Film

Last year the PornFilmFestival Berlin celebrated its 10 year anniversary. Co-curator Manuela Kay will present a “Best of Porn Shorts” film night with excerpts from last year’s programme and a sneak preview of the coming festival which takes place 26th–30th October in Berlin. The festival is renowned for its feminist attitude, and openness for any kind of gender expression and sexual taste, ranging from queer to fetish. The programme is chosen accordingly for an open-minded audience.

Tomer Heymann, Barak Heymann (IL/GB, 2016, 85’) - Language: English, Hebrew, Subtitle: German

Saar’s been living in London for the last 20 years, but his past has caught up with him: he was 23 when he left the kibbutz and his ultra orthodox family behind to live an openly gay life. His family has now contacted him, forcing him to consider his place in the world: should he stay in London or return to Israel to face his family’s homophobic attitudes and prejudices regarding his HIV status? This moving documentary with a magical soundtrack from the “London Gay Men’s Choir” won the Panorama Audience Award at this years Berlinale.

Malú, Odette and Juani, all transgender, live in Havana and are part of the “Cenesex” programme initiated by Mariela Castro, the daughter of Raúl Castro, Cuba’s president, who heads the centre for sexual education. “Cenesex“ facilitates gender reassignments financed by the state. However, places are limited. Will the protagonists find their luck despite all difficulties? The topic of ’transition’ also holds true for the portrayal of Cuba as depicted in the documentary – a country full of contradictions.

daniel abma, (NL/DE/CU, 2016, 86’) - Language: Spanish, Dutch, Subtitle: German

In Kooperation mit den Lesbisch Schwulen Filmtagen Hamburg - International Queer Filmfestival experimentieren wir dieses Jahr und zeigen drei aktuelle, spannende Videoarbeiten außerhalb der Kinos. Die besondere Qualität, die die Videos vereinen, liegt in der Vielfältigkeit und der Kombination von Materialien, mit denen die Künstler_innen arbeiten. Die spürbare Lust am Handwerk des Videomachens überträgt sich auf die Betrachter_innen. Dabei sind die Arbeiten formal so vielschichtig, dass sich beim wiederholten Ansehen immer wieder neue Aspekte entdecken lassen. Der Rahmen einer Ausstellung scheint ein passender Ort zu sein. Oder fehlt der Kinosaal? Vielleicht haben die drei Videos auch mehr gemeinsam, als nur ihr reichhaltiges Material? Grrrl!?

In Kooperation mit der Stadtkuratorin Hamburg zeigen wir im Rahmen von "Stadt und Feminismus - Let's Risk the Body - Film, Food, Talks" den aktuellen Essayfilm von Jenni Olson:

THE ROYAL ROAD
Jenni Olson, USA 2015, 65’, englische Originalfassung