Anniversary exhibition
Looking back on 25 years of festival history Posters, films and themes, photos—25 years of…
BEYOND SILENCE (short film)
The silence surrounding a shared trauma connects two women from different generations and challenges them to find their own way of coping with it.
Frauentouren
City tour with Gundula Schmidt-Graute From Pappelallee to Kollwitzplatz, we embark on a historical search…
HOW LIFE USED TO BE (short film)
In rural Kosovo, Grandmother Fahrije shares the struggles of her life as a woman, amid striking landscapes.
KICKOFF
In the remote village of Kök-Tash, Kyrgyzstan, 80 women compete in a self-organised football tournament – a powerful display of women’s solidarity and defiance of social taboos.
MOLAADÉ (Retro)
Four girls fleeing female genital mutilation seek refuge with the strong-willed Collé, who invokes the magical »Moolaadé« tradition to protect them.
PROMISED SKY
In Tunisia, Ivorian pastor Marie opens her home to a young mother and a determined student; when a little orphan girl arrives, their harmony is tested, revealing both vulnerability and resilience.
REVOLTE (short film)
In the patriarchal society of the 1930s, Klara challenges the oppression of women and fights for their right to self-determination.
Sunday matinee
In honor of Christa Stolle, co-founder of the festival and outgoing federal executive director of…
SUNSHINE
A promising Filipino gymnast’s Olympic dreams are derailed by an unexpected pregnancy, leading her to a mysterious girl who forces her to confront her fears, dreams, and choices.
THE DAY I BECAME A WOMAN (Retro)
Three generations, three stories of Iranian women: Hawa savors her last moments of childhood freedom, a woman defies her male clan in a veiled women’s bike race, and an elderly woman fulfills long-denied dreams.
THE FLOW OF RESILIENCE (short film)
The diary of a woman accused of witchcraft in Northeast India traces memories, traumas, and the silenced voices of surviving women.
THE MEN'S LAND (short film)
Amid patriarchal structures, a Georgian singer fights against a tradition that excludes women from inheriting family land.
TWENTY-EIGHT
Teen mothers Fabienne, Laura, Steffi, and Lisa navigate adulthood
and motherhood under scrutiny, forging their own paths with honesty
and resilience.
wedLOCK tradWIFE (short film)
An experimental look at the growing »tradwife« phenomenon – and how conservative ideals of femininity are marketed within right-wing online cultures.
WELCOME HOME FRECKLES (short film)
A daughter returns home to confront the domestic violence of her childhood, uncovering a generational cycle of abuse that only she can break.