ERIK(A) - DER MANN, DER WELTMEISTERIN WURDE
by Kurt Mayer
synopsis
After growing up as a girl and being celebrated as a women's downhill skiing champion, Erika Schinegger's career came to an abrupt end in 1967 after a sex test. Against the wishes of her family and the national skiing association, Erik started learning to be a man at the age of 20.
original title: | Erik(A) - Der Mann, der Weltmeisterin wurde |
country: | Austria |
year: | 2005 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Kurt Mayer |
film run: | 86' |
release date: | DE 15/12/2005 |
screenplay: | Hanne Lassl |
producer: | Kurt Mayer, Andrea Minauf |
production: | Kurt Mayer Film |
backing: | Österreichisches Filminstitut (Austrian Film Institute), Filmfonds Wien (Vienna Film Fund), Cine Tirol |
distributor: | GMfilms |