Mezipatra at Prague Pride brings fresh mix of debates and screenings to Baden Baden at Štvanice Island. Join us in discussions, let’s have fun and enjoy summertime together and remind ourselves of the unforgettable atmosphere of Mezipatra.
Free entry. Discussions start at 19:00, pub quiz at 18:00 screenings at 21:00. All screenings are English-friendly.
MONDAY, August 5
Queer Pub Quiz (eng) - 18:00
Vlny Štvanice
Queer pub quiz celebrates its 10th anniversary this year and you can be there! Teams of two to five people can sign up for the quiz with questions about queer history and pop culture. You will be guided through the event by one and only Melancholia Blackbile. Registration for teams takes place on site before the event and everything is in English. Or sign up your team here.
European Shorts - Fresh and Queer
Baden Baden
The best of European works from the last few years that shone at Mezipatra! Join us to experience the most powerful and entertaining stories featuring a diverse range of heroes and heroines.
TUESDAY, August 6
Zachrání nás Gen Z? / Will Gen-Z save us? (cz)
Baden Baden
What is the generation of young queer activists like? Does their activism focus solely on LGBTQ+ rights, or do they also fight for the rights of other marginalized groups? We will discuss this with Jana Myšáková (she), one of the founders of Safe Space—a feminist queer bookstore—and also with leftist and environmental activist Petr Doubravský (he).
Ohňostroje / Fireworks / Stranizza d'amuri
Baden Baden
A love as pure and innocent as the one we adore in Heartstopper blossoms in the hot summer of 1982 between two young Italians. However, their situation is complicated by the deeply homophobic environment of a small Sicilian town.
WEDNESDAY, August 7
Postavení queer žen ve vězení (cz)
Vlny Štvanice
Kateřina Nedbálková (she/her) is a Czech sociologist working at Masaryk University. Her research has long focused on gender, prisons and class division. In 2006, she published a book, Bound by Pleasure, which presents entographic research in women's prisons. In her talk she will present the specifics of the position of lesbians and other queer women in the Czech prison environment.
Reas
Baden Baden
Reas is innovating the music genre, exceeding many expectations with their creativity, meticulously crafted scenography, and playful sense of acting. The heroines*heroes dance and sing about their past in prison, reliving their stories and, through fantasy and imagination, building a new future for themselves.
THURSDAY, August 8
Hodina queer dějepisu (cz)
Are you curious about what a history lesson that doesn't ignore the existence of LGBTQ+ people might look like? Ladislav Jackson (he) and Denisa Vídeňská (she) from the Society for Queer Memory will shed light on this. Together, we'll explore why it is so challenging to reconstruct queer history and get acquainted with specific examples of queer lives from Czech history.
Trans Runaways
Baden Baden
Trans activist Hanna and Kyrylo fled Ukraine during the Russian invasion and are trying to settle in Berlin. They share their experiences with transitioning in their home country, along with stories of trans friends who are not allowed to leave Ukraine.
FRIDAY, August 9
Gay dating (cz)
The Grindr app is used by 11 million men worldwide each month, mostly for sex. But is it really about sex? Why can forming sexual relationships be easier in some ways than forming emotional ones? In this panel, we will discuss aspects of gay dating with Martinek Bísek (he) from the podcast Gay Guys and with Andrea Stašek (she), who will present data on gay and bisexual men on online dating platforms.Po proudu / Drifter
Baden Baden
Hannes Hirsch, in his feature film debut, explores the complete transformation of a person who loses their points of reference and is given unlimited freedom by their surroundings. The search for identity is linked to a constant redefinition of the image of masculinity and the male gay body as a whole.
This screening is made possible by the Queer 24 project, which is the result of a collaboration between the Goethe-Institut in the Czech Republic and the French Institute in Prague. Thank you.
