The Story

Georgette is a portrait docufiction created by best friends in Berlin. It tells the the story of George, a black man living in Berlin who grew up in two contrasting worlds. Half of his childhood was spent running the streets of the Bay Area, where trouble wasn’t hard to find, and the other half in a more stable, but still dysfunctional home environment with his Mom and brothers in Alameda where words of wisdom and tough love couldn’t prevent him from avoiding the danger that lurked in the inner-city social scene of the 90s

Faced with years of hardship, and living in survival mode, George didn’t always have a healthy way to channel his fiery emotions. As an adult, George has defined his joy through the expressive alter-ego, Georgette. With make-up, wigs and striking outfits, Georgette expresses a side of George he couldn’t allow in the US. The film takes viewers along on his transformation, revealing the intimate details of what it means to live authentically, joyfully and full of love.

The docufiction highlights the spaces where Georgette shines: sex-positive parties, where judgment is left at the door and people can be unapologetically themselves. These parties allow George to fully step into Georgette’s skin and experience a freedom he never thought possible . But, outside of these safe spaces, George faces the reality of living in a world that doesn’t always understand or accept his choice to harness the power of both masculinity and femininity.

The film captures the tension between these two sides of George’s life—one shaped by a troubled upbringing in a scene where desperation to fit in led to losing himself in the party scene and the other shaped by his desire to be Georgette, a character he’s defined for himself to experience the joy of authenticity

Ultimately, this film is a celebration of authenticity and the courage to tap into who we want to be . It’s a powerful look at how the freedom to express yourself can transform your life, no matter where you come from.

About the Team

Director/ Writer

Thibault de Procé is a writer & Director from France with a passion for sharing people’s life stories with a fresh eye. Jim Carrey and Robin Williams have been guiding his spark for cinema since he was a kid, guiding him towards an imaginary world full of humor and authenticity. With deep-roots inside the stand-up comedy world, he will always bring a trait of humour to the most heartfelt stories.

Producer/ Writer

Georgia May is a writer & Producer from the UK, who found her love for film from an early age. Guided by her heroes, Georgia understands the way to create humour in universal truths; tending toward subtlety over slapdash; with the likes of Lynch, Tarrantino & Sophia Coppola forming her early teen memories.

Georgia, finds love in exploring the deepest limits of humans, and understanding why they are how they are. She gives deep credence to the ability for art to heal us, and make us question what we believe.

Photographer (Still work)

Natalia Ruiz Galindo is a Mexican photographer based in Berlin. With a poetic and metaphorical approach, her photography explores themes of identity, culture and emotion. She gets inspired by nature, art and the richness of human experiences. By blending light, texture and composition, she creates images that feel both intimate and poetic, speaking directly to the viewer’s emotions.

Composer

Alex Jann is a UK-based label head and producer. Technology is the beating heart of Jann's sound and is what drives and inspires all of his work.

Jann has released on his own imprint Censor and labels such as Mechatronica, Brokntoys, Dance Trax, Soft Computing (as Cyberdine Systems Corp. with DJ Haus) and many more solo voyages.

We are still looking for a DoP that resonates with the project!

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Georgia & Thibault