All About My Father
Esben Esther Pirelli Benestad, the subject of the film.
Directed byEven Benestad
Written by
Produced by
  • Bjørn Eivind Aarskog
  • Ola K. Hunnes
  • Gloria Azalde
Starring
CinematographyEven Benestad
Edited by
  • Erik Andersson
  • Anders Refsn
Music byJohn Erik Kaada
Production
company
Exposed Film Productions
Release date
  • 22 February 2002 (2002-02-22) (Norway)
Running time
75
CountryNorway

All About My Father (Norwegian: Alt om min far) is a 2002 Norwegian biographical documentary film written and directed by Even Benestad. All About My Father is a personal documentary about the director's parent, the famous sexologist and trans person Esben Esther Pirelli Benestad, who lives in the southern Norwegian city of Grimstad.

The film won the Teddy Award for best documentary at the 2002 Berlin International Film Festival, the Critics' Award at the 2002 Gothenburg Film Festival, and the Documentary Award at The Norwegian Short Film Festival in Grimstad. It also won the 2002 Amanda Award for Best Film (Norwegian). The film was well received by critics, getting five out of six points from reviewers in Aftenposten, Dagbladet, Verdens Gang and the NRK radio show Filmpolitiet.[1]

Internationally, the film was shown in several film festivals.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Alt om min far". Filmfront. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
  2. ↑ "Release dates for All About My Father". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-03-28.


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