photo by Adrian Yu Mitomi/Schwules Museum

Short Documentary Film
20 Minutes
English, Spanish
2022-24 Berlin

Glowing in the Darkness: on Resilience, Remembrance, and the Transformative Power of Unity

Fellow members of the Berlin queer community mourn together the loss of their dead friends due to substance abuse and the mental health crisis as well as the loss of urban safe spaces in general. By sharing personal materials, stories, and honest criticism about the club scene, working on this film becomes a means of healing for this group of friends. Resembling glow-in-the-dark fungi, they radiate light together as a network of support and care, they transform dead bodies and memories into a collective structure that sustains future living.

- Berlin Art Link, March 2024 : Interview with Sarnt Utamachote
- Siegessäule, März 2024 : Unsichtbare Epidemie / über den Film



Featuring: RTALIN (1989-2023), marum, Andre Fau, René Bertune, Katharina "Tinka“ Frommann, RTALIN, Orion Dahling, Andrei Mihu, Diana Kleimenova and more

Production: Klaus Salminen, Sarnt Utamachote
Direction: Sarnt Utamachote
Camera: Julian Curico
Camera Assistance: Nicky Miller, Jessica Sattabongkot
Sound Recording: Dr Rey
Sound Recording Assistance: Adrienne Teicher, Katrina Singleton
Line Production: Klaus Salminen,Céline Rodrigues Monteiro
Set Photography: Ceren Saner
Set-Awareness and Ethical Guideline:  Céline Rodrigues Monteiro. Christine Paulus
Documentary Treatment: Sarnt Utamachote, Kareem Baholzer
Mycologist Consultant: Alessandro Volpato

Editing: Sarnt Utamachote
Editing Assistance: Ygor Gama
Sound Design: Pussy Ranz, Dr Rey
Sound and Music Mastering: Dr Rey (U70 Studios)
Colorgrading/DCP: Sally Shamas
Title, Credits and Poster Design: Alexander Rolfsen,
Featured Music: Deepneue, Kei Watanabe, RTALIN