On October 15, the Goethe-Institut Taipei, in collaboration with the XPOSED Queer Film Festival Berlin, will present six queer and feminist short films from Germany!
From tender summer romances and intimate bedroom encounters to playful video essays and personal documentaries, these films trace how individual stories intersect with larger histories. Confronting border regimes and racialized gazes, exposing misogynist media and transphobic bureaucracies, this film program shifts perspectives on our daily lives and struggles.
Following the screening of six short films, a hybrid discussion and Q&A will take place with filmmakers Ahmed Awadalla, João Carvalho, and Franzis Kabisch, who will join online in conversation with curator Merle Groneweg, moderating on site at the Goethe-Institut Taipei. The talk will also actively engage with the audience present, creating space for exchange around the films, their creative processes, and the evolving landscape of queer and feminist cinema in diverse cultural contexts.
The film program is curated by Merle Groneweg from XPOSED Queer Film Festival Berlin.
Date: October 15, 2025
Time: 7:00 – 10:00 PM
Location: 12F Event Hall, Goethe-Institut Taipei
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Note: The event will be held in English. The films include English and Chinese subtitles. In addition, consecutive interpretation into Chinese and English will be provided for the discussion. Participation is restricted to persons aged 18 and above.
We connect people worldwide. As the cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany, we promote cultural exchange, education, and societal discourse in an international context, and support the teaching and learning of the German language. Together with our partners, we focus on global opportunities and challenges and bring different perspectives into a trusting dialogue. Listening and reflection are seen as key to mutual understanding. We are committed to the principles of openness, diversity, and sustainability. These principles shape our offerings and working methods.
In 2023, the Goethe-Institut Taipei celebrated its 60th anniversary and looked back on sixty years of successful and trusting collaboration with local partners during a grand celebration.
XPOSED Queer Film Festival Berlin was founded in 2006. To this day, the festival remains a passion project, curated and organized by queer cinephiles passionate about storytelling and experimental art. Each year, XPOSED shows more than 40 short films and a dozen feature-length films from across the globe that challenge the LGBT mainstream.
Women Make Waves Int’l Film Festival (WMWIFF) aims to celebrate the achievements of outstanding female talents, to explore different aspects of female experiences, feminism, and beyond, and to promote equality and rights of all genders. By covering a wide range of genres, issues, and representations of gender, WMWIFF seeks to promote great cinematic arts by female talents and to advocate gender equality through films with feminist consciousness and various subjects.
Location
Goethe-Institut Taipei, Event Hall
12F, 20 Heping West Road, Section 1, Taipei 100028, Taiwan
