Queere Menschen aus aller Welt haben Berlin zu dem gemacht, was es heute ist. Viele verlassen ihre Heimat, weil sie es wollen, andere, weil sie es müssen. Hier werden wir mit einigen der aktuellen politischen Auseinandersetzungen und Fragestellungen der queeren Szene konfrontiert, die sich auf Communities in der ganzen Welt übertragen lassen. Der Film verwebt die persönlichen Geschichten und Ambitionen der Protagonist:innen mit historischen Ereignissen und aktuellen Themen. Das Ergebnis ist ein Porträt Berlins als immerwährender Sehnsuchtsort und Herausforderung für alle Neuankömmlinge.
Uraufführung: 57. Internationale Hofer Filmtage
Sonderpreis Film + Brunch: 12,– €
Queer people from all over the world have made Berlin what it is today. Many leave their home because they want to, others because they have to. This film follows a few of them.
The queer universe of Berlin mirrors the movements of the world and is constantly evolving.
In recent decades, a multitude of identities have made themselves heard. Today, gay and lesbian are only two terms among many.
Eunice from Portugal falls in love on a trip to the city at 17 and now works in a Berlin nightclub and begins her transition process in Berlin, Haidar escapes from Syria and now works as a dancer and performer called “The Darvish”. Jean-Ulrick, an artist born in Haiti and raised in New York, moves to Berlin in early 2000 and can’t imagine living anywhere else. Mischa Badasyan, who was born in Russia but is of Armenian descent, has explored his body and sexuality in outstanding live performances and now engages with political movements beyond the queer community. Drag queen Gloria arrived in Berlin at the age of 6 and grew up in a politicized environment with her mother. As a seven-year-old, she was already at the first homosexual demonstration in Berlin with her mother. Monika fights as an activist in nearby Szczecin, Poland, for the fundamental human rights of queers. Berlin is a place of longing for her, but she does not want to abandon young queers in her home country.
The film interweaves the personal stories and ambitions of the queer protagonists with historical events and current issues. The result is a true image of Berlin as a perpetual place of longing and a challenge to all those who arrive there. A city in constant transition.
Focusing on today’s queer life in Berlin, “Queer Exile Berlin” is the third part of a queer Berlin documentary trilogy by director Jochen Hick following “Out in East Berlin” (2013) and “My Wonderful West-Berlin” (2017).
Special price for film + brunch: 12,– €
