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TEDDY TODAY: 20th of February 2024

Which movie is premiering today? Which cinema is showing my favorite film? You can find this information and much more here.

INTERVIEWS:

Uli

Rafaela accompanies her older sister on a visit to a boy. As the two older ones retreat, Rafa begins to explore the house. She meets queer girl Uli and her pet, and has the opportunity to find freedom in an unfamiliar place.

Premiere: 21.02/ 09:30 Zoo Palast 1

🎥22.02/ 09:30 Filmtheater am Friedrichshain
🎥22.02/19:30 Cubix 7
🎥23.02/ 10:00 Zoo Palast 2
🎥24.02/ 12:30 Filmtheater am Friedrichshain
🎥25.02/ 19:00 Kino International

You can find more information about Mariana Gil Ríos and the film “Uli” right here!

PREMIERES:

An Odd Turn (Un movimiento extraño)

Directed by: Francisco Lezama
Argentina, 2024, 22′

© 36 caballos

Buenos Aires, 2019. Lucrecia, who works as a museum security guard, foresees a sharp rise in the dollar’s value with her pendulum. When she suddenly loses her job, she receives an unexpected severance payment and falls in love with the employee of a currency exchange office.

SCREENING:

20.02/ 21:30 Cubix 9

Fin (Huling Palabas)

Directed by: Ryan Machado
Philippines, 2023, 97′

© Theo Lozada

In every movie he watches, 16-year-old Andoy creates narratives that could help him find answers to the questions that have always bothered him: Who is he and who is his father? The truth remains elusive; none of his imaginings come true. But then two characters appear in Andoy’s hometown who themselves seem to have come out of a movie: Ariel, a hairdresser who attracts young men with his inexplicable charm, and Isidro, a mysterious, long-haired man who owns a VCD player. Andoy finds himself entranced by them both. But the deeper he becomes entangled in their twisted lives, the more his reality begins to falter. Andoy must decide whether to end his years of searching for his father with a bang or with a whimper.

SCREENINGS:

20.02/ 19:00 HKW 1 – Miriam Makeba Auditorium

Invincible Summer (Un invincible été)

Directed by: Arnaud Dufeys
Belgium, 2024, 19′

© Pepin Struye

A hot summer evening. Home alone by the pool, 16-year-old Clément is bored to death. Determined to lose his virginity, he swipes through guys’ profiles on Grindr, lies about his age, and arranges to hook up with 24-year-old Naël. As the time draws near, Clément rushes things. But it is only through the discovery of a body that is completely different from Naël’s that Clément truly grows up.

SCREENINGS:

20.02/ 13:30 Kino International

I Saw the TV Glow

Directed by: Jane Schoenbrun
USA, 2024, 100′

© A24

Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show – a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the TV, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.

SCREENINGS:

20.02/ 21:00 Zoo Palast 1

Songs of Love and Hate

Directed by: Saurav Ghimire
Nepal, Belgium, 2024, 17′

© Saurav Ghimire

Prem, the charismatic host of a popular radio show offering advice on matters of the heart, is himself plagued by heartache. He seeks solace in the rugged mountains. As he goes through his own emotional upheaval, desperate calls from listeners asking him for advice echo through the wilderness. Both Prem and his audience try to navigate their way through the treacherous terrain of love. A gripping tale of emotional turmoil and self-discovery.

SCREENINGS:

20.02/ 13:30 Kino International

The Devil’s Bath (Des Teufels Bad)

Directed by: Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala
Germany, 2024, 121′

© Ulrich Seidl Filmproduktion/ Heimatfilm

Upper Austria in 1750. A fish pond reflects the overcast sky. A deep, dark forest swallows the sunlight. On a hilltop, the corpse of a hanged woman is displayed. As an example. A warning. An omen? The deeply religious and highly sensitive Agnes regards the dead woman with pity. But also with longing: she feels like a stranger in the world of her husband Wolf, whom she has just married. It is an emotionally cold world consisting of work, chores and expectations. Agnes increasingly withdraws into herself. Her internal prison becomes ever more oppressive, her melancholy more overwhelming. Soon, her only way out seems to be a shocking act of violence.

