I am Anastasia

The film tells the story of the trans woman Anastasia Biefang and her career as a lieutenant colonel in the German military. At the peak of her career she decides to come out as a transgender woman. To her own surprise, she suffers no career losses after her military coming out. Immediately after her gender adjustment she becomes commander of the Information Technology Battalion in Storkow, Brandenburg. She is the first trans person in the history of the Bundeswehr to hold this post. The film follows Anastasia in the transition process and follows her entry into service as a commander. Her new battalion also has to undergo a mental transition.

Keywords

  • Award Winning
  • Doing Gender
  • Love
  • Made in Germany
  • missingFILMs
  • Screen: Germany
  • User Favorites: Top 25
  • women
  • work

Actors

  • Anastasia Biefang
  • Samanta Sokolowski
  • Christiane Meiners

Director

  • Thomas Ladenburger

Documentary, Independent


1h 35min


0 FSK

DE

Germany
2019
A trans woman in the Bundeswehr? Ever since Lieutenant Colonel Anastasia Biefang joined the troops, this has been a reality.

A trans woman in the Bundeswehr? Ever since Lieutenant Colonel Anastasia Biefang joined the troops, this has been a reality.


The film tells the story of the trans woman Anastasia Biefang and her career as a lieutenant colonel in the German military.


At the peak of her career she decides to come out as a transgender woman. To her own surprise, she suffers no career losses after her military coming out. Immediately after her gender adjustment she becomes commander of the Information Technology Battalion in Storkow, Brandenburg. She is the first trans person in the history of the Bundeswehr to hold this post.


The film follows Anastasia in the transition process and follows her entry into service as a commander. Her new battalion also has to undergo a mental transition.

Cast & Crew