Lotus Sports Club

Instruktør: Tommaso Colognese, Vanna Hem

Dokumentarfilmen ‘Lotus Sports Club’ skildrer Leak, en teenage-transmand, der spiller fodbold på Kampong Chhnangs hold. Pa Vann er træner og farfigur for Leak og andre LGBTQ+-spillere på holdet. 61-årige Pa Vann startede fodboldholdet i 2009 for at fremme solidaritet mellem heteroseksuelle, lesbiske og transkønnede spillere, og han har åbnet sit hjem for at skabe et sikkert sted for LGBTQ+-personer. Efter at have boet hos Pa Vann i mange år, må Leak, drevet af presset for at tjene flere penge til sin familie, tage en beslutning, der kan betyde, at han må forlade den person, han elsker mest.

Efter filmen er der Q&A med Thea Inuk Lønberg-Jensen fra Pan Idræt. Thea vil fortælle om de udfordringer, der kan være for en transkønnet i Danmark og i sportens verden.Inkluderet i billetten er kaffe og kage i Asta Bar før filmen.

ENGLISH

The documentary ‘Lotus Sports Club’ is a story that centers around Leak, a teenage trans man who plays football in the team of Kampong Chhnang. Pa Vann is the coach and the father-figure to Leak and other LGBTQ+ players on the team. 61-year-old Pa Vann established the football team in 2009 to encourage solidarity among straight, gay and gender-diverse players. Opening also his home Pa Vann creates a safe place for LGBTQ+ people. After living with Pa Vann for many years, Leak, driven by the pressure to make more money for his family, must take a decision that could mean leaving behind the one person he loves the most.

After the film there is a Q&A with Thea Inuk Lønberg-Jensen from Pan Idræt. Thea will talk about the challenges there can be for a transgender person in Denmark and in the world of sports.

Included in the ticket is coffee and cake before the movie in Asta Bar.

Cambodia, Holland, 2022
DCP, 71 min.
Engelske undertekster
Tilladt for børn over 15 år