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JAKE

JAKE: A 16-year-old Appenzell (Switzerland) girl from a good family gives birth to a child after a language study trip to New York. The father: African-American, unknown. The child is immediately given up for adoption by the mother's family. She is given the name Jacqueline and grows up in a rural, conservative, strictly Catholic environment. At the age of eight, she realizes that she was born into the wrong body. Jacqueline now knows that she is a boy. Three years later, the teenager discards the hated girl's name and henceforth calls herself Jeremy. He embarks on a long journey of identity search and transformation, characterized by inner turmoil, drama and conflict.

  • Francisco Paco Carrascosa
    Director
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  • Francisco Paco Carrascosa
    Writer
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  • Francisco Paco Carrascosa
    Producer
  • Jake Ludescher
    Key Cast
    "JAKE"
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  • Barbara S.
    Key Cast
    "Barbara"
  • Ann L.
    Key Cast
    "Ann"
  • Genevieve Etong Nkou
    Key Cast
    "Genevieve"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    JAKE
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Feature
  • Genres:
    Biography, Portrait, Transformation, Gender, Coming out, Trans, LGBT, Documentary, Adoption, Drama, Drag King, Identity, Film portrait, Transgender, Born in the wrong body
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 56 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    November 30, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 CHF
  • Country of Origin:
    Switzerland
  • Country of Filming:
    United States, Switzerland
  • Language:
    English, French, German, Swiss German
  • Shooting Format:
    iPhone, Video-Photocamera
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • not yet defined
Distribution Information
  • Francisco Paco Carrascsoa / Irene Jost
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Francisco Paco Carrascosa

Francisco Paco Carrascosa (*1958 Tavernes de Valldigna, Valencia/Spain). Spanish and Swiss. Lives and works in Zurich/Switzerland as an artist, photographer and documentary filmmaker. Exhibitions, art in architecture, collections, artist books and publications, see CV: paco-carracosa.art

https://jake-film.ch/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/CV-EN-Francisco-Paco-Carrasosa_JAKE_240913.pdf

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Director Statement

“JAKE and I met in 2002 and since then I have accompanied him with my camera and film on his journey of finding his identity and transformation. At first we met privately at his home. One day we traveled to New York together and visited a famous performance club for drag kings: people who were born into the wrong body as women and perform as male alter egos. JAKE immediately felt at home in this scene. His previous life was characterized by identity conflicts, insecurity and experimental experiences. Twice he entered into a close relationship with women, whose voices can be heard off-screen in my film. Both are strong personalities, and he still feels a deep friendship with both. In a third relationship with a woman, he took the risk of marriage. ||||||| “JAKE is my first film (118 minutes). A long-term project. First pictures with JAKE in 2002, followed by further work with JAKE over the years. The idea for the documentary film portrait was born in early 2022 and filming began and continued until 2024. ||||||| “My eye is not concerned with what would be considered a successful life today, with the achievements and advances, with the winners; I am far more interested in everyday life, as it stumbles on regardless, as seen from the perspective of ordinary people. My seeing that is like the sense of smell.”