Opening 12.5.2021
Intersectionality is related to injustice, inequality, exclusion and discrimination
(whether based on gender, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation or a person’s nationality)
carried out as a consequence of imposed social categories and the existing system of
oppression.
The bones under the skin
Director: Marlene Pardeller
Country: Germany
How is the killing of women in Mexico related to the reality in Italy? How can the mexican folk elements cross with the south tyroleans? How can we talk about violence against women in a specific yet global way? The documentary tries to follow these questions while searching up the area of Mexico and (north) Italy.
The Citizens
Director: Yameli Gomez Jimenez
Country: Mexico
In Chicago’s O’Hare airport, Ana Laura is saying her children goodbye, promising that she will come back as soon as her #immigrations issues are solved.
Despite living undocumented, both were exemplary “citizens” in the US for more than 10 years: contributing to the country, the community, paying taxes. However, their efforts were not recognised since they did not have documents.
Ana Laura was caught in the airport and got a penalty with a prohibition to reenter the USA for 20 years. Her children are still living apart from her. Going back to the country where she was born cost her her family. Jesus was forced to leave his family, otherwise he could be #deported. He came back to #Mexico in order to apply for a family reunification visa with the hope of going back soon to his beloved ones.
Parda
Director: Tai Linhares
Country: Brazil
An authoritarian regime plans to restore white #supremacy in #Brazil. Their first act is to demand the return of all white Brazilian citizens living abroad. In the midst of this political chaos, Tai needs to prove that she is not white, but is faced with uncertainty about her own #racial identity. The film delves into the ambiguous concept of race in Brazil, exploring the traces left by its #colonial past and the family history of the director. An exploratory journey between #fiction and #documentary.
Touching an Elephant
Director: Lara Milena Brose
Country: Germany
What if someone would ask you to prove your #sexualorientation? What if your life would depend on the evidence? Ten thousands of people are asked for this proof by the German Federal Ministry for #Migration and #Refugees. It is luck if the members of staff decide that they believe someone to be #gay. Mostly they don´t.
Ritah, a 20 year old #lesbian woman from #Uganda, while trying to make her way through the instances is confronted with the absurdity of a system that asks people to proof their identity in order to grant them protection.
In the parable of the blind men and the elephant she finds a metaphor for her state of mind.
After The March
Director: Amy Kersten, Tiffany Murray
Country: United States
In honor of the 2020 centennial of women voting in America, “After The March” explores the 1917 imprisonment and hunger strike of Alice Paul in her fight for suffrage.
Through the eyes of Mary, a Black prison maid, we see Alice isolated and tortured at the hands of a cruel prison physician.
Alice, who had marginalized African American women in her dogged pursuit of suffrage, must reckon with her own hypocrisy or risk losing both her campaign and her life. Inspired by actual events.
As statues of racist icons fall across the world, this film takes a nuanced look at a feminist hero and her regrettable approach to race in order to win the vote 100 years ago.
As we approach the 2020 American Presidential Election, “After The March” is an extremely timely film about race, feminism, and leadership.
EKAI
Director: Arantza Ibarra
Country: Spain
A short #documentary depicting the story of young #tran teenager #Ekai Lersundi, who died by suicide in 2018 while struggling with the bureaucracy surrounding hormone replacement therapy assignement.
Eva Sola
Director: Lara Rodríguez Cruz
Country: Spain
Eva spends her New Year’s Eve looking for the reasons why she is where she is as a woman, as a #migrant and as a young person. During the course of the night, Eva will confront herself with the way to becoming the person that she wants to be.
“Eva Sola”, a film by Lara Rodriguez Cruz, is a story about those who leave themselves behind, in order to look for what home means.
Genekashlu
Director: Natalia Trzcina
Country: Peru
Many children in the jungle are abandoned by their parents, who leave their homes to work at the #goldmines or to the cities and they never come back. Mapowa, an eight-year-old girl who lives in the #Amazon jungle, with her mother and younger brother, decides to go to the city in search of her father to sing him a song on his birthday. Once she arrives at the city, she meets disappointment as her father does not live there. Maybe, he never has. It is by singing her song that Mapowa manages to cross through frustration. Only then she is ready to go back home.
The Orphan
Director: Carolina Markowicz
Country: Brazil
“The Orphan” Is a story about a boy who has been adopted but then returned due to his different way. His effeminate manners, speaking more clearly. It’s inspired by true events.