Baldiga: Unlocked Heart
“I wonder what kind of dick Caravaggio had?” Step into the seductively alluring and erotically provocative world of Jürgen Baldiga.
Baldiga was a photographer, poet and chronicler of West Berlin’s queer underground in the 1980s, at the precipice of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Baldiga: Unlocked Heart intertwines diary entries, starkly intimate photographs and heartfelt memories from close companions to reveal a fearless life of hedonistic sexuality, unapologetically daring artistry and activism. Balancing humour and poignant reflections on mortality during the devastation of the AIDS epidemic, the documentary highlights Baldiga’s commitment to preserving queer existence. With every image and word, Baldiga’s work is a testament to queer resilience.
Sydney Premiere
“Stein’s candid film combines brilliant, very sexy imagery, spoken excerpts from Baldiga’s diaries and poems, reconstructed scenes from nightclubs, and interviews with Baldiga’s friends and lovers to tell a story that’s both fabulous and harrowing.”
— queerguru
- Unclassified 18+
- 92
- 2024
- Documentary Feature
- Documentary History Documentary Profile
- Germany
- German English Subtitles
