While we’re still cherishing the memories of the 18th XPOSED Queer Film Festival Berlin, it’s time to announce our second open air summer screening! Join us at Freiluftkino Rehberge on September 3rd for our late summer open air with shorts from this year’s festival. Make sure to come by, say hello and watch these wonderful works of art with us!
September 3rd, 8pm @ Freiluftkino Rehberge – click here for tickets
The films will be shown in original language with English subtitles.
XPOSED Open Air 2024: Queer Short Films
I was never really here
by Gabriel Bihina Arrahnio
Germany, 2022, 23 min
Sam (17, German-Ghanaian) and his mother Rita are eagerly awaiting the arrival of their old friend Gifty and her son Kwesi (19, Ghanaian). When Kwesi enters Sam’s life, the two begin to fall in love with each other and Sam begins to question his identity. Their growing connection is threatened by Kwesi’s lack of residency status. Gifty seeks help from Sam’s mother but time is running out and Rita’s efforts cannot prevent the worst.
Carrotica
by Daniel Sterlin-Altman
Germany, 2024, 13 min
A mother and son navigate their lust and loneliness in the queerest of ways.
Congratulations Dx!
by Mark Felix Ebreo
Philippines, 2023, 20 min
After receiving an undetectable HIV status, Dexter finally shows up in a birthday party and reconnects with his friends, following a long and sudden absence in their milestones and lives.
Alex’s Machine
by Mael le Mée
France, 2022, 25 min
Alex is the only girl in her “automotive biomechanics” class. For her degree, she has chosen to build an engine made of artificial flesh. One night, Chloé, who shares her boarding school room, discovers that Alex takes a singular pleasure in working on her living machine…
Flores del Otro Patio
by Jorge Cadena
Colombia & Switzerland, 2022, 16 min
In the Colombian Caribbean, a group of queer activists practice a militancy that challenges heteropatriarchal norms while engaging in other causes to collectively fight against the various social injustices that plague the region. When the management of the country’s largest coal mine announces a press conference to promote the development of mining, the group prepares to carry out a denunciatory performative action… and resolutely queer.
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