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ON A TRIP WITH DANIEL CRAIG — LUCA GUADAGNINO’S QUEER AT MUBI

ON A TRIP WITH DANIEL CRAIG — LUCA GUADAGNINO’S QUEER AT MUBI

William Lee (played by Daniel Craig) spends his days in Mexico City drinking tequila or rum and coke and pursuing his drug addiction. Always slightly hungover and sweaty, he sits in a Fitzcarraldo-esque suit (with insanely good glasses) in a bar with his buddy, making big speeches and seemingly waiting for something. One day, the beautiful Eugene Allerton (Drew Starkey) walks into the bar and Lee falls in love. And then — as every queer person is familiar with — begin a few nervous attempts to find out if Allerton is gay too. But all the furtive sideways glances, bad jokes and drunken flirting attempts seem to slide off him, every tender gesture is wiped away. In the end, a relationship does develop between the two. Together they set off for Ecuador because Lee wants to take ayahuasca in the rainforest in true midlife crisis style. What follows is a trip that sets the dynamics of their relationship in motion. Luca Guadagnino’s adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ novella Queer is an aesthetic fever dream. And between surrealist visions, a wonderfully pastel-yellowish color palette, costumes by JW Anderson and a great soundtrack by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, I’ve finally become a Daniel Craig fan. He may never quite make it into Eugene’s heart, drunk, stork-legged and with a spoiled muzzle, but he does make it into mine. Queer is now available to watch exclusively on Mubi. If you don’t have a subscription yet, you can trial Mubi here for 30 days free. 

Text: Inga Krumme / Credit: Mubi

Queer can now be streamed via Mubi.
You can test Mubi for 30 days free of charge via this link.

@mubideutschland

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PROXIMITY IN THE AGE OF ALGORITHMS — TRANSMEDIALE, THE MEDIA ART FESTIVAL, ENTERS ITS 38TH EDITION

PROXIMITY IN THE AGE OF ALGORITHMS — TRANSMEDIALE, THE MEDIA ART FESTIVAL, ENTERS ITS 38TH EDITION

In today’s fast-paced world, it often feels like time is accelerating — that the future isn’t just approaching, but already here. After all, Christmas seemed like yesterday, and suddenly, it’s the end of January. The month, notorious for moving the slowest, always concludes with Berlin’s transmediale, arguably the city’s most future-oriented art festival. Now in its 38th edition, transmediale is dedicated to media art and digital culture, and has evolved into a globally recognized platform at the intersection of art, science and politics — a connection that grows more relevant with each passing year. This year’s festival, titled (near) near but – far, runs until 02.02.2025. It focuses on algorithms and the sense of proximity they create. In a world where digital closeness often coincides with physical distance, the festival poses critical questions: How do algorithms bring us into unexpected connections? What new forms of intimacy emerge through machine interactions? How can technology help us build relationships that reflect the complexity of our individual and collective experiences? These questions are explored without falling into simplistic binaries and, as always, Haus der Kulturen der Welt and silent green Kulturquartier will transform into creative playgrounds for artists, thinkers and the curious.

One of the most exciting aspects of this year’s program is the way public spaces within the festival venues will be activated by artists whose works explore the shifting dynamics of proximity and distance. Hana Yoo, Felicity Hammond and Hamishi Farah will present their installations at HKW. While Ali Akbar Mehta will showcase an interactive installation and cyber performance, purgatory EDIT, at transmediale Studio. As with every year, transmediale is more than just a festival, it is an open invitation to embrace curiosity and embark on an experiment in rethinking our relationships with technology and one another. Perhaps it will help us reflect on how close we truly are, or could be, in the digital world. And maybe, just maybe, it will make us wonder: Is the future already here? Or is it still waiting for us, just beyond tomorrow?

Text: Hilka Dirks / Photos: Bernd Brundert & Brandon Bowen / Still: Johannes Binotto

We are giving away 3×2 day passes for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday! To enter, email win@ceecee.cc with your name, contact details, and preferred day to attend with your +1.

transmediale 2025, you can find the program and tickets here.
30.01–02.02.2025, various venues including:

Haus der Kulturen der Welt
John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, 10557 Berlin–Tiergarten; map

