„Unseen rebels” is the slogan of FrauenFilmTage 2010. In this spirit we draw a bow of activists for peace from Africa to Austria, of resistance fighters from yesterday till today.
GV/EV - german/english version
ogs/oes - original with german/english subtitles
This list contains only films in english or with english subtitles.
Sarah Diehl, Germany 2008,
documentary, 50 min, color, DVD, oes
This documentary feature explores and contrasts changes in Poland and South Africa regarding abortion laws and their impact on the lives of women. In the 90’s, Poland banned abortion due to the increasing influence of the Catholic Church after the fall of communism; around the same time South Africa legalized it, reforming the health system after the fall of apartheid.
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Katy Lena Ndiaye, Mauretania 2008,
documentary, 56 min, color, BetaSP, oes
The red-walled clay city of Oualata, on the far edge of the Mauritanian desert, provides the atmospheric setting of Katy Lena Ndiaye’s stereotype-shattering portrait of femininity and sexuality in the Sahara. Three women speak unexpectedly revealing about their experiences as brides, wives and divorcees, and about the often tricky relationship between men and women in a society seemingly dominated by tradition and masculine rule.
„When they stop loving me, it’s time to go”, declares one.
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Karin C Falck, Mozambique 2008,
documentary, 45 min, color, DVD, oes
Mozambique is combating high maternal death rates by implementing unconventional programs: midwives are being trained to perform life-saving surgery. This film follows one of these courageous women, Emilia Cumbane, as she goes through the intense medical training and fights for recognition of her surgical skills.
Nominated for Emmy 2009.
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Mercedes Stalenhoef, Rumania/Netherlands 2008,
documentary, 84 min, color, DVD, oes
Carmens real name is Ionela – which seems as boring to her as life in her hometown Glod in Romania. She dreams of going to Spain where men are decent and romantic. Unlike the men in Glod, who curse, drink and lable her an old spinster, because she is unmarried at seventeen. Carmens life and the story take a turn when Sasha Baron Cohen's (a.k.a. „Borat“) film crew descends on the village ...
Anne Aghion, Frankreich/Ruanda 2008,
Dokumentarfilm, 80 Min, Farbe, DVD, OmeU
Can someone, who brutally killed friends and family, ever be forgiven?
In 1994, Rwanda’s Hutu populace was incited to wipe out the country’s Tutsi minority. Five years later the government installed the „Gacacas“ as an alternative measure to reconcile the ethnic groups. Anne Aghion's film documents over ten years of Garcaca trials held in a small village.
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Abigail E. Disney, Gini Reticker, Liberia 2008,
documentary, 72 min, color, DVD, oes
Regardless of their religions the women of Liberia joined together in a movement to put an end to the continuous civil war. „Pray the devil back to hell” gives an impressive display of the power of non-violent activism
2008 Tribeca Film Festival: Best Documentary Feature
2008 Heartland Film Festival: Best Documentary Feature
2009 Tri Continental Film Festival: Jury Award und Best Film Award
2009 Cinema for Peace Gala: The Cinema for Peace Award for Justice
2009 The Women´s Film Festival: Best of Fest
Foto: © Pewee Flomoku
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Florence Ayisi, Sansibar 2007,
documentary, 87 min, color, DVD, oes
They are home-makers, students and workers: the players of the Women Fighters Football Club Zanzibar/Tanzania. Their passion for soccer out dares limitations and lets them define new roles and identities for themselves – in a Muslim society.
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