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TEDDY TODAY: 17th of February 2026

TEDDY TODAY
Copyright © Piffl Medien © Arnaud Alain © Maayne Bouhnik © Felix Dickinson © La Babosa Cine © FYTA Films © Lexie Bean, Logan Rozos © Theo Lozada © Urucu Media

Welcome to the sixth day of the Berlinale! Wondering which films are premiering today and where you can catch them? You’ll find all the details right here. Alongside exciting premieres, today’s programme also includes selected reruns and further screenings from the TEDDY 40 special programme, offering plenty of opportunities to explore contemporary queer cinema.

In addition to the screenings, two special events invite you to dive deeper into queer film culture. WILD AT HEART: Community as Infrastructure in Queer Film Culture reflects on how queer cinema creates spaces of exchange and strengthens global networks within the community. At TEDDY Talents Talks – Confusion as Catalyst: Queering Cinema Beyond Boundaries , film professionals explore how ambiguity and experimentation can challenge conventions and open new creative possibilities.

Tickets for today’s screenings and events are available here .

Premieres

Rumaragasa 
Tue 17.02. 15:30 - Zoo Palast 1

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    Rumaragasa

    Philippines | Directed by Ryan Machado

    The mid-1990s on the Filipino island of Sibuyan. After he has been raped, a young man retreats into a world of silence and isolation. Then he witnesses a plane crash and embarks on a quest for justice.

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What Will I Become?
Tue 17.02. 16:00 - HKW 1 - Miriam Makeba Auditorium

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    What Will I Become?

    United States | Directed by Lexie Bean, Logan Rozos

    Co-directors Lexie and Logan weave together the stories of two trans boys who died by suicide and their trans masculine+ community, offering resources and imagination for a way forward.

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Narciso
Tue 17.02. 18:30 - Zoo Palast 1

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    Narciso

    Germany, Brazil, Portugal, Spain, France, Paraguay, Uruguay | Directed by Marcelo Martinessi

    Paraguay, 1959. The charismatic Narciso returns from Buenos Aires with rock ’n’ roll in his veins. Under the suffocating military dictatorship, he becomes a music sensation and a symbol of freedom while the regime consolidates its power.

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Where To? 
Tue 17.02. 19:00 - Bluemax Theater

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    Where To?

    Germany, Israel | Directed by Assaf Machnes

    Hassan, a 55-year-old Palestinian Uber driver, shuttles partygoers through endless Berlin nights. Amir, a young Israeli who is in danger of losing himself to these nights, becomes Hassan’s regular passenger when they find themselves bonded by heartbreak.

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Uchronia 
Tue 17.02. 21:00 - Cinema Betonhalle@Silent Green

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    Uchronia

    Greece, Netherlands | Directed by Fil Ieropoulos

    Arthur Rimbaud’s ghost wanders through history, meeting revolutionary figures such as Emma Goldman, David Wojnarowicz and Marsha P. Johnson. A layered collage of encounters questioning identity, revolution and the role of the artistic avant-garde.

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La Face cachée de la Terra
Tue 17.02. 21:30 - Urania

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    La Face cachée de la Terre I The Hidden Face of the Earth

    France | Directed by Arnaud Alain

    Dimitri loves photographing friends, strangers, lovers. Over the years, images have slipped away from his sight. Behind his camera, he gathers light and bodies, inviting us to gaze toward the hidden face of the Earth.

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Reruns

Whale 52 – Suite for Man, Boy, and Whale 
Tue 17.02. 10:00 - Zoo Palast 2

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    Whale 52 – Suite for Man, Boy, and Whale

    United States | Directed by Daniel Neiden

    A quiet boy and a silently grieving widower who volunteers at the boy’s school discover a magical pen and journal that enable them to hear each other with a listening heart.

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Staatsschutz 
Tue 17.02. 10:00 - ADK am Hanseatenweg

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    Staatsschutz

    Germany | Directed by Faraz Shariat

    After surviving a racist attack, state prosecutor Seyo Kim takes her own case to court – confronting both the perpetrators and a justice system that turns a blind eye to right-wing extremism.

