Ex You
Through the diverse life stories of three transgender individuals, the film poses the question of freedom, understanding, and acceptance in countries torn between traditional principles and aspirations toward the West. Helena is an early retired major, the first military person in Serbia to change her gender. Kamila is from Bosnia and Herzegovina, still hoping transition in Serbia after years of trying. Vuk was baptized in Montenegro as the first transgender person who did not complete transition at that time. His gender transition unexpectedly saved his life.
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Milina TrišićDirector
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Dušan VojvodićWriter
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Ivana StevanovićWriter
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Milina TrišićProducer
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Project Type:Documentary
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Runtime:1 hour 10 minutes 34 seconds
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Completion Date:January 23, 2023
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Production Budget:25,000 EUR
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Country of Origin:Serbia
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Country of Filming:Montenegro, Serbia
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Language:Bosnian, Montenegrin, Serbian
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Martovski festival - Belgrade Documentary and Short Film FestivalBelgrade
Serbia
April 1, 2023
World premiere
competition program -
Prague International Film Awards 2023Prague
Czech Republic
European Premiere
Winner - best LGBTQ -
IWFA – International World Film AwardsLondon
United Kingdom
official selection -
International queer film festival MERLINKA 2023Belgrade
Serbia
December 8, 2023
SPECIAL AWARD, the best Serbian film -
The 39th LGBT Film FestivalLjubljana
Slovenia
December 10, 2023
official selection
Distribution Information
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Daydream studioDistributorCountry: SerbiaRights: All Rights
Ms. Milina Trišić, was born in 1971. in Belgrade. She graduated at Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. Since 2004, she works as editor at Radio Television of Serbia (Serbian Broadcasting Corporation).
With more than 20 years of professional experience as editor, director and producer she was engaged in numerous documentary, short and feature movies and TV series:
- documentary "Human Trafficking" (2006), director;
- feature film "Life and Death of a Porno Gang" (2009), editor;
- documentary "The Secret of the Danube Elf" (2012), director – a film supported by the Ministry of Culture of Republic of Serbia, and officially selected at Green Fest and North Sea Film Festival in Rotterdam;
- short movie “Maleš” (2017), editor;
- animation short movie “Untravel” (2018), editor - officially selected at Berlinale film festival, Sundance film festival, qualified for the Oscar and nominated for the Annie award in Los Angeles;
- documentary “Magic and me” (2019), director;
- animation short movie "Money and Happiness" (2022), editor;
- documentary “Ex You” (2023), director, producer; film was supported by Film Center Serbia.
Her work is mostly related to the social and political topics, with a special focus on human rights and ecology.