Germany / Oct 19, 2025 / Hamburg International Queer Film Festival

The Beginning of Identification, and its End (2024)
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A video installation composed of a performance by the artist alongside archival film scenes centered on queer and transgender content. Presented across two projections, the film juxtaposes explicit and everyday expressions of non-normative sexuality: from people dancing freely at a lesbian party to Charlotte Charlaque's reverent smile, and the provocative speeches of far-right homosexual politicians. This collage is underscored by a rich soundtrack featuring recitations from Karl Heinrich Ulrichs’s seminal 19th-century texts advocating for decriminalizing homosexual love, interwoven with atmospheric and pulsating soundscapes by English artist Rory Pilgrim. These elements immerse viewers in a poetic and political reflection on the histories and expressions of excluded sexualities and genders.
Main cast
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Beginning of Identification, and its End |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | English, Deutsch |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 8 marzo 2024 |
| Writer | Philipp Gufler |
| Cinematography | Leo van Kann |
| Assistant directors | Philipp Gufler |
| Music | Rory Pilgrim, Nathalie Bruys |
| Sound | Rory Pilgrim, Nathalie Bruys |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Germany / Mar 08, 2024
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