silent green Kulturquartier
Gerichtstr.35, 13347 Berlin–Wedding; map

@hkw_berlin
@silent.green

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REBELLIOUS MUSIC THEATER: A NEW CARMEN AT THE GORKI

REBELLIOUS MUSIC THEATER: A NEW CARMEN AT THE GORKI

One of the most important naysayers in the history of opera and an icon of independence returns with Christian Weise‘s production as a colorful queer-feminist narrative peels itself away from the worn-out costumes of operatic tradition: Carmen. On 24.01.2025, the premiere of Carmen extends the series of musical theater evenings at the Maxim Gorki Theater. Georges Bizet’s last opera, which immortalized him and his leading character, the rebellious Carmen, with its premiere in 1875, will be filled with new life. Lindy Larsson embodies the self-confident factory worker and Romni, who repeatedly opts for her freedom. The actor has previously appeared in Roma Armee, alongside actress and singer-songwriter Riah Knight. Together, they negotiate the stereotypical narratives about a socially marginalized identity in Carmen. To this end, they are not so concerned with Bizet’s worldview (based on the novella of the same name by the French author Prosper Mérimée) and overwrite it with the perspectives of the new production. An important part of Jens Dohle‘s musical composition is accordionist Dejan Jovanović, who dissects the fragments of Roma culture occupied by Bizet and traces them back to their contexts of origin. In addition to Larsson and Knight, other roles are played by Catherine Stoyan, Till Wonka, Via Jikeli and Marc Benner, presenting a Carmen in Weise’s music theater that is completely absorbed in the genre of opéra-comique and defies everything that its opera father has written down in image and costume.

Text: Emma Zylla / Photos: Esra Rotthoff, Katerina Hola

Maxim Gorki Theater, Am Festungsgraben 2, 10117 Berlin–Mitte; map

Carmen 24.01.2025 19h30. Remaining tickets are available at the box office. Get tickets for February here

@maxim_gorki_theater
@christianwei.se
@lindylarssonforss
@riah.knight
@jens_dohle
@dejanjovanovic78

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THE MAN WHO CAPTURED BOWIE AND BREAKING BAD — PHOTOGRAPHER FRANK OCKENFELS AT FOTOGRAFISKA BERLIN

THE MAN WHO CAPTURED BOWIE AND BREAKING BAD — PHOTOGRAPHER FRANK OCKENFELS AT FOTOGRAFISKA BERLIN

You’ll have heard of his subjects: David Bowie, Nirvana and the cast of Breaking Bad and Mad Men are amongst those he’s photographed. But Los Angeles-based photographer Frank Ockenfels is a figure who has stayed strictly behind the camera during his three-decade-long career. Now a new exhibition at Fotografiska Berlin gives a glimpse into how some of Ockenfels’ most recognizable works were committed to film. At the center of the show is Ockenfels’ daily journal, which contains collages, sketches and mysterious backward-written text that are combined with iconic photographs – head-on portraits of David Lynch, candid profiles of George Clooney – to create arrangements that are playful and introspective. “Introspective” is in fact the name of the exhibition, which will open on 30.01.2025 with a conversation with Ockenfels on music and photography alongside live music and DJ sets. The following day, Ockenfels will share personal anecdotes with a lecture and guided tour around his works. It’s a fitting introduction to an exhibition that is, by turns, polished and raw – providing insight into Ockenfels’ creative world.

Text: Benji Haughton / Credits: Frank Ockenfels: George Clooney 2005, DB and the Mannequin 2000, 128-129 2019, Courtesy Faheya Klein Gallery

Fotografiska Berlin, Oranienburger Str.54, 10117 Berlin–Mitte; map
Frank Ockenfels: Introspective 30.01.–04.05.2025

@fotografiska.berlin

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A FRENCH COUNTRYSIDE ROMANCE — THE DEBUT COMEDY “KINGS OF SUMMER” BY LOUISE COURVOISIER AT DELPHI LUX

A FRENCH COUNTRYSIDE ROMANCE — THE DEBUT COMEDY “KINGS OF SUMMER” BY LOUISE COURVOISIER AT DELPHI LUX

As we all know, the beginning of the year is good for two things: dreaming of summer and going to the cinema. The French comedy “Könige des Sommers“, coming to German cinemas in February, combines both. What’s it about? Young Totone is suddenly torn from his carefree youth and forced to take responsibility for himself and his sister on his parents’ run-down farm. To make ends meet, he sets out to produce the best Comté cheese and win €30,000 in prize money. Luckily, Totone isn’t alone, he has his friends, his sister, and Marie-Lise by his side. Yet, his methods for crafting the best Comté are questionable. What might initially sound like a cheesy rural romance quickly reveals itself as a detailed, heartfelt look at the countryside and its people, staged with sensitivity and humor. In her debut film, director Louise Courvoisier follows her characters through their lives and challenges with empathy and authenticity. The film’s visual language is particularly striking due to its aesthetic restraint — Courvoisier masterfully balances a realistic yet poetic lens on rural life. The result is a film that immerses you completely, offering award-winning cinema at its finest. If you’d like to dive into the world of Totone and his friends, don’t miss the special screening of “Könige des Sommers” (22.01.2025 19h30) at Delphi Lux. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Louise Courvoisier and content creator Annemarie Paulsen, and an exclusive Comté tasting in collaboration with La Käserie. How could you possibly resist? But act fast, click here for the last tickets!

Text: Alina Herbel / Photos: Könige des Sommers

Pandora Film

Delphi Lux, Yva-Bogen, Kantstr.10, 10623 Berlin–Charlottenburg; map
Special Screening “Könige des Sommers” 22.01.2025 from 19h30

@pandorafilmverleih
@yorck.kinogruppe

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