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State of Firsts + Kurzfilme
Supporting film: A BIRD HIT MY WINDOW AND NOW I’M A LESBIAN
AJ Duble, Carmela Murphy, USA 2024, 8 min, original version
Supporting film: SHEMERGENCY
Paolo Accogli, Italy 2024, 2 min, no dialogue
What is it like to be the first – and what are the consequences? STATE OF FIRSTS accompanies Sarah McBride on her journey as the first trans woman in the US Senate. In many small and large snapshots, the film paints a portrait of a politician who seeks and finds her own path between commitment, public attention and personal vulnerability. An intimate observation about responsibility, visibility and the power to bring about change from within. While MAGA supporters try to marginalise her – denying her access to toilets or publicly questioning her identity, for example – McBride meets all this with steadfastness and courage. With a reflective perspective and a keen sense of nuance, STATE OF FIRSTS tells of moments of triumph, exhaustion and hope – and of how a queer future can only exist where diversity flourishes.