Sisterhood for Human Rights // The festival

𝙉𝙤𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙡𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙞𝙩: 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙮 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙞𝙣, 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙛, 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩.
187 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙇𝙪𝙭𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙜, 𝙮𝙚𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙡𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧’𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨. 𝙎𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙃𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙙𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙖 𝙥𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠, 𝙖 𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙢-𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥, 𝙖 𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝘿𝙅 𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙨.
𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙨𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧, 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚, 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩.

𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟭𝟯𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 (𝟭𝟵:𝟬𝟬 - 𝟬𝟬:𝟯𝟬)
𝟭𝟵:𝟬𝟬 // 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹
Opening address by Daliah Scholl, Deputy Mayor for Gender Equality, Diversity and Intercultural Living Together
𝟭𝟵:𝟯𝟬 - 𝟮𝟮:𝟬𝟬 // 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗬𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮
Movie projection followed by open conversation with Renato Borrayo Serrano, Daria Sidorova & Franziska Peschel
80 min · Russia, Norway, Estonia & Finland · 2021
Russian & Nenets (original language) with English subtitles
16+ // Domestic and verbal abuse, child distress, animal death, child loss
Twenty-six-year-old Ivanna, a Nenets mother of five, is trying to sustain her family on the Arctic tundra as climate change destroys their reindeer herd. When she leaves the nomadic life for the Siberian city of Dudinka, the promise of stability collides with poverty, an absent and violent husband, and the demands of raising her children alone. Filmed over four years, Renato Borrayo Serrano’s intimate documentary follows a woman determined to shape her own future.
𝟮𝟭:𝟯𝟬 - 𝟬𝟬:𝟯𝟬 // 𝗗𝗝 𝘀𝗲𝘁 @𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗝 𝗬𝗼𝗻𝗶

𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟭𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 (𝟭𝟵:𝟬𝟬 - 𝟬𝟬:𝟯𝟬)
𝟭𝟰:𝟬𝟬 - 𝟭𝟲:𝟬𝟬 // 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗔 𝗩𝗢𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗯𝘆 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗡𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗷 & 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻
Movie projection followed by open conversation with Kristine Nrecaj, Birthe Templin & Franziska Peschel

87 min · Germany · 2024
Albanian (original language) with English subtitles
16+
HOUSE WITH A VOICE tells the story of six Burrneshas who, for different reasons, have decided to take on the ...Mehr anzeigen social role of men. They have done this to circumvent patriarchal structures, to avoid misogynistic attacks, to support the family economically, to avoid compelled marriage and to be free. Our characters communicate with us intimately as they talk about their lives and draw us close to their personal journey. They speak about freedom and oppression, about the promise of sacrificing their lives for the sake of their families’ survival. But also about the breaking of gender barriers and the power of the human mind to decide who we want to be.
The film turns stereotypes and projections of gender discussions upside down. The Burrneshas expand our awareness of human life and its universal conditions but in the end their story shows that the essences of life, which are identified as female, are held as less valuable, even less worth living. And that this remains so, worldwide.

𝟭𝟲:𝟬𝟬 - 𝟭𝟵:𝟬𝟬 // 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺!
Free and open workshop with Alexandre Alagôa
Paint your film! is a cameraless filmmaking workshop lectured by Alexandre Alagôa that invites all participants to create a collective 16mm analogfilm. Instead of using any cameras, screens or digital devices, visitors paint directly on the surface of the film strip with different materials — pens, markers and brushes — with the goal of creating one single film composed by all sorts of abstract and formless shapes. Whetherfamiliar or total strangers, the workshop invites synergetic participation and a collaborative haptic experience between everyone involved, fostering a shared sense of playfulness and curiosity towards the history of experimental film approaches.
𝟭𝟲:𝟯𝟬 - 𝟭𝟴:𝟬𝟬 // 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆
𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗔𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼
Polina Aronson is a sociologist, author, and journalist whose work explores emotions, intimacy, migration, and the ways social change shapes our understanding of relationships and care. She holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Warwick and has conducted research at institutions including Charité in Berlin, the German Institute for Human Rights, and Ben-Gurion University, and is an Einstein Forum Fellow. Alongside her academic work, she is a co-editor at dekoder and has contributed to international publications including The Guardian, AEON, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Colta, and openDemocracy. She is the author of Love: DIY. How We Became Managers of Our Feelings, a book examining how contemporary culture and the language of self-management have transformed the ways we experience and talk about love.
𝟭𝟴:𝟯𝟬 - 𝟮𝟬:𝟯𝟬 // 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗿 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝘆𝗮 𝗭𝘂𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗮
Movie projection followed by open conversation with Taya Zubova & Olga Kuzmina
60 min · Slovakia · 2024
Russian (original language) with English subtitles
16+ // War topics, psychological trauma, mild strong language
What can stand against war and hatred? Ukrainians, Russians, and Belarusians answer this question in the film Territory Without War. Though separated by much, the tragic stories of Ukrainians, conscientious objectors, and politically persecuted Russians and Belarusians share a common thread: love for their families and the impossibility of returning home. The film brings hope and reminds us that we are not alone—there are always people nearby ready to choose love over hatred.

𝟮𝟮:𝟬𝟬 - 𝟬𝟭:𝟬𝟬 // 𝗗𝗝 𝘀𝗲𝘁 @𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗞.𝗹𝗲𝗼.𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗮

𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 (𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬 - 𝟭𝟴:𝟬𝟬)
𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬 - 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬 // 𝗖𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗰𝗼
Death: let’s just talk about it // Based on the format of Death Cafes
A personal story, an anecdote, a meaningful experience, a question you never dared to ask – or simply something beautiful to share ?
Causerie Mortelle is an invitation to talk freely abouth death, dying and grief, without judgment and without a set agenda. It is not a grief support group pr a counselling session. It is an informal collective conversation. a space to listen, exchange stories, be curious – and sometimes laugh.
Because talking about death, it's a way of hooring life.
Free entry, registration required: [email protected]
A cathering will be offered by the city of Esch after the workshop.
𝟭𝟰:𝟬𝟬 - 𝟭𝟲:𝟬𝟬 // 𝗦𝗺𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗮 𝗦𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗛𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀
Movie projection followed by open conversation with Anna Hints & Franziska Peschel
89 min · Estonia & France · 2023
Estonian (original language) with English subtitles
16+ // Nudity, sexual violence, domestic abuse, illness, abortion, pregnancy loss, discussion of body image
A visually stunning film about femininity and solidarity, exploring the healing power of a sauna ritual. Deep in the Estonian forests lies a sauna where women gather to immerse themselves in rituals, draw closer to one another, laugh together and sweat out their pain. The women share stories and experiences that are both relatable and universal, offering an intimate, personal glimpse into the most profound sense of togetherness, where drops of sweat, water and tears mingle.
𝟭𝟳:𝟬𝟬 - 𝟭𝟴:𝟬𝟬 // 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀Weniger anzeigen