Today, six queer films will be shown for the first time at the 75th Berlinale! Soon, we also have a series of interviews for you that provide interesting background information on the making of the films.
INTERVIEWS:
Batim (Houses)
Sasha is non-binary and came to Israel from the Soviet Union as a child in the 1990s. Haunted by memories, they visit the houses they used to live in. A quiet meditation in black and white on what it means to feel at home in a house, a body, and in time.
Premiere: 16.02./17:30, Delphi Filmpalast
More information about the movie can be found here
O último azul (The Blue Trail)
To maximise economic productivity, the government orders the elderly to relocate to distant housing colonies. Tereza, 77, refuses – and instead embarks on a journey through the Amazon that will change her destiny forever.
Premiere: 16.02./15:30, Berlinale Palast
More information about the film can be found here
Queer as Punk
Being LGBT is criminalised in Muslim-majority Malaysia. Trans man Faris and his punk band still travel the country playing gigs and protesting on the streets. A documentary portrait of courageous people, humorous friendship and the spirit of punk.
Premiere: 16.02./21:00, Arsenal 1
More information about the movie can be found here
Zečji nasip (Sandbag Dam)
In a village on the brink of flooding, Marko’s life is turned upside down when Slaven returns for his father’s funeral and rekindles their forbidden romance. Marko must confront his family and make a difficult choice.
Premiere: 16.02./19:00, HKW 1 – Miriam Makeba Auditorium
More information about the movie can be found here
PREMIERES:
Batim (Houses)
Directed by: Veronica Nicole Tetelbaum
Germany, Israel, 2025, 98′
Sasha is non-binary and came to Israel from the Soviet Union as a child in the 1990s. Haunted by memories, they visit the houses they used to live in. A quiet meditation in black and white on what it means to feel at home in a house, a body, and in time.
SCREENING TIMES:
16.02./17:30, Delphi Filmpalast
Dreams in Nightmares
Directed by: Shatara Michelle Ford
USA, Taiwan, Great Britain, 2024, 128′
Three Black queer femmes in their mid-thirties take a road trip across the American Midwest in search of their friend who has seemingly disappeared off the grid.
SCREENING TIMES:
16.02./15:30, Zoo Palast 1
La Tour de Glace (The Ice Tower)
Directed by: Lucile Hadžihalilović
Germany, France, 2025, 118′
Colder than ice, her kiss pierces the heart … The 1970s. Jeanne, a young runaway, falls under the spell of Cristina, the enigmatic star of The Snow Queen, a film which is being shot in the studio where Jeanne has taken refuge.
SCREENING TIMES:
16.02./18:45, Berlinale Palast
Magic Farm
Directed by: Amalia Ulman
USA, Argentina, 2025, 93′
An American film crew working for an edgy media company travels to Argentina to cover a musician who has the potential to go viral. When they realise they have landed in the wrong country, they decide to hire local people to fabricate a trend.
SCREENING TIMES:
16.02./19:00, Zoo Palast 1
O último azul (The Blue Trail)
Directed by: Gabriel Mascaro
Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Netherlands, 2025, 86′
To maximise economic productivity, the government orders the elderly to relocate to distant housing colonies. Tereza, 77, refuses – and instead embarks on a journey through the Amazon that will change her destiny forever.
SCREENING TIMES:
16.02./15:30, Berlinale Palast
Queer as Punk
Directed by: Yihwen Chen
Indonesia, Malaysia, 2025, 88′
Being LGBT is criminalised in Muslim-majority Malaysia. Trans man Faris and his punk band still travel the country playing gigs and protesting on the streets. A documentary portrait of courageous people, humorous friendship and the spirit of punk.
SCREENING TIMES:
16.02./21:00, Arsenal 1
Zečji nasip (Sandbag Dam)
Directed by: Čejen Černić Čanak
Croatia, Lithuania, Slovenia , 2025, 88′
In a village on the brink of flooding, Marko’s life is turned upside down when Slaven returns for his father’s funeral and rekindles their forbidden romance. Marko must confront his family and make a difficult choice.
SCREENING TIMES:
16.02./19:00, HKW 1 – Miriam Makeba Auditorium
RERUNS:
A natureza das coisas invisíveis (The Nature of Invisible Things)
16.02./16:00 Uhr Cubix 6
Ari
16.02./10:00, Urania
16.02./18:00, Uber Eats Music Hall
Come la notte (Where the Night Stands Still)
16.02./16:00, Cubix 9
Das Licht (The Light)
16.02./20:00, Thalia – Das Programmkino (Potsdam-Babelsberg)
Extra Life (and Decay)
16.02./12:00, Cinema Betonhalle@Silent Green
Kaj ti je deklica (Little Trouble Girls)
16.02./21:30-22:59, Cubix 8
Le Rendez-vous de l’été (That Summer in Paris)
16.02./13:00, Cubix 9
Peter Hujar’s Day
16.02./22:00, Cubix 7
Queerpanorama
16.02./16:00, Cubix 7
RAPTURE
16.02./12:00, Cinema Betonhalle@Silent Green
Satanische Sau (Satanic Sow)
16.02./21:30, ADK am Hanseatenweg
The Trio Hall
16.02./15:00, Cinema Betonhalle@Silent Green