NEUBAU (AUFBRUCH OST)

Summer in the Brandenburg province. Markus is torn between his love for his grandma in need of care and his longing for a different life in Berlin. In his daydreams, a host of dazzling demons increasingly appear to him as harbingers of a queer urban family of choice that will free him from his loneliness. When he falls in love with Duc, everything becomes even more complicated. After all, the boxes are already packed in Markus' new apartment for the move to the big city.

Where do I want to live - and how? Author/lead actor Tucké Royale and director Johannes M. Schmit deal with these existential questions in their debut film from the perspective of a young queer man in the Uckermark. And answer them with a decidedly non-normative approach to life, in which liberation from conservative ideas of sexuality and gender affiliation play just as much a role as commitment and mutual care. Her queer Heimatfilm was created far away from the big cities as an independent production in an artists' collective that is concerned with ambivalent (counter)narratives and a "new self-evidence". In January 2020, "Neubau" celebrated its world premiere in the feature film competition of the Max Ophüls Preis film festival. There it was awarded Best Feature Film and was particularly praised by the jury for its "power to create empathy". Tucké Royale also received the prize for socially relevant film for its book and acting.

Followed by a discussion with Tucké Royale.

Summer in the Brandenburg countryside. Markus is torn between his love for his elderly grandmothers, who require care, and his longing for a different life in Berlin. When he falls in love with Duc, everything becomes even more complicated. Because Markus' apartment is already packed with boxes ready for the move to the big city.
Where do I want to live - and how? These are the existential questions that writer/lead actor Tucké Royale and director Johannes M. Schmit explore in their debut film from the perspective of a young queer man in the Uckermark region. And they answer them with a decidedly non-normative vision of life, in which liberation from conservative notions of sexuality and gender identity plays just as important a role as commitment and mutual care. (German with English subtitles)
There will be a Q&A with Tucké Royale after the screening.