XPOSED Open Air at Freiluftkino Kreuzberg, 29th July
XPOSED Queer Film Festival Berlin presents highlights from its 2026 edition, the 20th anniversary of Berlin’s beloved festival for queer cinephiles, at Freiluftkino Kreuzberg.
Presenting the 2026 Lolly & Audience Award Winners
Presenting the 2026 Lolly & Audience Award Winners
Shorts 9: WATERING THE SEEDS
SHORTS Shorts 9: WATERING THE SEEDS This program explores processes of growing up, growth, and unlearning that many queer people experience while confronting patriarchy, gender bin
Shorts 8: IF I CAN SMELL YOU FROM AFAR
SHORTS Shorts 8: IF I CAN SMELL YOU FROM AFAR This short film program explores longing and the challenge of overcoming distance, or how that distance sometimes remains. The Blue Su
Shorts 7: MANIFESTO
SHORTS Shorts 7: MANIFESTO From manifestations to manifestos, these six films celebrate the power of the will, of tenderness and poetry, of first times and a seemingly endless sear
Shorts 6: EMERGING ECOLOGIES
SHORTS Shorts 6: EMERGING ECOLOGIES Travelling across landscapes of longing, taking root in constant change: These short films invite us to dive into the ocean, sink into the scree
Shorts 5: BORDERS, BODIES
SHORTS Shorts 5: BORDERS, BODIES Borders do not only divide territories, they divide and deny bodies, identities, and histories. This programme brings together six films that explo
Shorts 4: YOU PAY, I DESIRE
SHORTS Shorts 4: YOU PAY, I DESIRE Sex work has many voices and the terms and conditions are multifaceted. This short film program brings together reflections, whispers and giggles
Shorts 3: I BARELY RECOGNIZE YOU
SHORTS Shorts 3: I BARELY RECOGNIZE YOU The phrase comes from the film in the program Lespri and summarizes the program’s philosophy: how one recognizes oneself and one’s famil
Shorts 2: MYTHS OF UNCERTAIN FUTURES
SHORTS Shorts 2: Myths of Uncertain Futures Between fiction and memory lies a space of speculation, where fables and science fiction pose questions without seeking answers. It is w
