Opening Night Shorts – Divergence
Listening to the pleasure of others, then finding one’s own; listening to the expectations of others, then walking one’s way. Over and over again (tiring, very tiring). And then to break free? That’s cliché, but still: Our opening shorts this year are guided by how queers navigate the world in search for their paths. Diverging from the normative, inhabiting contradictory emotional states. Six vibrant cinematic voices explore queerness and light, darkness and humor.
Length: 93 min
Most films will be shown with English subtitles and German closed captions. Yến will be shown only with English subtitles.

by Sophie Koko Gate

UK, 2019

English
(with German closed captions)

7 min.

Narrative

Moviemento
15.06.2023 – 18:00

by Shuli Huang

China, 2022

Chinese
(English subtitles + German closed captions)

20 min.

Narrative

Moviemento
15.06.2023 – 18:00
Yến
Yến is an unusual young woman and looks neither really feminine nor Vietnamese. Since moving to Hanoi to study, she has been striving to navigate life autonomously and self-determined. Soon is Lunar New Year and she still has no boyfriend to introduce to her mother. To finally meet society’s demands and ideals, she finally gets involved with Tuán…

by Julia Diệp My Feige

Germany, Vietnam, 2021

Vietnamese
(English subtitles)

15 min.

Narrative

Moviemento
15.06.2023 – 18:00
Os Animais Mais Fofos e Engraçados do Mundo
(The Cutest and Funniest Animals in the World)
Jorge is 70 years old and is one of the most capricious and dedicated janitors at the Paradise Motel, except for a single detail: He secretly records the audios of the room’s guests. Selling these audios to Alberto earns him an extra income as well as affection, even though Jorge no longer remembers what his own pleasure sounds like.

by Renato Sircilli

Brazil, 2023

Portuguese
(English subtitles + German closed captions)

24 min.

Narrative

Moviemento
15.06.2023 – 18:00

by Yace Sula

USA, 2022

English
(with German closed captions)

13 min.

Experimental

Moviemento
15.06.2023 – 18:00
Wait Your Turn
A young man tries to bear with his intense menstrual pains while stuck in the waiting room of an administration. He feels exposed, until his own gaze takes over the screen, turning his need for pleasure and care into a common cause, a collective fantasy. Wait Your Turn is an invitation inside the subjective perspective of a trans man navigating pleasure and pain in public space.

by João Carvalho

Germany, 2023

English, German
(English subtitles + German closed captions)

14 min.

Narrative

Moviemento
15.06.2023 – 18:00