WE BELIEVE YOU
Alice fights in court for sole custody of her two children, determined to protect them and be heard in a gripping drama about post-separation abuse.
GIRLS DON’T CRY
Six teenage girls from six cultures confront prejudice, personal trauma, and inner conflict – each uniquely vulnerable, yet united by extraordinary courage and resilience.
READING LOLITA IN TEHERAN
In the mid-1990s in Tehran, former literature professor Azar Nafisi secretly gathers her former students to read banned classics, turning her living room into a sanctuary where dreams awaken.
MANAS
On the Amazon island of Marajó, 13-year-old Tielle seizes a chance to escape a dark family secret and a life marked by violence – fighting on for her little sister.
WRITING HAWA
Denied an education and married off as a child, Hawa learns to read and write in her fifties to start a business – until the Taliban’s return shatters the dreams of three generations of women.
DESPITE ALL THIS
In war-torn northern Syria, women in Rojava rise with remarkable determination, building villages, schools, and workshops, defending not only their lives but a vision of freedom and equality.
THE LAST AMBASSADOR
Afghanistan‘s last female ambassador, Manizha Bakhtari, is risking everything in her fight for the rights of girls and women in Afghanistan.
Panel Talk: CINEMA AGAINST FORGETTING – AFGHANISTAN IN FOCUS
Sat, Nov. 1, 20:05 h / following THE LAST AMBASSADOR / Free entry Afghanistan today:…
Late night screenings
Feminist film night: the film adaptation of Azar Nafisi's LOLITA READING IN TEHERAN and the…
Anniversary exhibition
Looking back on 25 years of festival history Posters, films and themes, photos—25 years of…
Frauentouren
City tour with Gundula Schmidt-Graute From Pappelallee to Kollwitzplatz, we embark on a historical search…
BILLIE
Two best friends and mothers face love, violence, and financial hardship, navigating twists of drama and humor as they fight to reclaim their lives.