Preface
Like no other medium, films offer a peek into different decades, showing not only the moral values of those times, but also the respective dreams and ways to break out.
Our chosen films of all ages are heroic, bold, humorous and musical. They take us on a generational journey that connects and unites:
So Damn Easy Going (if only!) shows a different way of being in love. The German premiere of Coming Around lends a voice to a queer Muslim perspective. In Außer Männer hatten wir nichts zu verlieren, female booksellers in 1975 decide they have “nothing to lose other than men” … But what about today? Followed by a moderated discussion. In Band, three women hold a successful performance of failure. Helke Sander: Aufräumen invites us to (re)discover an inspiring activist of the women’s movement of the 1960s. For there is still a long way to go. Our Queeres und Feministischen Kurzfilmprogramm offers a medley of curated short film gems. Norrtullsligan – Weibliche Junggesellen, selected by Karola Gramann and Heide Schlüpmann, takes viewers back to the modern era of the 1920s in Stockholm, where four women cope with difficult living conditions (silent film with live music by Michaela Dietl). Smoke Sauna Sisterhood has women revealing their innermost thoughts in a smoke sauna – a shared cinematic experience we highly recommend. Rock Chicks is a fascinating homage to the female pioneers of rock music.
Here’s to many great discoveries and intense discussions in Bimovie 28 – Eine Frauenfilmreihe (A women’s film series)!
Die Geierwallis:
Anne Daschkey, Dorothee Denzler, Monique Farrar, Katrin Gebhardt-Seele, Harriet Hoefer, Karin Hofmann, Annette Müller, Bettina Steininger
