Tag: BLOCK 1: HERSTORIES
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Such Madwomen!
The documentary depicts the lives of three women in a village in Uttar Pradesh, India. In a patriarchal society, it’s uncommon for women to sit outside or take a leisurely walk. This film follows Geeta, Usha, and Lucy, who are housewives. They spend their days working and eagerly await the evening, when they can go…
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Agata’s Faces
The film begins when it seems that Agata’s illness, her companion for almost twenty years, is finally a thing of the past. The protagonist undergoes final surgeries and hopes to “start a new life” soon. She lives and works in London, her artistic career begins to develop, and love appears in her personal life. Unfortunately,…
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They Said She Was a Witch
Women who now live in the Pyrenees, in places where the most fervent witch-hunting once took place, now talk about the reality of femicide from between the 15th and 18th centuries. They invite us to delve into their own lives and themselves share their fears: new or even rooted in history. Judith Prat Molet After…
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Daughters of Coal
Oliwia, a young woman in her twenties, ventures into a journey through her personal hell. Upholding her family’s deep-rooted mining traditions and encouraged by her mother, she takes a job at a sorting plant affiliated with one of the Silesian coal mines. There, she supervises machinery, sorts industrial waste by hand, and cleans coal dust.…