Fokus: Kurzfilmprogramm — 117 Years of Sisterhood in Film

In the organizer's words:

Alone they make you one. This short film program with live music celebrates communities that are cheerful, resistant and strong together.

🅘 The silent short films are accompanied live by Gunda Gottschalk (violin), Sara Neidorf (drums) and Ute Völker (accordion).

June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic
Alanis Obomsawin
CA | 1980 | 1'
On a beautiful summer day in Nunavik, two elders enjoy picking berries, fishing and singing - in complete harmony with each other.

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Audience
Barbara Hammer
USA | 1982 | 33'
Barbara Hammer turns the audience of her own screenings into the protagonists of this film. What do they expect from a lesbian movie? A self-confident community forms in front of the camera.

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Scharnhorst Women's Initiative
Katrin Seybold
BR | 1978 | 12'
With the support of the Munich Film Museum

Dortmund-Scharnhorst at the end of the 70s. Single women organize themselves and stop being harassed by the social welfare office.

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Las Pardas
Simone Sojo
ES 2024 15'
A clique of trans* friends sneak into the outdoor pool at night. How about not leaving the terrain to the straights for once?

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Greetings from Africa
Cheryl Dunye
USA | 1994 | 9'
Cheryl Dunye, icon of black queer film, plays herself in this satire on the lesbian community of the 90s. How do you get a date without falling into the monogamy trap?

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Strike of the wet nurses
André Heuzé
FR | 1907 | Silent movie | 12'
The wet nurses of Paris revolt against their lousy working conditions. They are extremely resistant to the police. They also have a lot of fun during the labor dispute.

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Joseph Rosenstein's vrouwelijke worstelaars
DE | 1907 | Silent film fragment | 2'

In cooperation with Mostra International de Films de Dones de Barcelona

A stage at the beginning of the 20th century on which female wrestlers show off their skills and strength. But even if one of them wins the fight - they remain accomplices.

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