Intermediacy
The Life of Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld
125 years ago, Magnus Hirschfeld – a Jewish, gay German physician (1868–1935) – revolutionized sexology and fought for LGBTQIA+ rights before fascism silenced his work, setting the movement back by decades.
INTERMEDIACY weaves his extraordinary story with the lives of eight modern queer Berliners, uncovering struggles and joys that echo across time.
Costume ball at the Institute for Sexual Science, c. 1920.
CREDIT: Archiv der Magnus-Hirschfeld-Gesellschaft, Berlin
ON-CAMERA INTERVIEWS
Humboldt University | Literature, Center for Transdisciplinary Gender Studies
Writer/Historian | Schwules Museum
Executive Director | LSVD
Creative Director | Tipsy Bear Berlin
Historian/Artist/Tour Guide
EIC | SIEGESSÄULE Magazine
Director | Spinnboden Lesbenarchiv und Bibliothek
Sex Activist/Communication Scientist | Sexclusivitäten
Freie University | History Ed., Margherita von Brentano Center for Gender Studies
Doctor of Law/Artist
Activist/Political Educator
Queer and Jewish Studies
Inst. for History of Medicine and Ethics in Medicine/Charité University Hospital
Managing Director | Magnus Hirschfeld Society
Eisenherz Bookstore
Member | German Bundestag
ZERO PILNIK (They) as Magnus
Directed by ALEX YAKACKI
A proud small-towner and Penn Stater, over the past decade, Alex Yakacki (He/She/They) has used video to explore history, culture, and identity for some of the world’s leading media brands – Racked/Vox Media, MAKERS/Verizon Media, McGee Media, and A+E Networks. Based in New York City, they have produced, filmed, and edited content spotlighting incredible stories and people – especially women, LGBTQIA+ folks, and Black Americans. Completing 100+ short docs, ad spots, and explainer videos, they have refined their skills while focusing on platforming marginalized voices. Most recently, Alex earned a Fulbright research/study scholarship to Germany to pursue their first feature-length documentary project, INTERMEDIACY: THE LIFE OF DR. MAGNUS HIRSCHFELD, which explores Weimar Berlin and the beginnings of queer identity in the modern, Western world.
Portfolio: www.yickity.com
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