patriarchy

When patriarchy and state violence go hand in hand

DEBT: Women are more vulnerable to aggressive lending methods, high interest rates, and fees.

What does a radically tender society need?

HATE: Turkish-German Seyda Kurt is preoccupied with the concept of hatred as a catalyst for tenderness. Hatred often has its roots in racism, misogyny, xenophobia, and prejudice.

A threshold practice for the queer community

FEMINISM: In an attempt to align identity politics with the teachings of the Catholic Church, the Italian author and feminist Michele Murgia envisions a possibility for renewal - for the church. Here, the Holy Spirit opens up to something different and non-gendered, to queerness.

Whose revolution?

FEMINISM: Following a string of sexual assaults, As I Want documents a burgeoning women’s rebellion.

The years to come

SOCIETY: Maite Alberdi's film cleverly touches on a delicate theme and invites us with compassion and tenderness to reflect on isolation, the rigours of patriarchal society, and the organisation of work and family.

«While adapting, we are also discovering new ways of doing things»

DOCLISBOA: Festival Directors Joana Sousa and Miguel Ribeiro, speak on the adaptation of the Lisbon-based festival for its 18th edition.

Is there something after the collapse?

SOCIETY: Thoughts on post-collapse societies and ecosocial transition.

When prison is a peaceful respite

ABUSE: In an Iranian juvenile detention center, a group of adolescent girls serve their sentence for the crime of murdering a male family member.

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