Bond villain Detlef Bothe tells the story of two people who would have been better off never meeting.
Treu
Shorts, Love & Sex
2015
12min
16+
Javier loves two women, and that is more than he can handle.
Five to Six
Shorts, Love & Sex
2004
6min
16+
Erotic fairy tale about sexual fantasies in the hectic atmosphere of a large kitchen.
Talk to Me
Drama
2023
1h.19min
16+
When a mother and her daughter take a vacation at the Baltic Sea, it quickly turns into a journey into the past that opens up old wounds.
Babyboy
Drama, Romance
2023
48min
16+
A teenager grapples with masculinity amid family splits and first loves, reflecting the rawness of youth in a German town.
L' "il y a" du rapport sexuel
Documentary, Icons & Media Art
2023
1h.35min
16+
Two strangers, Lisa and Jos, go to San Francisco to find out, if there is sexual intercourse - based on french philosopher Jean-Luc Nancys text.
Matadoras
Drama, Shorts
2021
26min
16+
Caught between German stuffiness and Argentinian religiosity, Madi discovers her own sexuality.
Para:dies
Drama, Queer
2022
1h.16min
16+
Lee and Jasmin's lesbian idyll on the outskirts of Salzburg starts to crack when they give documentary filmmaker Amira a glimpse into their lives.
Somehow
Drama, Independent
2022
1h.42min
16+
"Don’t become like my father" - a credo that will drive Alex, a man on the run from himself, to the edge of reason.
Night to Be Gone
Crime, Drama
2024
1h.31min
16+
In the heart of Berlin, a film noir billiard thriller unfolds with deceit, ambition, and suspense.
Narcissism: The Auto-Erotic Images
Love & Sex, Queer
2023
1h.30min
16+
"Challenging Identities" - A lesbian non-binary artist's documentary on gender, self-love, and narcissism, honored at Berlin Pornfilmfestival.
Menmaniacs - The Legacy of Leather
Classics, Queer
1994
1h.26min
16+
An intense trip into the gay bondage and leather scene: We meet contestants, bondage film actors, uniform fetishists and long-term slaves.
The Skin of Others
Drama, Love & Sex
2018
1h.52min
16+
Despite its disarmingly strange erotic scenes, The Skin of Others is a deeply romantic love story.
Not in my Backyard
Documentary, Independent
2011
1h.27min
16+
One of the biggest taboos in society is the rehabilitation of sex offenders. This film takes the offender perspective.
AIDE MÉMOIRE - ein schwules Gedächtnisprotokoll
Biography, Queer
1996
16min
16+
Two years before his death, the HIV-positive Baldiga reviews his life, in selected episodes.
Come Closer
Independent, Love & Sex
2021
1h.15min
16+
The focus is on the relationship between the two directors Bella and Andreas, who explore themes of love, sex, friendship and desire.
Loverfilm
Icons & Media Art, Queer
1997
22min
16+
Berlin filmmaker Michael Brynntrup exposes his own sex life in a radical, relentless yet humorous invasion of privacy.
Berlin 4 Lovers
Documentary, Love & Sex
2019
1h.12min
16+
Tinder users in Berlin talk openly and honestly and about real-life encounters, both the good and the bad, with dates made using the famous dating app
Sex: Speak
Documentary, Love & Sex
2015
1h.20min
16+
Sex is the most beautiful thing in the world. But talking about it without straying into lasciviousness or becoming inhibited remains tricky.
After the Future
Documentary, Queer
2017
47min
16+
Gay left-wing activist and disaster relief volunteer Ortwin Passon navigates between a military-like bourgeois world and wild sex parties.
Young, Fragile
Drama
2020
25min
16+
A Tinder date encourages young Leonid to live out his own definition of "masculinity" in a world of changing gender roles.
Un coup d'oeil
Shorts, Queer
2015
17min
16+
Maryam and Frida are close friends living in a small Swedish town. They invite Monique, a mysterious couch surfer, to stay the night.
Here I am... Here you are
Documentary, Queer
2017
1h.9min
16+
A director and his partner are forced into a long distance relationship thanks to strict European visa laws between Italy and Lebanon.
Everything Always All the Time
Independent, Comedy
2019
1h.26min
16+
What happens when your girlfriend suddenly has a penis?
East/West – Sex and Politics
Independent, Queer
2008
1h.35min
16+
A snapshot of the multifaceted life in the megapolis Moscow, with the focus on lesbians and gays who take to the streets for their rights.
Cure - The Life of Another
Drama, Thriller
2014
1h.23min
16+
After playing a sexually charged game with her best friend, below the cliffs of Dubrovnik, a teenage girl doesn't return home.
Postcard To Daddy
Documentary, Independent
2010
1h.26min
16+
While growing up, filmmaker Michael Stock was sexually abused by his own father. Two decades later he confronts his family.
My Brother, My Love
Drama, Love & Sex
2018
1h.54min
16+
Lena (16) is in love with her brother and would rather indulge in this fantasy than face reality.
