"A mysterious pregnancy, a fire in the desert and a women's magazine published in Iran: this program features the strong voices of four female directors. They are burning with their desire to tell the stories of the established customs of their countries, the desire to destroy them or simply break free, and to make decisions, no matter how important or mundane, on their own. These are fiery voices that will heat you up too." - Ieva Šukytė, creator of the competition programs.
MOVIES
Moving / A Movie
Dir. Elahe Esmaili / documentary / Great Britain, Iran / 2024 / 27 min.
Elahe returns to her hometown of Mashhad in Iran to help her parents move into a new apartment after 40 years. At the same time, inspired by the Women-Life-Freedom movement, she hopes that this will be a step not only to a new home, but also to greater changes.
Immaculata / Immaculata
Dir. Kim Lêa Sakkal / feature / Germany, France / 2024 / 22 min.
Deria is pregnant, although she has not had sex yet. Supernatural signs appearing at the height of summer raise doubts about the true reason for its mysterious onset.
Ashen Sun / Ashen Sun
Dir. Camille Monnier / animation / France, Belgium / 2024 / 13 min.
As the sun shines, Charlie is bored and dreams of going to the sea. Unfortunately, she is forced to stay in a seedy motel with her cousin Jess. Teenage girls disagree and play games about everything. The radio announces the impending end of the world. The pool is empty, the sun is baking and the tension is rising: the ecological apocalypse announced on the radio suddenly becomes a reality.
Secret of the heart / Razeh-del
Dir. Maryam Tafakory / documentary / Iran, United Kingdom, Italy / 2024 / 28 min.
in 1998 two schoolgirls wrote a letter to Iran's very first women's newspaper. While waiting to print it, they came up with the idea of making an impossible film.