Outing
Sebastian Meise, Thomas Reider
| Austria, Germany
| 2012
| 75 min
Sven is a goofy, floppy haired 26-year-old student. He is also a paedophile. The eternally unbreakable taboo is brought under the microscope in this confronting and controversial documentary as, incredibly, Sven ‘outs’ himself to the audience. Having realised at the age of fifteen that he was attracted to children, Sven is firm in maintaining that he will never act on his desires. Over four years of filming Sven attempts to remain steadfast, seeking professional help yet also testing his self-imposed boundaries. Outing raises uncomfortable questions about where the line is drawn in acting on such forbidden desires, while shedding light on this morally unacceptable yet clearly existent problem.
Director Sebastian Meise, Thomas Reider
Producer Sabine Moser, Oliver Neumann
Premiere Australian Premiere
Section Panorama
Festival Year 2012