To Dance is to Resist

In the organizer's words:

Berlin premiere

To Dance is to Resist

With Q&A

Julian Lautenbacher / Ukraine, Germany / 2026 / 89 min.

Language version: OmeU

Jay and Vol'demar find their footing in Kyiv's pulsating underground: as lovers and part of the queer dance scene, they move between ecstasy and reality, between community and exclusion. Since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression, the film follows their lives between club nights and a state of emergency. For them, dance becomes a survival strategy, a space for visibility, closeness and self-assertion, while outside there is a reality that shakes precisely that.

Q&A: Julian Lautenbacher (Director)

Credits
Director(s): Julian Lautenbacher
Producer: Julian Lautenbacher, Sasha Ongley
Year: 2026
Countries of production: Ukraine, Germany
Language: Ukrainian, English
Length: 89 min.
FSK: No rating
Premiere status: Berlin premiere

Price information:

Regular 12,00 €, Reduced 10,00 €