THE BEST MOTHER IN THE WORLD
Gal, a garbage picker in São Paulo, flees with her children from her abusive partner. A powerful feminist road movie about survival and breaking free from violence.
DEVI
Nearly 20 years after Nepal’s civil war, Devi fights to make the invisible women of the conflict seen, turning her own trauma into a relentless quest for justice.
IMPURE
A thought-provoking coming-of-age story of a twelve-year-old girl whose first period turns into a confrontation with stigma, ignorance, and a taboo that should not exist.
CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS
Sara Shahverdi, the first female council member in her Iranian village, fights relentlessly against forced marriages and for girls’ rights – defying deep-rooted prejudice.
Anniversary exhibition
Looking back on 25 years of festival history Posters, films and themes, photos—25 years of…