#FemalePower - Four films on brave women

Today we celebrate International Women's Day. We would like to use this opportunity to highlight the incredible power of activists worldwide fighting for equality and social justice.

We have curated a series of four documentaries telling the story of inspiring women fighting for a better tomorrow. We would like to invite you to watch these films together with us. Everyone who registers within the next 72 hours (8 March, 2022 8 am CET to 10 March, 2022 6 pm) for our newsletter will receive a voucher to watch the films online for free.  

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Fly so Far 
Celina Escher I 88 Min I SE I 2020 
1– 31 March 2022 online & 6 March, 6pm at Sputnik

 

When Teodora Vazquez Wakes up in hospital she is accused of killing her baby – and charged with murder. The film follows Vásquez and demonstrates how brutally El Salvador criminalizes all forms of abortion.

 

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In cooperation with Amnesty International 

Bangla Surf Girls
Elizabeth D. Costa I 86 min. I CA I 2021 
1– 31 March 2022 online & 13 March, 6 pm at Sputnik

 

Shobe, Suma, and Ayesha love the thrill of conquering the biggest waves. Encouraged by their teacher, the fearless Muslim surfer girls of Bangladesh dare to dream of freedom and escape their lives of drudgery and abuse.

 

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In Cooperation with Save the Children

 

Finding Sally
Ramara Mariam Dwait I 78 min. I CA, ET I 2020 
1– 31 March 2022 online & 20 March, 6 pm at Sputnik

 

This powerful documentary tells the Story of a 23 year old who became a communist rebel in Ethiopia – and ended up on her country’s most wanted list. Decades later, Tamara Dawit pieces together the mysterious life of her Aunt Sally. 

 

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WRITING WITH FIRE 
Rintu Thomas, Shushmit Ghosh I 93 min I IN I 2021 
1– 31 March 2022 online & 27 March, 6 pm at Sputnik

 

This Oscar-nominated documentary tells the story of three brave Dalti women who decide to launch the first women-only newspaper in India. Their story shows what it means to be a powerful and independent woman against all odds.

 

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7. MARCH 2022