SCREENINGS:

20.02/ 18:30 Berlinale Palast

Yuck! (Beurk !)

Directed by: Loïc Espuche
France, 2024, 13′

© Ikki Films & Iliade et Films

Yuck! Couples kissing on the mouth are gross. And the worst thing is, you can’t miss them: when people are about to kiss, their lips go all pink and shiny. Little Léo laughs at them, just like all the other kids at the campsite. But he has a secret he won’t tell his friends: his own mouth has actually begun glistening. And, in reality, Léo desperately wants to give kissing a try, too.

SCREENINGS:

20.02/ 09:30 Zoo Palast

RERUNS:

Betânia
20.02. / 21:15 Cubix 5

Between the Temples
20.02. / 12:30 Cubix 9

Cidade; Campo
20.02. / 19:30 Kino International

Cuckoo
20.02. / 21:30 Colosseum 1

Cura sana
20.02. / 18:45 Cubix 8

Goodbye First Love (Jing guo)
20.02. / 13:30 Cineplex Titania

I’m Not Everything I Want to Be (Ještě nejsem, kým chci být)
20.02. / 18:30 Cubix 5

Langue Étrangère
20.02. / 09:15 Haus der Berliner Festspiele
20.02. / 21:00 Verti Music Hall

Reas
20.02. / 19:00 Cubix 7

Sex
20.02. / 18:30 Colosseum 1

Towards the Sun, Far From the Center (Al sol, lejos del centro)
20.02. / 13:30 Cineplex Titania

Young Hearts
20.02. / 10:00 HKW 1 – Miriam Makeba Auditorium

TEDDY TODAY: 19th of February 2024

Six films are on our list of premieres today. Have you already picked your favourites?

INTERVIEWS:

I´m Not Everything I Want To Be

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.

🎥 19.02 / 21:30 Cubix 8
🎥 20.02 / 18:30 Cubix 5
🎥 24.02 / 22:00 Zoo Palast 2

Get more information about the film right here!

Al sol, lejos del centro

Santiago in the shimmering summer heat. High-res images undergo a digital zoom which transforms spaces into surfaces and houses into textures. In between, there are the small gestures of everyday urban life. And two women in search of a place for their love.

PREMIERE: 19.02 / 21:30 Cubix 9

🎥 20.02 / 13:30 Cineplex Titania
🎥 21.02 / 15:00 Cinema Betonhalle@Silent Green
🎥 23.02 / 21:30 HKW 2 – Safi Faye Hall
🎥 24.02 / 15:30 Cubix 9
🎥 25.02 / 18:30 Colosseum 1

Get more insights about the film and the director right here!

Sex

Two chimney sweeps living in monogamous, heterosexual marriages both end up in situations that challenge their views on sexuality and gender roles.

🎥 19.02 / 12:45 Cubix 5
🎥 19.02 / 18:00 Kino Zukunft
🎥 20.02 / 18:30 Colosseum 1
🎥 24.02 / 12:00 Haus der Berliner Festspiele
🎥 25.02 / 13:15 Cubix 5

Find more information about Dag Johan Haugerund and his film right here!

PREMIERES:

Between the Temples

Directed by: Nathan Silver
2024, USA, 117′

Filmstill Between the Temples ©  Sean Price Williams

The world of a Jewish cantor in the midst of a crisis of faith is turned completely upside down when his primary school music teacher comes back into his life as his new, later-life Bat Mitzvah student.

SCREENING TIMES:

19.02. / 15:30 Zoo Palast 1

Cidade; Campo

Directed by: Juliana Rojas
2024, Brazil, Germany, France, 119′

Filmstill Cidade; Campo © Cris Lyra / Dezenove Som e Imagens

Two tales of migration between the city and the countryside. After devastating floods in her hometown, rural worker Joana moves to São
Paulo to find her sister Tania who lives with her grandson Jaime. Joana struggles to thrive in this “working city”. Entering the world of
precarious employment, she applies for a job at a cleaning company. There, Joana gradually bonds with her colleagues whose collective
struggle for better working conditions brings new meaning to her life. Meanwhile, her deepening relationship with young Jaime
reawakens memories of her missing son. In the second part of the film, following the death of her estranged father, Flavia moves to his
farm with her wife Mara. The two women struggle to make a fresh start in the wilderness. Living in the abandoned house, Flavia
discovers unknown aspects of her father’s life. The couple suffers a shock when facing the harsh realities of rural daily life. Flavia begins
to suspect that there is something in the woods surrounding the house. Nature forces the couple to confront old memories and ghosts.

