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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