ALLIANCES
59 min
CINEMA: FRI 7.3., 19:00 / Stand 129
SAT 8.3., 18:00 / METRO Kino
ONLINE: SUN 9.3., 19:00 / online available for 48 hours
In steam baths and living rooms, on city streets, in hidden refuges and the glare of the spotlight, even among the ruins at the edge of the world, connections and relationships are formed that create opportunities to navigate the world, challenge hierarchies, and nurture a sense of security and collective joy. ALLIANCES explores these special bonds, transgenerational networks, chosen families, and feminist alliances that represent spaces and loopholes of resistance and care in a patriarchally structured world.
BITCH(ES)
Laure Ménard, 2024, NO, 5 minutes
White street lamp light, midnight-black sidewalks—and two female dogs. They move in the darkness to reclaim the streets. Out of necessity and protection for each other an unexpected kind of girls' night comes about: fangs out, bitches will bite!
YOUR BURNED WORDS
Jules DUCLOS, Noë SIMONDI, 2023, FR, 4 minutes Ninho, a young trans man, meets his family, not long after coming out to them. When they get critical about Ninho’s life choices, he enters a spiral of seemingly endless negativity. Searching for refuge – Ninho encounters tender moments of solidarity and care in his friends.
CABLES FEMINA
Carla Melo Gampert, 2020, CO, 3 minutes
A record of the 8M feminist demonstrations in public spaces in Latin America, rendered here through experimental animation, opening our minds to new ways of seeing and being in the world. Created for the Public Voices for the Parque de la Memoria exhibition in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
WOMAN | ژن
Gilnaz Arzpeyma, Arash Akhgari, 2023, CA, 3 minutes
Jin (Woman) engages with the Iranian feminist revolution from a diaspora perspective. Observation and hypervisibility create the lens for this fragmented documentation of disobedience and protest, exploring the emerging narrative for women, life and freedom.
MORE DANGEROUS THAN A THOUSAND RIOTERS: THE REVOLUTIONARY LIFE OF LUCY PARSONS
Kelly Gallagher, 2016, US, 7 minutes
An experimental animated documentary exploring the courageous life of revolutionary Lucy Parsons. This film illustrates her dedicated life to struggle, and her important, countless contributions fighting against capitalism, racism, and sexism.
SUGGESTION OF LEAST RESISTANCE
Michelle Kranot, Uri Kranot, 2010, IL, 5 minutes Images of The July Revolt of 1927. Sheets of paper flying through the broken windows of the burning palace are juxtaposed with images of the crowds as they convene and disperse, unfolding a reflection on the role of the individual in shared historic moments.
THE WORLD’S AFTER | EL AFTER DEL MUNDO
Florentina Gonzalez, 2022, AR, 12 minutes Mankind no longer exists - only Fluor and Carlix remain, two ghosts in sportswear. They wander among the remains of an extinct civilisation, searching for WiFi connection and the head of a giant cetacean. A story of encounter and friendship at the end of the world.
BATH HOUSE OF WHALES
Mizuki Kiyama, 2019, JP, 7 minutes In a small town somewhere in Japan, the mothers in the neighborhood finish their day at the public baths. Joining her mother, the young protagonist is taken by the hand and introduced to spaces of female care and rest, hidden behind the steam of hot water.
TO BEAT A DEAD HORSE
Gabrielle Selnet, 2023, FR, 4 minutes Kicked out of her mother's apartment, Gab struggles to find a place to stay in the chaos of Paris. What begins as a frantic search quickly escalates into a confrontation with violence. Family conflicts? Absolutely. But through it all, sisterhood prevails.
AND GRANNY WOULD DANCE
Maryam Mohajer, 2024, UK, 10 minutes Marmar listens to the stories told by her grandmother’s friends as they play an illicit game of cards. Based on childhood memories and shared stories, AND GRANNY WOULD DANCE is a tale of love, grief and resilience. At its heart, it is a tribute to the solidarity of Iranian women.