TEDDY TODAY: 18th of February 2024

Today, four queer films are celebrating their premiere at the 74th Berlinale. We also have several interviews for you that provide an interesting insight into the making of the films.

INTERVIEWS:

Tú me abrasas

Tú me abrasas is an adaptation of “Sea Foam”, a chapter from Cesare Pavese’s “Dialoghi con Leucò” in which the Greek poet Sappho and the nymph Britomartis talk of desire and death.

Premiere: 21.02 / 12:00 Akademie der Künste

🎥 22.02 / 22:15 Cubix 7
🎥 23.02 / 16:00 Zoo Palast 2
🎥 24.02 / 12:45 Cubix 8

Looking for more information about the movie? Click HERE!

Reas

Gentle or rough, blonde or shaved, cis or trans, long term inmates or those newly admitted: women re-enact their lives in a Buenos Aires prison, in trance and balance, voguing and singing. A hybrid musical and charming piece of collective empowerment.

Premiere: 18.02/ 18:00 Delphi Filmpalast
🎥20.02/ 19:00 Cubix 7
🎥22.02/ 22:00 Arsenal 1
🎥23.02/ 19:00 Zoo Palast 2

Do you want know more about the movie and the director? Click here!

PREMIERES:

Betânia

Directed by: Marcelo Botta
2024, Brazil, 120′

Filmstill Betânia ©  Felipe Larozza / Salvatore Filmes

After losing her husband, 65-year-old midwife Betânia is persuaded by her daughters to leave her remote village. She moves near the sand dunes of Lençóis Maranhenses in northern Brazil and ventures a new beginning.

SCREENING TIMES:

18.02. / 21:30 Zoo Palast 1

I’m Not Everything I Want to Be (Ještě nejsem, kým chci být)

Directed by: Klára Tasovská
2024, Czechia, Slovakia, Austria, 90′

Filmstill Ještě nejsem, kým chci být (I’m Not Everything I Want to Be) © Libuše Jarcovjáková

After the suppression of the Prague Spring in 1968, photographer Libuše Jarcovjáková strives to break free from the constraints of the repressive Czechoslovakian regime and embarks on a long journey towards freedom.

SCREENING TIMES:

18.02. / 16:30 Kino International

Love Lies Bleeding

Directed by: Rose Glass
2023, USA, UK, 103′

Filmstill Love Lies Bleeding © A24

SCREENING TIMES:

18.02. / 21:00 Verti Music Hall

Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder heading through town on the way to Las Vegas, falls in love with the reclusive gym manager Lou. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou’s criminal family.

Reas

Directed by: Lola Arias
2024, Argentina, Germany, Switzerland, 82′

Filmstill Reas © Gema Films

Gentle or rough, blonde or shaved, cis or trans, long term inmates or those newly admitted: women re-enact their lives in a Buenos Aires prison, in trance and balance, voguing and singing. A hybrid musical and charming piece of collective empowerment.

SCREENING TIMES:

18.02. / 18:00 Delphi Filmpalast

RERUNS:

All Shall Be Well
18.02. / 12:30 Cubix 9

Crossing
18.02. / 10:00 Cubix 5

Sex
18.02. / 21:30 Cubix 8

The Visitor
18.02. / 15:30 Cubix 9

Winners (Sieger Sein)
18.02. / 12:30 Filmtheater am Friedrichshain
18.02. / 14:00 Neue Kammerspiele (Kleinmachnow)

Young Hearts
18.02. / 15:45 Cubix 8