I'm Not Everything I Want to Be will represent Czechia at the Oscars

For the first time in history, the Czech Film and Television Academy (ČFTA) has selected a documentary film to represent the country at the Oscars. I'm Not Everything I Want to Be, directed by Klára Tasovská, tells the story of artist Libuše Jarcovjáková and is heading into the race for the 98th Academy Awards. The film is currently part of our collection and is being screened at special non-cinema venues across five European countries.

What's new

I'm Not Everything I Want to Be is now available in our curated collection of 16 documentaries and one collections of shorts until April 2026. Watch it with us in boats, galleries, cafés and other special non-cinema venues across all five KineDok countries – Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia and Romania.

The upcoming screenings are:

12. 8. Modul 28 Sibiu at 6.30 PM (Romania)

21. 8. Paloznaki Pajtamozi at 7 PM (Hungary)

21. 8. Pohybové centrum Maya at 7 PM (Czechia)

21. 8. Baden Baden Štvanice at 8.30 PM (Czechia)

21. 8. Probuďme Nusle - Vnitroblok Mečislavka at 8.20 PM (Czechia)

26. 8. Atrium Žižkov at 8.30 PM (Czechia)

27. 8. Horácká galerie at 8.30 PM (Czechia)

The full list of screenings in all KineDok countries can be found here on our website.

I’M NOT EVERYTHING I WANT TO BE (dir. Klára Tasovská, 2024, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, 91 mins.)

Through unique, raw photographs of the era and candid diary entries, the film I’m Not Everything I Want to Be draws viewers into the hidden world of Libuše Jarcovjáková – a fearless young artist searching for truth and freedom in communist Czechoslovakia. Despite state repression, she turns the lens on herself, the forgotten corners of Prague, and those living on the fringes of society: migrants, the queer community, and the underground scene.

After a tragic event, she escapes to Berlin, where she struggles to find work and meaningful relationships. A return to Tokyo brings commercial success, but not personal fulfillment. As the Iron Curtain begins to tremble, Libuše feels an irresistible pull back – to the city that shaped her, and to something she was never able to capture through her lens.

Visually striking and poetic, composed entirely of Libuše’s photographs, the film is not only a portrait of an artist, but also a meditation on memory, resistance, and the elusiveness of the self.

The shortlist of 15 international films for the Oscars will be announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on December 16 this year, with the final nominations revealed on January 22, 2026. The 98th Academy Awards ceremony will take place on March 15, 2026.

KineDok is an international community-driven distribution project of the Institute of Documentary Film. This project is supported by Creative Europe MEDIA, Ministry of Culture Czech Republic, Czech Audiovisual Fund and the capital city of Prague.

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