All About My Father

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.

All About My Father
Esben Esther Pirelli Benestad, the subject of the film.
Directed by	Even Benestad
Written by	Even Benestad August B. Hanssen
Produced by	Bjørn Eivind Aarskog Ola K. Hunnes Gloria Azalde
Starring	Esben Esther Pirelli Benestad Elsa Almås Elisabeth Skaflem Benestad Even Benestad
Cinematography	Even Benestad
Edited by	Erik Andersson Anders Refsn
Music by	John Erik Kaada
Production company	Exposed Film Productions
Release date	22 February 2002 (2002-02-22) (Norway)
Running time	75 minutes
Country	Norway

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.