SCREENING TIMES:

19.02. / 16:30 Akademie der Künste

Cura sana

Directed by: Lucía G. Romero
2024, Spain, 18′

Filmstill Cura sana © ESCAC Films

Spain during the Noche de San Juan festival. Two sisters, 14-year-old Jessica and 8-year-old Alma, are once again on their way to pick
up food stamps from the Caritas charity. The violence they have both experienced over the years at the hands of their father has turned
Jessica into an angry, self-destructive teenager with a thick protective skin. She even subjects her little sister to her harsh, hostile
behaviour. But during the course of their journey together, Jessica realises that she does not want to turn out like her father. She must
learn to treat Alma with love instead of violence.

SCREENING TIMES:

19.02. / 13:30 Kino International

Goodbye First Love (Jing guo)

Directed by: Shuli Huang
2024, USA, 13′

Filmstill Jing guo (Goodbye First Love) © Shuli Huang

He pays him a visit in Frankfurt during his work trip to Europe. He talks about their time in Beijing, back in 2015. He listens, sometimes
answers, unblurring those seemingly important details which do not matter any longer. Worn-out joy and fresh weariness. This might be
the last time they meet.

SCREENING TIMES:

19.02. / 21:30 Cubix 9

Langue Étrangère

Directed by: Claire Burger
2024, France, Germany, Belgium, 105′

Filmstill Langue Étrangère © Les Films de Pierre

Fanny, a 17-year-old schoolgirl from France, goes on a language exchange trip to Germany. In Leipzig, she meets her pen pal Lena who
is the same age as her and who is eager to become involved in political activism. In order to impress Lena, the rather shy and withdrawn
Fanny invents a different life for herself – but she quickly becomes trapped in her deceit.

SCREENING TIMES:

19.02. / 18:30 Berlinale Palast

Towards the Sun, Far From the Center (Al sol, lejos del centro)

Directed by: Luciana Merino, Pascal Viveros
2024, Chile, 17′

Filmstill Al sol, lejos del centro (Towards the Sun, Far From the Center) © Luciana Merino & Pascal Viveros

Santiago in the shimmering heat of summer. High-resolution images undergo a digital zoom process which transforms spaces into
surfaces and houses into textures. In between, there are the small gestures of everyday urban life. And two women who are searching
for a place for their love.

SCREENING TIMES:

19.02. / 21:30 Cubix 9

RERUNS:

Betânia
19.02. / 18:30 Cubix 5

I’m Not Everything I Want to Be (Ještě nejsem, kým chci být)
19.02. / 21:30 Cubix 8

Love Lies Bleeding
19.02. / 09:15 Haus der Berliner Festspiele
19.02. / 12:45 Cubix 9

Sex
19.02. / 12:45 Cubix 5
19.02. / 18:00 Kino Zukunft

Winners (Sieger Sein)
19.02. / 12:30 Zoo Palast 1

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

TEDDY TODAY: 17th of February 2024

The third day of the Berlinale is here and has several interesting TEDDY films in store.

The Visitor

A refugee washes up in a small suitcase on the banks of the River Thames in London. Arriving at the house of an upper-class family, he seduces each and every family member, depicted in explicit sex scenes. A reimagining of Pasolini’s Teorema.

Premiere: 17.02/ 22:00 Kino International

🎥18.02/ 15:30 Cubix 9
🎥21.02/ 22:00 Kino International
🎥22.02/ 21:30 Cubix 5

You can find more information about the director and the film right HERE!

