#StrongTogether – Women's Solidarity and Communities
From Syria to Kenya – women show: strong together, united, and unstoppable.
In these films, women demonstrate how strength and solidarity can create hope and change even in the toughest circumstances. In Rojava, Syria, women build an autonomous community amid war and destruction, defending a vision of freedom and self-determination. In Poland, four women risk their own safety to run an abortion hotline, helping others in need. In Kyrgyzstan, 80 women break societal taboos and celebrate solidarity through a self-organized football tournament. In Kenya, Nawi escapes an arranged marriage to pursue her education, becoming an inspiration for young girls. In Tunisia, Ivorian pastor Marie shows how women create a home for others through mutual support and care.
DESPITE ALL THIS
Robert Krieg, Germany, 2025, 90 min., documentary, original version with German subtitles
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.
ABORTION DREAM TEAM
Karolina Lucyna Domagalska, Poland, 2024, 82 min., documentary, original version with English subtitles
Four courageous women run a hotline in Poland, defying the abortion ban to support women in need—risking burnout and imprisonment to keep their mission alive.
KICKOFF
Roser Corella, Stefano Obino, Germany, 2025, 77 min., documentary, original version with English subtitles
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.
NAWI – DEAR FUTURE ME
Toby Schmutzler, Kevin Schmutzler, Apuu Mourine, Vallentine Chelluget, Germany / Kenya, 2024, 99 min., feature film, original version with English subtitles
Nawi, a young girl in rural Kenya, flees an arranged marriage to pursue her dreams, returning to inspire countless girls.
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.
