Preface
The world is full of courageous, independent, empowered women—but you’d barely know it from mainstream cinema. That’s why we created Bimovie: to showcase those women’s stories and realities that rarely make it to commercial theaters.
For the upcoming edition of Bimovie we have some changes in store for you. First of all our main festival will take place March 5-11, 2026, timed with International Women’s Day. However, we couldn’t wait until spring to share what we’ve been building. So this November, we’re hosting a special Bimovie weekend to give you a taste of what’s coming next spring.
Our second piece of news: Bimovie has grown significantly this past year, powered by women who began as viewers and have become organizers and curators. Want to get involved as well? We’d love to hear from you—drop us a line at contact info.
But now let’s take a closer look at the program of this year’s Bimovie special: The film Pooja, Sir! takes us to a side of Nepal rarely seen on screen, following a tough lesbian police commissioner as she navigates the depths of Nepalese society. In the Western The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson, women fight tooth and nail for survival in the Australian outback. The German-Canadian film Spring in Kangiqsualujjuaq offers a completely different perspective on what truly matters in life. And music becomes resistance in Malaysia, where the LGBT punk band “Shh…Diam!” featured in Queer as Punk does exactly the opposite of what their Malay name suggests — they refuse to shut up.
Here’s to some wonderful discoveries and engaging discussions at Bimovie 31 – Eine Frauenfilmreihe (A women’s film series)!
Bimovie-Girls:
Olivia Hausen, Stefanie Herberich, Harriet Hoefer, Karin Hofmann, Katrin Kochbar, Annette Müller, Natalie Papapetrou, Gabi Schmaus, Bettina Steininger, Friederike Stolzenburg
