75 Terrific Looks

Maps from Within

During a drawing workshop, a girl traces on the wall of her room the memory of her sexual abuse; a young woman recalls the night in which the deception of those she once called friends turned into harassment. By sharing the stories with other girls and women, they realise that these are not isolated events but fragments of a shared wound.

At No Cost

Danae works at a bar, but dreams of becoming a ballet dancer. She is one of the many young women in Athens struggling to make ends meet. She decides to become an egg donor. Why not? Sounds like it comes at no cost. But the procedure is not that simple.

Lesbofòbia, un documental i deu respostes

What situations of violence do lesbians experience today? How do they face them? What are the underlying problems? What reality permits them to keep happening? What answers and strategies can we produce and put into practice as a society to do away with this and other forms of discrimination? Ten individuals explain their experiences and points of view, building a choral testimonial to bring male sexist violence against lesbians into the light, analyze the underlying problems, and seek responses and strategies to put an end to lesbophobia in conjunction with other types of violence.

Wildwood, NJ

A look into the lives of the women and girls who inhabit the seaside town of Wildwood, New Jersey.

Bodies in Trouble

Bodies in Trouble exposes the lesbian body as a battlefield in the context of a right-wing blacklash. Juxtaposing sexual passion with sexual fear, the lesbian eroticism presented by Bociurkiw is inscribed with danger and courage. Using the 1990's summer raid at the Sex Garage in Montreal as a backdrop, Bociurkiw positions her film as a vibrant and pointed critic of the political and social abuse against the homosexual communities.

The Day I Discovered that Jane Fonda Was a Brunette

“I ask my mother about her past feminist commitment, and why she made a child on her own. She doesn’t answer me. I want to pierce the mystery of my mother. I discover the women’s movement of the 1970s, an activist feminist cinema, and the woman filmmaker that I am changes. I meet and testify to the transmission of a memory of feminist struggles through collective cinematographic practices.” Anna Salzberg

L'apprendissage

Eden

An experimental, mixed-media retelling of the Biblical story of Adam and Eve. Of course, when a story this old is told countless times throughout the centuries, a few important details are bound to get lost in translation...

Los veintidós y yo

A woman who has just turned 22 has finished her degree, but without a job and constantly comparing herself to others, she feels her life is a failure. That's why, after initially ignoring the problem, she tries to find solutions and embarks on a journey of self-discovery to take the first step and help herself.

I'm Oh So Blurry

A film by Osnat Shalev from the Department of Visual Communications, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design

The Motion

This experimental short film explores the reconstruction and recollection of traumatic events through fragmented memories, using a non-linear narrative and a layered visual approach. The film emphasizes the penetration of montage, with an anarchic and chaotic tone that reflects both fun and disorder. The film brings to life concerns about how a woman moves, how she speaks, dreams, and how she is stripped of her inherent qualities by a society which continues to sexualize and harmfully perceive her. It visualizes a recollection of thoughts, dreams and memories, symbolically intertwining the characters experiences of their conscious with their subconscious.

Magalir Mattum

In a male-dominated world, three women from different walks of life unite against their predatory manager, challenging his atrocities and pushing back with a bold feminist agenda.

Daughters

A Woman Who Vanishes: an alternative continuum to the tragically depicted fate of a Finnish/Karelian folklore character Aino, and her Daughters who live freely in a lake utopia.

Nightingale

Upon entering the afterlife, Grace finds herself in the limbo of the ‘Waiting Room’. When the room’s unnatural origins begin to surface, she wonders if she’ll make it to Heaven at all.

Feeling Blue

HAVE YOU EVER HAD A HOMOEROTIC FRIENDSHIP? Two roommates begin an intense friendship until feelings jeopardize their relationship.

Naturally

Maya, 28, has to face it: she can’t carry a child. However, a miracle happens: she gets pregnant. It’s most likely her only chance, yet she hesitates. With a clever lightness, Naturally deals with the intimate conflict of a modern woman, between her strive for freedom and the weight of maternal responsibilities. A feminist film engaging with the gender: what does it take to be a woman and not a man?

Cow Farm

In a world that farms women's bodies for profit, one woman's trauma awakens the Huldra and a commune of women decide to burn the whole system down.

Les lumières

How can we rethink our ways of learning and transmitting knowledge? This film answers this question through the creation of a unique bachelor’s program: the Arts and Sciences Bachelor. The origin of this bachelor lies in the uprising against the 2009 reform of the university. During three years, students explore knowledge through the intertwining of different subjects. Indeed, they discover every aspect of color in sociology, chemistry, and literature. By following four students from their first to their third year, the film explains to the spectator how this bachelor program works. Les Lumières offers a reflection on transdisciplinarity.