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The Ballad of Judas Priest 
Tue 17.02. 10:00 - Uber Eats Music Hall

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    The Ballad of Judas Priest

    United States | Directed by Sam Dunn, Tom Morello, Derek Tokar

    The Ballad of Judas Priest follows heavy metal pioneers Judas Priest and their half-century journey from working-class origins in England to their recent induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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At The Sea
Tue 17.02 10:00 - Urania 

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    At the Sea

    United States, Hungary | Directed by Kornél Mundruczó

    After rehab, Laura returns to her family’s Cape Cod home. Once the face of her late father’s renowned dance company, she built an identity tethered to his legacy and the cost of growing up in his shadow. Laura’s functional alcoholism, long ignored by everybody, finally reached a breaking point after a drunk-driving accident with her young son in the car. Now sober, she comes home changed, but to a family unprepared for this.

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TAXI MOTO 
Tue 17.02. 12:00 - Cinema Betonhalle@Silent Green

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    TAXI MOTO

    Switzerland, France | Directed by Gaël Kamilindi

    A director has to reimagine his film – a love story between two men – because he was not allowed to shoot it in his home country. In a different location, he finds a new lead actor and, together with him, a tender gesture of resistance.

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Feito Pipa 
Tue 17.02. 12:45 - Filmtheater am Friedrichshain 

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    Feito Pipa I Gugu’s World

    Brazil | Directed by Allan Deberton

    Gugu, an almost-twelve-year-old boy with football dreams, is raised in the accepting care of his grandmother, Dilma. As she becomes increasingly frail and their world shifts, he struggles to protect the place where he is free to be who he is.

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Prénoms  
Tue 17.02. 13:00 - ADK am Hanseatenweg

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    Prénoms I Given Names

    France | Directed by Nurith Aviv

    Flowers as a gift for guests, the Latin alphabet as a form of order. A film of rules which varies, multiplies and expands into a novel of nomadic world knowledge as it narrates. Nurith Aviv visits her friends and asks them about their names – c’est ça!

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No Salgas
Tue 17.02. 15:45 - Filmtheater am Friedrichshain

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    No Salgas I Don't Come Out

    Dominican Republic | Directed by Victoria Linares Villegas

    After her girlfriend’s death, Liz hides her true self until a weekend trip with friends awakens forbidden desires. The result is paranoia and violence that consumes the group as Liz’s secret unleashes a deadly force.

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Stallion y la bola de cristal 
Tue 17.02. 16:00 - Zoo Palast 2

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    Stallion y la bola de cristal I Stallion and a Crystal Ball

    Spain | Directed by Christian Avilés

    In his dark, silent room, a secluded teenager casts a spell. As hallucinations warp his reality, a bubble threatens to burst. A poetic fever dream exploring queer longing and the magic and mysteries of adolescence.

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Two Mountains Weighing Down My Chest 
Tue 17.02. 16:00 - Cubix 7

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    Two Mountains Weighing Down My Chest

    Germany, Netherlands | Directed by Viv Li

    A Chinese wannabe artist drifts between Berlin’s overwhelming alternative scene and her traditional family in Beijing. With wit and insight, the film follows her search for identity and belonging in a globalised but polarised world.

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Bucks Harbor
Tue 17.02. 17:00 - BALI KINO

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    Bucks Harbor

    United States | Directed by Pete Muller

    Boys in Downeast Maine are shaped by the brutal winters, their harvesting of the ocean’s bounty and the rigid codes of their fathers. Bucks Harbor explores growing up in a community where a man’s worth is often defined by the strength of his back. 

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This Suffocating Now 
Tue 17.02. 18:00 - Cinema Betonhalle@Silent Green 

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    This Suffocating Now

    Germany | Directed by Vika Kirchenbauer

    At a time when elements of fascisation are becoming ever more apparent, ever more pervasive, artist Vika Kirchenbauer takes a personal look at what is in the air in present-day Germany.

