On Queer Aging and Endings (2026)
Filmed in their home in Norway, this intimate documentary follows conversations between trans physician and queer-rights advocate Esben Esther Pirelli Benestad and their partner Elsa Almås. As Esben Esther lives with cancer, they reflect on queer aging, love and mortality, and what it means to face an uncertain future together.
Director: Christian Schulz-Quach
https://existentialslab.com/project.html?p=on-queer-aging-and-endings
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Esben Esther Pirelli Benestad as Self |
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Elsa Almås as Self |
| Directing | Christian Schulz-Quach | Director |
| Production | Christian Schulz-Quach | Producer |
| Camera | Amanda Muisyo | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Isabella Karlström | Editor |
| Sound | Therese Gylfe | Sound Designer |
| Crew | Karen Turner | Manager of Operations |
| Crew | Margo Kennedy | Medical Consultant |