The fictionalization of reality as a method of documentarism is key to tell these stories of women and families facing exceptional situations and daily routine, politically motivated oppression and trauma, and the empowering experience of feminist emancipation. A femmage to role models, survivors, and avantgardists in all spheres of life.
Why should you read Virginia Woolf? – Iseult Gillespie
Sarah Saidan
FR
2017,
6’02
In both her essays and her fiction, Virginia Woolf shapes the slippery nature of subjective experience into words, while her characters frequently lead inner lives that are deeply at odds with their external existence. Iseult Gillespie helps make sense of these disparities.
Von Bürgern und „Bürgerinnen” – 50 Jahre Frauenstimmrecht im Baselbiet | Of citizens and ‘citizens’
Lalita Brunner
CH
2018,
5’02
Women’s suffrage in Switzerland: 50 years ago, women were given the right to vote in the small canton of Basel-Country – relatively early compared to the rest of the country.
Lavette’s Choice
Elyse Kelly
US
2018,
2’16
The lives of Lavette Mayes and her children changed forever when she was arrested after getting into a fight with her mother-in-law. The film is part of a short animated documentary series about mass incarceration in the U.S., commissioned by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
Spolu sami | Apart
Diana Cam Van Nguyen
CZ
2018,
9’48
Three friends share the same experience: When they were teenagers, one of their parents died. A portrait of young people who had to grow up too soon.
Anzoátegui
Bibiana Rojas Gómez
CO
2018,
15’
Bibiana wants to know more about the town where her mother and grandmother used to live. What she finds is a dark family story that reflects Colombia’s violent history.
West Question East Answer
Dal Park
UK
2018,
6’26
An exploration of communication problems between two generations (a Korean grandmother and her German granddaughter) based on their cultural and historical background.
The Woman Who Turns Into A Castle
Kathrin Steinbacher
AT
2018,
3’45
The story of a woman who turns into a castle is based on a case study by Oliver Sacks.
Tightly Wound
Shelby Hadden
US
2018,
10’11
A woman recounts her experience living with vaginismus – how health professionals have failed her, men have rejected her, and shame, anger, and hatred have plagued her body.
Obon
Samo (Anna Bergmann), André Hörmann
DE
2018,
15’
Akiko Takakura is one of the last survivors of the atomic bomb explosion of Hiroshima. During the Obon festival she receives the spirits of her parents and is haunted by memories.
Code Ruth
Caroline Voagen Nelson
US
2018,
3’57
A true love story about a Morse code instructor finding her path during WWII.
Tricky Women - International Animation Filmfestival Vienna