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Cosmonauts 
Tue 17.02. 18:15 - Urania 

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    Cosmonauts

    Italy, Slovenia | Directed by Leo Černic

    On an intergalactic cruise for singles, lonely souls chase a kiss, a caress or just a glimpse of love among the stars. A colourful collision of desire, longing, humour and absurdity.

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TAXI MOTO 
Tue 17.02. 18:30 - Colosseum 1

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    TAXI MOTO

    Switzerland, France | Directed by Gaël Kamilindi

    A director has to reimagine his film – a love story between two men – because he was not allowed to shoot it in his home country. In a different location, he finds a new lead actor and, together with him, a tender gesture of resistance.

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A Family
Tue 17.02. 18:45 - Filmtheater am Friedrichshain

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    A Family

    Netherlands, Belgium | Directed by Mees Peijnenburg

    Caught in the crossfire of their parents’ divorce, Nina and Eli are torn between loyalty, anger and a longing to be seen. Through their mirrored perspectives the same story unfolds, revealing how love can fracture and still find its way home.

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Black Burns Fast
Tue 17.02. 19:15 - Cubix 6

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    Black Burns Fast

    South Africa | Directed by Sandulela Asanda

    Adorkable Luthando is on track for an ordinary year at the prestigious boarding school she attends on scholarship – until the arrival of a new girl in her class ignites Luthando’s suppressed desires and threatens her self-image and relationships.

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Rosebush Pruning 
Tue 17.02. 21:45 - Uber Eats Music Hall

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    Rosebush Pruning

    Italy, Germany, Spain, Great Britain | Directed by Karim Ainouz

    In a Spanish villa, American siblings Jack, Ed, Anna and Robert wallow in isolation and their inherited fortune. When Jack wants to move in with his girlfriend and Ed uncovers the truth about their mother’s death, the fabric of the family begins to unravel.

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The Education of Jane Cumming
Tue 17.02. 21:45 - Cubix 7

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    The Education of Jane Cumming

    Germany, Switzerland, Great Britain | Directed by Sophie Heldman

    Edinburgh, 1810. Two female teachers find themselves at the centre of a scandal when one of their pupils accuses them of having a love affair. A drama about prejudice, survival and the courage to stand up for the truth.

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Joy Boy: A Tribute to Julius Eastman
Tue 17.02. 22:00 - Bluemax Theater

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    Joy Boy: A Tribute to Julius Eastman

    Belgium, France, Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Directed by Mawena Yehouessi, Fallon Mayanja, Rob Jacobs, Victoire Karera Kampire, Paul Shemisi, Anne Reijniers

    African American composer Julius Eastman’s music and voice take turns. Sparked by colonial and life history. Raw, radical, crystal clear. A multipart, flashy, transnational-collective performance by six artists. An homage.

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TEDDY 40 Retrospective Screenings

The Watermelon Woman
Tue 17.02. 16:00 | Deutsche Kinemathek – Halle

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    The Watermelon Woman

    United States | Directed by Cheryl Dunye

    In this riotous highlight of Black lesbian cinema, a young filmmaker researches the life of a forgotten Black bit player in old Hollywood movies. The film won the Teddy Award for Best Feature Film at the 1996 Berlinale.

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Una mujer fantástica 
Tue 17.02. 22:00 - Zoo Palast 2

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    Una Mujer Fantástica I A Fantastic Woman

    Chile, United States, Germany, Spain | Directed by Sebastián Lelio

    Marina is a transgender woman. When her partner dies, she finds herself faced with his family’s anger and prejudice. She fights for her right to grieve – with the same unbroken energy she displayed when she fought to live as a woman.

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Exhibition

Industries of Denial, Stage 10: From Musa Dagh to Port Saïd - Betonhalle@Silent Green
Opening hours: February 13 7pm - 10pm | February 14 - 22, daily 12pm - 10pm | Admission free

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