Girls & Gods

In the organizer's words:

• AT/CH 2025
• 104 min
• Director: Arash T. Riahi, Verena Soltiz
• FSK: from 12 years
• Documentary: Original version with German voiceover and subtitles where applicable

Screenings:

• Thurs., October 23, 2025 - Sat., October 25, 2025 at 5:00 pm
• Sun., October 26, 2025 - Wed., October 29, 2025 at 8:15 p.m.
• Thu, October 30, 2025 - Wed, November 5, 2025 at 5:00 pm

"Probably the greatest strength of Girls and Gods lies above all in allowing ambivalence and plurality in this field of heated debate, but without abandoning or watering down any positioning." The Standard

Can feminism and religion coexist? "Girls & Gods" is a fearless journey, led by Inna Shevchenko, the author and initiator of the project, to answer this very question. Shevchenko, who once became known as the leader of FEMEN's topless protests against patriarchal power structures, now swaps protest for dialog.
dialog by inviting female priests, imams, rabbis, theologians and other activists to open discussions. Together, they are tackling the gap between women's rights and religious traditions and asking whether ancient religions can accept gender equality and whether feminism can find a place in the sacred halls.