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On Queer Aging and Endings

On Queer Aging and Endings

★ 10.0/10•2026•19m•Documentary

What does it mean to grow old as yourself?

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.

Christian Schulz-Quach · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime19m
LanguageEN
Release DateAug 7, 2026

Actors

Esben Esther Pirelli Benestad

Esben Esther Pirelli Benestad

Self

Elsa Almås

Self

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