All Shall Be Well

When her partner Pat unexpectedly dies, Angie is left to worry about the flat in which the couple lived together for over 30 years. Supported by her chosen family, Angie begins a later-life journey into emancipation.

🎥 17.02 / 21:30 Cubix 8
🎥 18.02 / 12:30 Cubix 9
🎥 21.02 / 10:00 Cubix 5
🎥 23.02 / 12:00 Haus der Berliner Festspiele
🎥 25.02 / 15:30 Cineplex Titania

Looking for more information about the film? Click here

Cura Sana

Spain during the Noche de San Juan festival. Sisters Jessica and Alma are once again on their way to pick up food stamps from the Caritas charity. Although they have experienced violence at home, they both try to break the cycle and treat each other with love.

🎥19.02./ 13:30 Kino International
🎥20.02/ 18:45 Cubix 8
🎥23.02/ 12:30 Filmtheater am Friedrichshain
🎥25.02/ 18:30 Cineplex Titania

Click here to get more information about the film!

PREMIERES:

Sex

Directed by: Dag Johan Haugerud
Norway, 2024, 125′

Filmstill Sex © Motlys

Two chimney sweeps living in monogamous, heterosexual marriages both end up in situations that challenge their views on sexuality and gender roles

SCREENINGS:

17.02/ 16:30 Zoo Palast 1

The Visitor

Directed by: Bruce LaBruce
UK, 2024, 101′

Filmstill The Visitor © LaBruce / A/POLITICAL

A refugee washes up in a small suitcase on the banks of the River Thames in London. Arriving at the house of an upper-class family, he seduces each and every family member, depicted in explicit sex scenes. A reimagining of Pasolini’s Teorema.

SCREENINGS:

17.02/ 22:00 Kino International

Young Hearts

Directed by: Anthony Schatteman
Belgium, Netherlands, 2024, 97′

Filmstill Young Hearts © Thomas Nolf

Fourteen-year-old Elias increasingly feels like an outsider in his village. When he meets Alexander, his new neighbour of the same age, Elias is confronted with his burgeoning sexuality.

SCREENINGS:

17.02/ 16:00 HKW1 – Miriam Makeba Auditorium

RERUNS:

All Shall Be Well
17.02/ 21:30 Cubix 8

Crossing
17.02/ 12:30 Cubix

Cuckoo
17.02 / 09:30 Haus der Berliner Festspiele
17.02 / 15:15 Verti Music Hall
17.02 / 21:30 Cubix 9

detours while speaking of monsters
17.02/ 21:00 Kino Betonhalle @silent green

Grandmamaauntsistercat
17.02/ 21:00 Kino Betonhalle @silent green

I Don´t Want To Be Just A Memory
17.02/ 21:00 Kino Betonhalle @silent green

Winners (Sieger sein)
17.02/ 10:00 Zoo Palast 2

TEDDY TODAY: 16th of February 2024

Welcome back to the second day of the 74th Berlinale and its queer program. Today there are a several premiers of stunning queer films as well as the TEDDY Jury Reception. Find more information about the event by clicking here. Six films are premiering today and we have two great interviews for you.

INTERVIEWS:

Teaches for Peaches

“Have you heard the Teaches of Peaches? Don´t miss this tour the force portrait of an uncompromising and unapologetic queer icon. Free yourself and fuck the pain away!”

Seamlessly weaving together exclusive archival gems with dynamic tour footage, this documentary captures the transformative journey of Canadian Merrill Nisker into the internationally acclaimed cultural powerhouse that is Peaches.

Premiere: 21.02 / 21:30 Zoo Palast 1

🎥 22.02 / 18:30 Cubix 9
🎥 23.02 / 12:15 Verti Music Hall

Click here to learn more about the film!

I Don´t Want To Be Just A Memory

“In this deeply moving film about loss and collective grief, Berlin’s queer community raises awareness about the ever growing issue of substance-related deaths in the scene. An emotive and urgent piece of filmmaking.

Berlin queer community members mourn the substance abuse-related loss of their friends by sharing memories and rituals. Resembling glow-in-the-dark fungi, they radiate light together as a network of support and care.

