Instinct #15 | Short film program

Instinct #15 presents a film selection as multi-faceted as experiences of loneliness: the fragmentation of modern life in which technology caters for the innermost fantasies and acts as an alternative stage for love; the resulting need for profound physical intimacy and reconnection; the paradoxes of queer life in Berlin where communities are susceptible to extreme loneliness, sometimes with tragic consequences; the isolation wrought by stringent gender norms and the inner power required to bring about one’s own desiring revolution.

THE WANKER / Jan Soldat / Austria / 2020 / 12 min
The Viennese wanker tells about his sexual fantasies and honour of being the biggest cum-whore of the city.

SADNESS OF THE ANDROIDS / Jean-Sébastien Chauvin / France / 2011 / 9 min
In the darkness of their rooms, two young women converse on the Internet.

FORGET ME NOT / Noel Alejandro / Spain / 2022 / 23 min *
A sexual encounter sets protagonist Leo off on a spiral of questioning his relationship with boyfriend Raúl.

I DON’T WANT TO BE JUST A MEMORY / Sarnt Utamachote / Germany / 2024 / 20 min
Fellow Berlin queer community members mourn the substance abuse-related loss of their friends by sharing memories and rituals.

MON CRS / Marc Martin / France, Belgium / 2022 / 23 min
A clean-living riot police officer is shaken by the awakening of his desire for a singer with a feminine gender expression. f their friends by sharing memories and rituals.