Social Changes, Politics and Women's Suffrage

Sat, 10. 3., 20:00Sun, 11. 3., 13:30

Die Filme dieses Programms handeln von Emanzipation, politischem Aufbruch und von Frauen, die Kopf und Kragen für den gesellschaftlichen Wandel riskieren. Frauen wie Emmeline Pankhurst oder Margaret Mackworth etwa, Suffragetten und Feministinnen avant la lettre, deren Biografien daran erinnern, dass das Wahlrecht und die Selbstbestimmung von Frauen lange Zeit eben keine Selbstverständlichkeit war. Mit „Slavery“ von Caroline Leaf zeigt das Programm auch eine selten gezeigte Animation der Grande Dame der Animation. Dauer: 76' mit Gespräch

GROZNYJ VAVILA I TЁTKA ARINA | „Der grausame Vavila und Tantchen Arina“

Olga Chodataeva, Nikolaj Chodataev

Sowjetunion

1928,

6’35

On 23 February 1917, female textile workers in Petrograd went on strike and rallied to demand ‘bread and peace’. Their protests marked the start of the February Revolution. That name has lasted, even though – following the calendar reform in Russia – the Gregorian equivalent of the date was declared Women’s Day: 8 March. The film also takes place on an 8th of March, in a nameless Russian village.

Slavery

Caroline Leaf

2005,

4’

A rarely screened work by the grande dame of animation. ‘Slavery’ is the second of three films that comprise the museum film ‘Suite For Freedom’. Produced by Acme Filmworks for Jack Rouse Associates and the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Who was Emmeline Pankhurst?

Katie Steed

2016,

2’34

A short film to educate children about the life of Emmeline Pankhurst.

Halmaspiel | Chinese Checkers

Betina Kuntzsch

2017,

14’33

Animated found objects recount a 20th-century woman’s biography: a childhood in the Nazi era, teenage years in post-war Germany, the building of the Berlin Wall, and life in the GDR and in re-united Germany.

Nachthexen | Night Witches

Julie Baltzer

2016,

8’12

In 1941 Katja decides to go against the norm and joins the first all-female night-bombing squad in the Soviet Air Force.

Vicenta

Carla Valencia

2014,

5’

A Bolivian peasant migrates to Chile where she washes clothes to earn a living. She faces poverty on her own and becomes a single mother. Years later, during Pinochet’s military dictatorship, her elder son is detained and becomes a political prisoner.

Abuelas | Großmütter

Afarin Eghbal

2011,

9’

In a small apartment in Buenos Aires an old woman eagerly awaits the birth of her grandchild and the joys of being a grandmother. However, she will have to wait for over 30 years.

Fired Up

Elyse Kelly, Dan Fipphen

2017,

3’29

The story of President Obama’s famed ‘Fired up, ready to go’ chant combines original animation by 13 artists from around the world.

Democracy is more than a vote!

Kate Jessop

2017,

3’18

An explainer video for the RSA on the history of voting and democracy.

A Bird In A Cage

Lauren Orme

2015,

19’30

Lady Rhondda, otherwise known as Margaret Mackworth, is one of those revolutionary figures whose groundbreaking work for women’s rights in the first half of the 20th century has largely gone unrecognized. She headed the Newport branch of the Women’s Social and Political Union, fought for a seat in the House of Lords, went to prison for setting fire to a postbox, became a successful business leader and founded one of the most eminent political and literary magazines of her time.

Festival 5 - 9 March, 2025