Premiere: 16.02/ 16:00 Kino Arsenal 1

🎥 17.02/ 21:00 Kino Betonhalle@Silent Green
🎥 22.02/ 19:30 Kino Arsenal 2
🎥 22.02/ 19:30 Cubix 7
🎥25.02/ 19:00 Kino International

Want to learn more about this film? Click here!

PREMIERES:

All Shall Be Well

Directed by: Ray Yeung
Hong Kong, China, 2024, 93′

Filmstill All Shall Be Well © Mise en Scene filmproduction

When her partner Pat unexpectedly dies, Angie is left to worry about the flat in which the couple lived together for over 30 years. Supported by her chosen family, Angie begins a later-life journey into emancipation.

SCREENING TIMES:

16.02. / 19:30 Kino International

Cuckoo

Directed by: Tilman Singer
2024, Germany, USA, 102′

Filmstill Cuckoo ©  NEON

Gretchen travels to the German Alps with her father and stepmother. In the resort town where they are staying, she comes across some
dark secrets. She hears strange noises and is plagued by frightening visions of a woman chasing her. Gretchen is drawn into a
conspiracy involving bizarre experiments by the resort’s owner that echoes back generations…

SCREENING TIMES:

16.02. / 21:00 Verti Music Hall

detours while speaking of monsters

Directed by: Deniz Şimşek
Germany, Turkey, 2024, 18′

Filmstill detours while speaking of monsters ©  Deniz Şimşek

Here, where even monsters are political, the topography has its own memory. It has the mythological blues. Meanwhile, old gods are upset with us, and I am upset with my father.

SCREENING TIMES:

16.02. / 16:00 Kino Arsenal 1

Grandmamauntsistercat

Directed by: Zuza Banasińska
Netherlands, Poland, 2024, 23′

Filmstill Grandmamauntsistercat ©  Zuza Banasińska / Educational Film Studio in Łódź

Created from archival materials from communist Poland, the film tells the story of a multispecies matriarchal family through the eyes of a child grappling with the reproduction of ideological and representational systems.

SCREENING TIMES:

16.02. / 16:00 Kino Arsenal 1

I Don’t Want To Be Just A Memory

Directed by: Sarnt Utamachote
Germany, 2024, 20′

Filmstill I Don’t Want To Be Just A Memory © Nordic Media House

Fellow members of the Berlin queer community mourn together the loss of their dead friends due to substance abuse and the mental health crisis as well as the loss of urban safe spaces in general. By sharing personal materials, stories, and honest criticism about the club scene, working on this film becomes a means of healing for this group of friends. Resembling glow-in-the-dark fungi, they radiate light together as a network of support and care, they transform dead bodies and memories into a collective structure that sustains future living..

SCREENING TIMES:

16.02. / 16:00 Kino Arsenal 1

Winners (Sieger Sein)

Directed by: Soleen Yusuf
Germany, 2024, 119′

Film still Sieger Sein (Winners) © Stephan Burchardt / DCM

Eleven-year-old Mona and the rest of her seven-member Kurdish family have fled Syria and ended up in Berlin. Or, more precisely, the
neighbourhood of Wedding where Mona is sent to a notorious primary school attended by 90 percent “foreigners”. Chaos reigns in the
school. Most of the teachers are having a nervous breakdown and frustration levels amongst the pupils are growing by the day. Mona
feels it, too. She can barely speak German, but she can speak football. In her hometown, she often played street football with her mates.
She misses her home, her friends and especially her aunt Helin. She was Mona’s hero who always supported her passion for football.
Everything is different in Germany. Then a dedicated teacher called Mr Che recognises Mona’s special talent and selects her for the
girls’ team. But this well-intentioned gesture fails to make things any easier. Mona is quickly identified as an outsider and playing in a
team with the other girls turns out to be more difficult than expected. Each of them is fighting their own battles but one thing soon
becomes clear: they will only win if they all play together.

SCREENING TIMES:

16.02. / 15:30 HKW 1 – Miriam Makeba Auditorium

RERUNS:

Crossing
16.02. / 12:00 Verti Music Hall