- Film & Video
One Homeland Two Homes
Besire Paralik
4 July 2026 15:00–15:50
4 July 2026 16:00–16:50
4 July 2026 17:00–17:50
5 July 2026 15:00–15:50
5 July 2026 16:00–16:50
5 July 2026 17:00–17:50
''One Homeland Two Homes'' is a visual documentary that explores borders, identity, and the meaning of home. Centered on an ever-evolving sense of belonging, the story follows six queer individuals who migrated from Cyprus to Berlin.
In Cyprus, home to the last divided capital in Europe, borders and questions of identity are inseparable. Cypriot identity reflects the struggle of communities attempting to coexist across imposed borders. The forced displacement caused by the ethnic conflict of 1960s continues to undermine a shared sense of belonging, as the island remains divided.
Emerging from this unstable backdrop, the narrators seek to redefine home in a new country. Though Berlin lacks visible borders, it carries its own quiet divisions, felt through moments of distance and alienation.
In Cyprus, home to the last divided capital in Europe, borders and questions of identity are inseparable. Cypriot identity reflects the struggle of communities attempting to coexist across imposed borders. The forced displacement caused by the ethnic conflict of 1960s continues to undermine a shared sense of belonging, as the island remains divided.
Emerging from this unstable backdrop, the narrators seek to redefine home in a new country. Though Berlin lacks visible borders, it carries its own quiet divisions, felt through moments of distance and alienation.
Biography
Besire Paralik
Besire Paralik (she/her) is a queer-feminist activist, filmmaker, and video artist from Cyprus who has been living in Berlin since 2018. She completed a Master’s in Social Psychology at Lund University and an MSc in Gender Studies at Linköping University before moving to Berlin. In 2023, she also completed training in film production and directing at the Wave Academy in Berlin. Her first documentary about the division of Cyprus, Overcoming, was released in 2023 and screened at several European film festivals, receiving awards. In 2025, she made her second documentary, One Homeland Two Homes, which focuses on the Cypriot queer diaspora in Berlin. Most recently, she co-directed the short film Pink Glasses.
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