Whatever Happened to Gelitin
Documentary, Independent
2016
1h.23min
16+
The Dadaist artist collective Gelitin is known for its sensational, worldwide art happenings.
FtWTF - Female to What The ...
Documentary, Queer
2015
1h.32min
16+
Six people talk about the absurd, the sad and above all the beautiful aspects of transitioning.
Gallino, the Chicken System
Icons & Media Art
2012
1h.22min
16+
Alucinio wanders aimlessly through an ice desert. A poulterer saves him from freezing to death and leads Alucinio into the world of porn philosophy.
Maximum Shame
Independent
2010
1h.20min
16+
A man dives into a parallel dimension. A place in a state of suspension between reality and fantasy, where neither space nor time have meaning.
Ants Pact
Drama
2014
20min
16+
Teenaged sex worker Paul finds refuge with a stranger.
Love Me!
Independent, Love & Sex
2014
1h.23min
16+
A German Mumblecore movie, an ode to the city of Berlin, a romantic comedy, father-daughter drama, and a portrait of a woman all rolled into one.
Kaptn Oskar
Independent, Comedy
2013
1h.21min
16+
Oskar and Masha made a deal: a relationship but no sex. While Oskar soon regrets it, Mascha sleeps indiscriminately with older men. Can this work out?
Sexarbeiterin
Documentary, Independent
2016
1h.36min
16+
Lena Morgenroth, sex worker and computer scientist, is the opposite of the miserable cliché of prostitutes and offers an insight into her live.
Ralf. Sex in the Desert
Documentary, Love & Sex
2012
1h.46min
16+
Ralf is crazy and scary. But he's also funny and disgusting. A portrait of an exuberant individual – who's too intense for his surroundings.
Heroes From the Neighbourhood
Independent, Comedy
2007
1h.28min
16+
This turbulent comedy from Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg is a round dance of relationships, dreams and coincidences.
Stepping Out
Documentary, Love & Sex
1999
1h.1min
16+
This documentary accompanies a woman on her erotic expeditions through clubs and barracks of the US Army in Frankfurt am Main.
Black Panther – The Story of Emilie and Jacob
Independent, Love & Sex
2013
1h.19min
16+
Siblings Emilie and Jacob cannot help feeling a deep love for each other. After being apart for many years, they meet in the mountains.
Five Sex Rooms and One Kitchen
Love & Sex, Documentary
2007
1h.19min
16+
This documentary is a down to earth look into the everyday life of a female-run brothel.
Blind & Ugly
Independent, Romance
2017
1h.38min
16+
Ferdi thinks he's ugly. And he really wants a girlfriend. But he can't, because he's ugly. But one day he meets Jonah and Jonah is blind.
Man Loves Dog
Love & Sex, Documentary
2010
30min
16+
The controversial portrait of two zoophile men and their relationship with their four-legged friends.
Face It! (Cast Your Self™)
Icons & Media Art
2007
4min
16+
A short film by Berlin-based film icon Michael Brynntrup full of photographs collected from personal profiles in gay chat rooms on the internet.
Unpublished! - A Bonus Track
Icons & Media Art
2006
3min
16+
UNPUBLISHED!- A BONUS TRACK is a bonus interview from the Michael Brynntrup film THE OVO, which appeared on the special edition DVD 'Berlinale Rolle 2', ...
The Ovo (Ovo - the Video)
Icons & Media Art
2005
17min
16+
THE OVO (OVO - THE VIDEO) is a short film by Berlin film artist and icon Michael Brynntrup. "It's not about how a drag queen moves, it's about what she ...
Blue Box Blues (Staging a Photo Shoot)
Icons & Media Art
2004
8min
16+
"An outstanding piece by Michael Brynntrup that captures the violence and tenderness, alongside the dominance and submission, that is found in a single, ...
Ipanema lip-synch
Icons & Media Art
2003
3min
16+
IPANEMA LIP SYNC is a queer karaoke video short from Berlin filmmaking icon Michael Brynntrup.
Achtung - Respect (concentration chair)
Icons & Media Art
2002
13min
16+
A look back at body modifications in the early 2000s.
Gender Agenda
Icons & Media Art
1999
1h.16min
16+
GENDER AGENDA is a compilation of eight queer short films by Berlin experimental filmmaking icon Michael Brynntrup.
NY 'NY 'n why not
Icons & Media Art
1999
4min
16+
WALK / DON'T WALK / WALK. The rhythm of the nineties. A musical stroll along Christopher Street.
All You Can Eat
Icons & Media Art
1993
5min
16+
This short film "takes the ‘cum-shot’ to new heights with a montage of some of the wildest, orgasmic, facial expressions." (Boys On Film #6)
Homo Erectus
Icons & Media Art
1989
1h.16min
16+
An amusing journey through the Berlin Drag-Queen scene of the 80s in five short films by Michael Brynntrup.