original Title: Ještě nejsem, kým chci být
Country of Origin: Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Slovakia
Spoken Languages: Czech
Runtime: 1h 31m
Production Studios: Mischief Films, Nutprodukcia, Somatic Films, Česká televize, ARTE GEIE

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Klára Tasovská

Screenplay & Story

Klára Tasovská, Alexander Kashcheev, Eva Dvořáková, Irina Minaříková

Original Score & Music

Adam Matej, Prokop Korb, Oliver Torr

Director of Photography

Libuše Jarcovjáková

Film Editing

Alexander Kashcheev

Producers

Lukáš Kokeš, Klára Tasovská

Department Leadership Roster

Klára Tasovská

Director

Lukáš Kokeš

Producer

Klára Tasovská

Producer

Alexander Kashcheev

Editor

Libuše Jarcovjáková

Director of Photography

Adam Matej

Original Music Composer

Klára Tasovská

Writer

Alexander Kashcheev

Writer

Prokop Korb

Original Music Composer

Oliver Torr

Original Music Composer

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Germany (FSK)16

FSK 16 — Restricted to viewers aged 16 and older.

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