FUCKING DIFFERENT

The Fucking Different project, spearheaded by filmmaker Kristian Petersen, began in Berlin in 2005 with the goal of exploring the diversity of LGBTQIA+ experiences, desires, and identities. Its initial endeavor proposed an exercise in perspective-swapping: gay filmmakers created films about the lesbian experience, while lesbian filmmakers explored the gay experience – challenging stereotypes and preconceived notions about one another. Subsequent editions expanded this dialogue to various cultural contexts, spanning cities such as New York, Tel Aviv, and São Paulo. With Fucking Different XXX, the project delved deeper into the exploration of eroticism and the manifold possibilities of desire. Fucking Different XXY shifted the focus toward trans experiences and the boundaries of gender. In its latest phase – Fucking Different Generations -, the project fosters an encounter between queer generations, bringing together boomer and millennial filmmakers to confront their respective perceptions, differences, and mutual prejudices. Throughout its various iterations, the project has established itself as an audiovisual laboratory for experimentation and diversity, transforming cinema into a space for questioning, discovery, and the celebration of the multifaceted queer experience.