I'm Not Everything I Want to Be

I'm Not Everything I Want to Be (Czech: Ještě nejsem, kým chci být) is a 2024 documentary film co-written, co-produced and directed by Klára Tasovská.^[3] The film is a portrait of the life and career of Czech photographer Libuše Jarcovjáková, who was noted for her photography of the underground LGBTQ scene in Prague prior to the decriminalization of homosexuality in the country.^[4]

I'm Not Everything I Want to Be
Promotional release poster
Czech	Ještě nejsem, kým chci být
Directed by	Klára Tasovská
Screenplay by	Alexander Kashcheev Klára Tasovská
Produced by	Lukáš Kokeš Klára Tasovská
Starring	Libuše Jarcovjáková
Cinematography	Libuše Jarcovjáková
Edited by	Alexander Kashcheev
Music by	Prokop Korb Adam Matej Oliver Torr
Production companies	Mischief Films Nutprodukcia Somatic Films
Release date	18 February 2024 (2024-02-18) (Berlinale)
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	Czech Republic Slovakia Austria
Language	Czech
Box office	US$20,894[1][2]

The film premiered in February 2024 at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival.^[3] It was later screened in the International Competition at the 2024 Festival du nouveau cinéma, where it won both the Daniel Langlois Innovation Award and the Fierté Montréal award for best LGBTQ-related film in the festival program.^[5] The film also won the audience award and the Pass Culture jury prize in Écrans mixtes, LGBTQ+ festival of Lyon in 2025.^[6]

It was selected as the Czech entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards.^[7]

See also

• List of Czech submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
• List of submissions to the 98th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film