THE DARK SIDE OF FEMININE TRANSGRESSION
Masterclass on witchcraft and feminism. (ES: “El lado oscuro de la transgresión femenina”) by Maria Suarez (EN)
Bio
Born in Junín, Bs As. 1984. She has a degree in History from the University of Buenos Aires and has completed her postgraduate studies in Anthropology at the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO). She is passionate about topics related to the occult and has lectured on witchcraft and feminism around the world. Since 2017 she collaborates in film productions, rewriting scripts and currently resides in the United States, where she is dedicated to historical dissemination.
Summary
Masterclass, which addresses the most transcendent and universal historical facts about witchcraft from a feminist and contemporary perspective.
Date
13.5.2021 – 17:00 (CET) – One hour
(TRANS)FEMALE GAZE IN CINEMA
Talking. (Trans)female gaze in cinema by Kristina Maca (DE – EN)
Bio
Kristina Maca is a director, actress and writer, known for Dicksmashers (2018) Senses (2018) and T-Stories (2020). She was born on 08.08.1994 half mexican half german and lives in Berlin
Summary
Interview with Mexican film director, resident in Berlin.
Date
17.5.2021 – 17:00 (CET) – One hour
FAT ACTIVISM
Masterclass – Fat Activism by Natalia Martinez Mejía (ES)
Bio
Graduated with a degree in Audiovisual Arts from the University of Guadalajara. Visual artist, actress and performer from Guadalajara. She specialises in audiovisual direction and development of different types of stage/film projects and casting direction for film. She is an anti-fatphobia activist and advocates for the inclusion of all bodies, radical tenderness and the abolition of the patriarchal system. She is one of the founders of RED 4G (Gordas, Gritonas, Guerreras, Globales) with whom she made the video “Manifiesto gordx” based on the manifesto of La Cerda Punk and who are now managing the production of their first fanzine.
Summary
A meeting point for reflection and dialogue in which we can raise and resolve our doubts about fatphobia, the representation of diverse bodies in the audiovisual industry, the casting process and the direction of actors when dealing with themes related to the body. This masterclass is aimed at actors, actresses, directors and anyone interested in this creative process.
Date
19.5.2021 – 18:00 (CET) – One hour
FEMINIST POSTERS IN PANDEMIC TIMES
Workshop. Feminist posters in pandemic times by Maria Victoria Rodriguez (EN)
Bio
Illustrator and freelance animator, from Rosario(Arg) living in Berlin. Bachelor of Fine Arts, graduated from the National University of Rosario, and also studied traditional 2D animation at the School of Animators of Rosario. Co-founder and member of artist collectives in Rosario (Argentina) such as the Furioso Drawing Festival, the graphic workers group Cuadrilla Feminista and I also participate in the art and edition of FlameZine, a collective project in cooperation with Karne kunst, in Berlin.
I teach workshops and exhibit work in group and solo shows. I have been self-publishing since 2014. My work has been published in books and magazines in Argentina, Peru, USA, Colombia, China, Germany and Spain. It can be found in posters, animated short films, social media and CD covers as well.
Summary
Through a series of references and creative exercises we will try to trigger creativity in the creation of posters with feminist illustrations and statements. How does the pandemic affect us on a creative level? It is well known that both the pandemic and confinement have left many women and dissidents in places of vulnerability of all kinds. The idea is to know that we can activate our feminist struggles from the graphic arts and at home. Posters have historically been the protagonists and support of many political causes, Berlin is full of them and, often, stopping to look at one of them changes or awakens something of our creativity or our way of seeing reality. At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to decide what to do with the production (photocopy it and stick it up in the streets, give it as a gift, hang it in the windows of their homes, etc.).
Date
20.5.2021 – 18:00 (CET) – Two hours