Don’t Burst My Bubble

Director: Victoria Malinjod
Country: United Kingdom

Don’t Burst My Bubble is a film about #puberty based on real testimonies from many women globally. A unique glimpse into the life of a young woman experiencing the world in a new light. Our film peers into a specific phase in a woman’s life during puberty which has been often overlooked by men.

The Museum

Director: Céline Floyd
Country: Canada

A virtual tour of an imaginary museum in which the rooms represent the sexual abuse women face throughout their lives.

Males

Director: Ilén Juambeltz
Country: Uruguay

Amanda takes a guy home after a date. The night is not going as she expected: the communication fails, he plays his own musical band, he gets out of focus because she is touching herself during sex, and when she decides to end the date, everything spirals out of control.

Feminist Legislative Theater No Means No

Director: Barbara Santos
Country: Germany

The trajectory of developing a feminist perspective for the practice of Legislative Theater carried out by the group Madalena-Berlin between 2016 and 2019. #nomeansno

023_GRETA_S

Director: Annika Birgel
Country: Germany

A young actress’ #audition quickly spirals out of control, turning into an intimate and manipulative interrogation. As she fights to stand her ground, one pressing question will remain: how far will she go to get the role? 023_GRETA_S is a disquieting #drama about the #abuse of power in the film industry.

Run Amok

Director: Gala Diaz Fernandez
Country: Spain

Three friends talk about going out tonight. Miriam, one of them, is not very sure about it. Finally they convince her and they go to a party where “those of Maria” are going.

The Story Of All Us Women

Director: Itxaso Díaz
Country: Spain

The documentary “The history of all of us” collects the story of three #Salvadorian women who saw their #fundamentalrights violated when they were accused of a crime of #abortion and finally, imprisoned for aggravated homicide, when in out-of-hospital deliveries they lost their babies.

In 1998, El Salvador reformed the Criminal Code to penalize abortion with prison sentences between 2 and 8 years. However, in the alleged cases of voluntary interruptions of pregnancy, women are sentenced for aggravated homicide, with sentences of between 30 and 40 years in prison.

This is the story of Elsi, Cinthia and Mariana. But it could be that of many others and that of us.

The Misfortune of Femininity

Director: Julieta Tetelbaum
Country: United States

Cindy, an upper-middle-class woman who lives with her family in a New York fancy house, realizes that she wasted her whole life trying to please her husband and children.

Stripey Socks

Director: Michelle Bailey
Country: United Kingdom

‘Stripey Socks’ is the true tale of Michelle Bailey as a young girl dealing with #teenagepregnancy, navigating her way through secrecy, #blame and catholic school. The film, shot by Diana Stefanescu, is of live illustrators by Cait Buckley which are complemented by the beautiful soundtrack by Sophie Hadlum. The film was made on the same weekend as the #Irish #abortion #referendum which compelled the director to make this film.

Supay

Director: Sonja Ortiz
Country: Peru

Through the pulsating Andean city of #Cusco, we follow Valya, who after spending a year in jail for a crime she did not commit, wanders around the streets of the ancient Incan city. The shadows of the past soon overwhelm her, but life in prison transformed Valya into a determined fighter for the love she has for Paz, a young Peruvian woman from Cusco, who during Valya´s incarceration felt compelled into a fictitious marriage of convenience to calm the punishing waters swirling around the presence of the supposed demon Valya in Paz´ ultra-conservative family. Only Andean magic can help the two lovers. But the path to the Apus, the Andean Mountain spirits layout is drastic…

Quiet on Set

Director: Jeanette Buck
Country: United States

An actress assaulted on a film set during the filming of a sex scene, must choose whether to pursue accusations or complete the film that could start her career.

The Color of Water

Director: Nadia S. Zafra, Belén G.G.
Country: Spain

Alma is a girl who believes that she has overcome her #harassment, she believes that after such a long time under therapy all her problems have disappeared. Her mother, Carmen, despite the helplessness of not knowing how to help her daughter, will be the only one who will be there for her. Alma must make up for inspiration and paint again.

Diagonal

Director: Anne Thorens
Country: Switzerland

A young couple is already in the heat of the action when she asks him for a #condom. He doesn’t have one, but that doesn’t seem to put a curb on his enthusiasm.

Victimized

Director: Tara Plizga
Country: United States

This short film follows Mandy Spencer on her journey of survival after she was sexually assaulted by her boss. Living in a “company town” in Northern Michigan where everyone relies on Austin Halloway and his steel factory, she was victim shamed and threatened but still had the courage to speak out.