EXPERT INTERVIEWS

Conversations with queer historians, Berlin scholars, and cultural thinkers enriched with archival footage, animation, and evocative b-roll to bring context and depth to Hirschfeld’s legacy.

Dr. Ben Miller (He/Him)
Writer/Historian | Schwules Museum
Prof. Dr. Andreas Kraß (He/Him)
Humboldt University | Literature, Center for Transdisciplinary Gender Studies
Tarek Shukrallah (They/Them)
Political + Social Scientist/Author/Educator
Katja Koblitz (She/Her)
Historian/Spinnboden Lesbian Archive + Library
Dr. Rainer Herrn (He/Him)
The Magnus Hirschfeld Society/Charité University Hospital
Mine Pleasure Bouvar Wenzel (Sie*/They)
Activist/Political Educator
Orlando Meier-Brix (He/They/Er)
Queer and Jewish Studies
Prof. Dr. Martin Lücke (He/Him)
Freie University | History Ed., Margherita von Brentano Center for Gender Studies
Dr. Finn Ballard (He/Him)
Historian/Tour Guide

PORTRAITS

Intimate profiles of contemporary LGBTQIA+ Berliners whose activism, art, and community work carry forward the spirit of Hirschfeld’s vision and the resilience of queer life today.

Eddy Entropy (She/Her)
Creative Director | Tipsy Bear Berlin
Jan Noll (Any Pronouns)
EIC | SIEGESSÄULE Magazine
Hani Portner (They/Them)
Historian/Artist/Tour Guide
Roland Müller-Flashar (He/Him)
Eisenherz Bookstore
Laura Méritt (She/Her)
Sex Activist/Communication Scientist | Sexclusivitäten
Christopher Schreiber (He/Him)
Executive Director | LSVD
Naeem Salifu (He/Him)
Founder | Brown Boi Collectif
Tessa Ganserer (She/Her)
Member | German Bundestag

ZERO PILNIK (They/Them) as Magnus

Filmed on Steadicam for a smooth, dream-like effect, drag artist Zero Pilnik embodies Hirschfeld, bridging past and present through the doctor’s own words and ideas.

The question: “where do you belong – what are you really?” tortures me. If I frame the question as: are you a German, a Jew, or a world citizen? Then my answer is always “world citizen” or “all three.”

Paragraph 175 has yet succeeded in improving, deterring, or healing anyone from the pursuit of their true nature. Interfering in the sexual life of adults is an attack on individual rights.