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A Choreography of Violence(en)

A woman must safe herself and escape from a bizarre black room where she waltz with her biggest fear and trauma. A Choreography of Violence is a short experimental film that tells a story about love gone wrong, domestic violence, and freedom. The story is told through contemporary dance, with no dialogue, for the entirety of the film.

Piece of Paradise(en)

Alex returns to a lifeless home that she ran away from at a young age. Once home, she begins filming a video about her past life but begins to question why she is putting her misery on display instead of doing what makes her happy.

Picnic(es)

Spectres(la)

Three ancient heroes encounter the spectres of their dead loved ones and struggle to let them go.

Cellar Door(pt)

Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam(ta)

Manoja marries Prabhu for her mother's sake, but dislikes her husband. Gradually, she warms up to his dogged attempts at sparking a romance, but Prabhu, who is frustrated with her indifference, ruins it all on their wedding anniversary. The couple separate but neither can forget the other. Can Manoja find it in herself to forgive Prabhu and get back to him?

Breathless(ru)

A committed synchronized swimmer tries to win the championship and the heart of the coach.

Lovers of the Café Flore(fr)

In 1924, Simone de Beauvoir, a girl with polished appearance, prepares for her final examination in philosophy and meets Jean-Paul Sartre. He seems to know her true personality and considers her the only woman worthy of his intellect. Their chaotic love serves as the premise for her magnum opus The Second Sex.

The Ridge Grave Girls(en)

A prom queen-to-be must break free from her small town’s ominous legacy of prom queens who die after their crowning.

The Driver(es)

When a tragic event marks his life forever, Rodolfo, the driver of an upper-class family, begins to sneak away with the car to offer his services as a private driver. This job hides a peculiar objective: revenge.

Catwalk(sv)

Nine-year old Ella realizes the importance of fashion, and starts revolting against her childhood.

Iraivi(ta)

Three men try to overcome the problems in their lives not realising the impact their efforts are having on the women in their lives.

Clara Campoamor, the Neglected Woman(es)

Spain, 1931. Under the Second Republic, women are eligible, but cannot vote. Victoria Kent and Clara Campoamor, the first women in the Spanish Parliament, intend to fight for women's rights, and Clara knows that the first step is to get the women's vote approved…

Nocturne(en)

Nocturne is a psychological horror film built on the conflicts of a woman tortured by the ambiguity between reality and illusion, dream and desire. The woman has perhaps murdered her lover and is living in an unstable world when he returns to her at night, in her dreams and into her arms, as witness to the subversive violence of nature, corporeality and desire. (PA)

Atali'i O Le Crezent (Sons of the Crezent)(en)

Dangal(hi)

Dangal is an extraordinary true story based on the life of Mahavir Singh and his two daughters, Geeta and Babita Phogat. The film traces the inspirational journey of a father who trains his daughters to become world class wrestlers.

Everything is Possible: The York Suffragettes(en)

It is 1913. Women across the country, outraged by inequality and prejudice are beginning to rise up and demand change. In York, a revolution is about to take place as an ordinary Heworth housewife risks her life and her family to join the fight. And she's not alone. Across the city, women run safe-houses, organise meetings, smash windows and fire-bomb pillar boxes. It's dangerous, it's exhilarating, it's ground-breaking: and in 2017 the amazing story of York's suffragettes will be told for the first time. Everything is Possible is York Theatre Royal and Pilot Theatre's latest large-scale community production. The play was performed on a spectacular scale with a cast of around 150 and a choir of 80. The performance started outdoors before moving onto the stage at York Theatre Royal. We raised the purple, green and white flags and cried "Votes for Women!" to sold-out audiences.

Be Damned, America(sh)

A three-part anthology film. Story 1: A released convict traces his girlfriend and other people who were responsible for his imprisonment. Story 2: A factory worker Pantic comes to Belgrade where he befriends a waiter. Having no overnight lodge, Pantic spends the night in the bar where his new acquaintance works, and becomes a victim of group of people who start picking on him. The initially protective waiter joins their harassment, and that's when Pantic pulls out a knife. Story 3: A female reporter gets back from the province without getting job done. On her way back, she meets an abused woman who lives with her husband in a trailer, making grill. The two will run away together, facing many hazards and trials.

Other Epiphanies(it)

An experimental interpretation of Joycean epiphanies.

Hot Chicks(sv)

In a dressing-room are five girls, all taking part in the music video for the track Hot Chicks. It is a fun, playful video where the girls have to shake their backsides and strut their stuff to the male artist. A studio manager tells them what is on the agenda, and using a stylist they get ready before starting rehearsals in the studio. Staring Jenny Hutton, Hedda Stiernstedt, Nanna Blondell. Director Ninja Thyberg.