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Retrospective 2009 - Focus on Matriarchy
Opening ceremony of the „Focus on Matriarchy“
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At the opening of the filmfestival focus „Matriarchy
- today?“, the audience stormed the Arsenal cinema, and many considered
themselves fortunate to even get a movie ticket ...
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Anette Limam, Consultant of the Institute of Research
on Matriarchy directed by Heide Goettner-Abendroth, gave an informative
presentation on matriarchal cultures. Afterwards, two films about the
Minangkabau in Sumatra and the Mosuo in China were shown.
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A fascinated audience discussed with Mrs. Limam at length
the current situation and the chances for survival of these matriarchal
cultures nowadays
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Topic day „Matriarchy - Today?“
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Filmfestival director Irene Jung invited the public for
the opening of the topic day "Matriarchy- Today?" on Sunday at
1pm to a caringly prepared buffet...
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... that would invigorate body and soul of the numerous
spectators...
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... before emmersing themselves into a seven hour long marathon
of movie screenings and conversations with the audience. |
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And so, we cheered for matriarchal cultures and for the
lessons we could learn from them.
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Irene Jung had to subsitute for the ill-fallen speaker of
the slide-show and introduce the backup movie on the Mosuo in China. |
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At the subsequent conversation with the audience she presented
some of the results of Heide Göttner-Abendroth’s research on
the Mosuo and was complemented by a spectator that had repeatedly visited
this matriachal culture |
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Next Monika von Behr presented her movie on the matriarchal
women in Mexico... |
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...which was followed by a long, interesting discussion
on the economically dominant women in the Mexican trading town of Juchitan.
The audience considered the movie to be very refreshing.
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The discussion continued at length at the foyer of the theater. |
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Afterwards, it was time for Sylvie Banulus and her movie „Adalil
- The Mistress of Tents“ on Tuareg-women in Africa... |
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that was perceived by the audience to be very poetical
and human, as we learned from the numerous evaluation sheets. |
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The afternoon continued then with the screening of the
fascinating documentary film „Pray the Devil Back to Hell“,
which was introduced by the protagonist, Leymah Gbowee.
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A true heiress of matriarchy, Leymah, whose grandmother
was the woman in charge of a big village, narrated vividly...
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... how women lacking military and political power could
bring an end to the civil war through their creativity and strong will,
and how they could help the first woman president in Africa get into power.
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She received ovations from a captivated public.
 Transcripts
of the conversations with the audience
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