In June, the Goethe-Institut Toronto celebrates Pride Month with a special film series: QueerKino. Over three evenings, we invite you to experience bold, tender, and defiant stories from contemporary German cinema that explore queer lives and identities through diverse lenses and genres.

From coming-of-age in the heat of a Berlin summer to queer resistance in 19th-century aristocracy, and diasporic queer love in the margins of modern Germany, QueerKino spotlights voices and visions that challenge convention and embrace transformation.

The lineup:

June 4: Cocoon by Leonie Krippendorff – a luminous coming-of-age story set in Berlin-Kreuzberg

June 10: Sisi & I by Frauke Finsterwalder – a rebellious retelling of imperial myth through a queer feminist lens

June 12: No Hard Feelings by Faraz Shariat – an award-winning portrait of queer diasporic life in Germany

Each screening takes place at the Goethe-Institut Toronto at 6 PM, and is followed by a short informal discussion.

Join us in celebrating Diversity, queer cinema, queer voices, and queer futures!

Learn more here!