QUEERTACTICS-PERLEN: 1+2
In the first part of our double feature showcasing the finest short films we selected for our 2024 program, we witness queer histories being told and preserved. We experience cold Berlin, a destination for many queers from various countries, through the eyes of an Egyptian refugee. In *Neo Nahda*, Mona discovers photos from the 1920s depicting Arab women dressed in men's clothing. Fascinated by these images, she embarks on a journey, both in reality and in her imagination, to uncover this lost history. *The Archive* beautifully narrates the origin story of the Yoruba people, intertwined with the tales of five Nigerians in exile in London. Finally, Tamar Baruch pays a touching and respectful tribute to Zehava: no longer safe as a trans woman in the West Bank, she fled to Tel Aviv, where she faced persecution due to her Palestinian background. The first part of the program concludes with two powerful minutes of animated artistry.
**10-minute intermission.**
The second part of our program brims with euphoria, intimacy, power, and above all, heat! We traverse queer space, reveling in fantastic lesbian alien adventures. Back on Earth, we witness the relentless spirit of sex workers, celebrate the joy and sensuality of fat queer bodies, meet a genuine Leather-Merman, and follow a teddy bear into a darkroom for some pipe-cleaning. Finally, we find ourselves in bed, facing a serious choice: more ecstasy or hydration—wet or water? A truly wild ride beyond the limits of the ordinary, a grand celebration of artistic queer cinema. Immerse all your senses, surrender to excess, forget the outside world, and let our gems seduce you! And remember: stay hydrated!
**QUEERTACTICS-PERLEN 1**
*Queer Exile*, Ahmed Awadalla, Germany 2024, 10 min, Original Version
*Neo Nahda*, May Ziadé, USA 2023, 12 min, Original with English Subtitles
*The Archive: Queer Nigerians*, Simisolaoluwa Akande, United Kingdom 2023, 25 min, Original with English Subtitles
*Her Name Was Zehava*, Tamar Baruch, Israel/USA 2024, 22 min, Original with English Subtitles
*Pour exister (What It Takes)*, Fabien Corre, Kelsi Phung, France 2023, 2 min, Original with English Subtitles
**QUEERTACTICS-PERLEN 2**
*Au bord de nos nuits blanches (To The Edge of Our Sleepless Nights)*, Elsa Aloisio, France 2023, 29 min, Original with English Subtitles
*Object(s) of Desire*, Liberty Antonia Sadler, United Kingdom 2024, 4 min, Original Version
*The Lesbian Alien Darkroom Fisting Operetta on Venus*, Lasse Långström, Sweden/Germany 2024, 14 min, Original with English Subtitles
*Merman*, Sterling Hampton IV, USA 2023, 12 min, Original Version
*Pipes*, Jessica Meier, Feusi Kilian, Sujanth Ravichandran, Switzerland 2022, 4 min, No Dialogue
*Prioridades (Priorities)*, Tamara Lucarini, Spain 2023, 18 min, Original with English Subtitles