INTERFILM 39 International Short Film Festival Berlin
14 - 19 November 2023

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DOC DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION

DOC 01 Resistance in Patriarchy

About power and masculinity, resistance and femininity and the potentials that lie in the rejection of such binaries: The protagonists of this program deal with gender identities in a wide variety of situations, question traditional role patterns, and overturn the stereotypes of patriarchy. Whether in the editing room of a wildlife documentary, a drawing class in Paris, or within a queer rugby team in Munich: To stand by oneself, one's own convictions and desires, requires courage, gives hope, creates connection and empowers.

15.11.23, 17:00h, Pfefferberg Theater

17.11.23, 18:00h, Rollberg Kino

19.11.23, 17:30h, Cinestar Kino in der KulturBrauerei

Resistance in Patriarchy
6 films
Jouir (en solitaire)

Jouir (en solitaire)

Sex Relish (A Solo Orgasm)

Ananda Safo // France // 2021 // 11:50 min

Animation, Documentary

Masturbation as self-empowerment: In "Jouir (en solitaire)" different women give an intimate testimony about how much power can lie in playing with one's own desire and one's own body.

Ours

Ours

Morgane Frund // Switzerland // 2022 // 19:06 min

Documentary

Editing footage for a project, a female director discovers that bears were not the only protagonists the amateur cameraman has recorded. A discussion about the power of the male gaze ensues. [CW: sexism, sexualized violence, and voyeurism]

Toxic Magnus

Toxic Magnus

Nasos Gatzoulis // Denmark, Greece, United States // 2022 // 10:00 min

Documentary

What is it like to grow up with a manipulative, gaslighting, brutal father? Magnus Alexander, a life coach from Copenhagen, speaks openly about the effects of toxic masculinity. [CW: psychological violence]

L' Esquisse

L' Esquisse

The Sketch

Tomas Cali // France // 2023 // 09:20 min

Animation, Documentary

Life as a transgender immigrant in Paris. A new language. And drawing lessons – featuring Linda, a transgender nude model. The realisation hits: When I draw you, I'm also drawing myself.

Boja

Boja

Anna Fernandez De Paco // Bosnia and Herzegovina, Spain, England // 2022 // 15:00 min

Documentary, Live Action

In the mountains overlooking Sarajevo, Boja toils away amid houses destroyed by the war. Her brother gives her orders. Smoking a pipe, the goat herder enjoys the stolen moments her life affords.

Outside Center

Outside Center

Eli Jean Tahchi // Quebec, Germany // 2023 // 20:00 min

Documentary

Back on Jamaica, his queer identity was something to be concealed. But in the company of a very special rugby team in Munich, Desmond finds the courage to be himself.