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Outsider. Freud – Film Screening and Q&A with Director Yair QedarJoin us on 27th September 2025 at the Sol Kerzner Auditorium at UJ for the screening of a award-winning film about Sigmund Freud’s life and work which is currently being screened at film festivals worldwide.Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy is delighted to host screenings of Outsider. Freud (2025), a new documentary about Sigmund Freud, and welcome the film’s director Yair Qedar. The event will begin with the screening then followed by a Q&A session led by Professor Barnaby B. Barratt – psychoanalyst, sexologist, and leading scholar of erotic diversity – in dialogue with director Yair Qedar, an internationally acclaimed filmmaker whose work has been celebrated at festivals worldwide.

We will be hosting three screenings on Saturday, 27 September 2025 at the Kerzner venue:10:00 AM - Student rates (R100, pro bono on request) with Prof. Kgamadi Netshisaulu and director Yair Qedar.2:00 PM - Discussion on Freud and polysexuality with Prof. Barnaby B. Barratt and Outsider director Yair Qedar. 7:00 PM – Discussion on Freud and the movie with Prof. Barnaby B. Barratt and Outsider director Yair Qedar.

The public is welcome to attend any of the three screenings, each offering a unique opportunity to engage with this compelling film, culminating in a discussion with the filmmaker himself.________________________________________________________________________About the film: Outsider. Freud (2025) dir. Yair QedarLength: 66 minA journey into the life and work of Sigmund Freud in four acts, combining animation, dreams, and insights from leading psychoanalysts. It explores Freud’s experiences of marginalization as a Jew in Vienna during Hitler’s rise and how these shaped his theories and personal life. Through an intimate lens, the film reveals new dimensions of Freud’s legacy, focusing on his impact on psychoanalysis, Judaism, and the power dynamics of being an outsider. Awards:Official selection Haifa film festival 2025, best feature documentary/animation prize Jaipur film festival 2025, best documentary prize Mannheim film festival 2025, best documentary prize Berlin Kiez film festival 2025, special mention Phoenix Jewish film festival 2025, best feature documentary/animation prize New Delhi film festival, 2025/ Best Documentary Feature Film, Mokkho International Film Festival 2025/ Special mention Israeli film festival Paris 2025