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All We Imagine is Light
This film is a beautiful love letter to Mumbai. A tale, which places three women’s lives at its centre. It seems to say that despite the fabulously wealthy living there, the people who make Mumbai such a unique place in which to live, are the simple people, those who have gone there to pursue their dreams.
Women who Blow on Knots
In Women who Blow on Knots you are immediately drawn into women’s lives. The characters include Amira, a Tunisian dancer and blogger who turns the tables on a person she feels belittled by, Maryam, a melancholy Egyptian academic obsessed with Dido, Queen of Carthage, who was present at the protests in Tahir Square, and standing in for Temelkuran herself, a young female Turkish journalist living in exile.
Ain’t I a Woman? – Review
With our world currently at such a disturbing junction, “Ain’t I a Woman” highlights the fact that if we wish to live in healthy societies, it’s crucial that we hear everyone’s voice.
AIN’T I A WOMAN?
These short plays range from one which looks at an imagined process which can changed the ethnicity of a young black woman exhausted by the racism she daily faces, another looks at a world decimated by a virus, where a young black woman, a leader of a resistance, is faced with an impossible choice to make.
London’s Indian Film Festival
The festival included acclaimed documentaries, shorts, features as well as screenings of some of the country’s recent classics. This year’s festival also included a live interview with the legendary Aparna Sen.
The Phusiris women: Bolivian musicians challenging social mores
The Mujeres Phusiris challenge ancestral prohibitions by reclaiming Andean wind instruments traditionally reserved for men. Through their music, they re-signify Aymara-Quechua tradition, confront patriarchal norms, and become protagonists of a cultural revival rooted in memory, identity, and feminine resistance
The Royal Blood Women
Too often, a woman in the world is murdered, raped, injured, sold. Their blood must not be poured out; the only blood a woman has to give is the menstrual period.
Caz Stuart – a feminist filmmaker
A compelling interview with award-winning documentary filmmaker Caz Stuart, whose work for Channel 4 and ITV tackles challenging subjects ranging from female murderers to drug policy and women’s rights. She reflects on her mission as a director, her path into filmmaking, the emotional demands of her work, and her passionate commitment to equality and social justice.