#FemalePower

GENDER EQUALITY TODAY FOR A SUSTAINABLE TOMORROW 
 
The theme of International Women’s Day on 8 March recognizes the contribution made by women and girls around the world who are leading the charge when it comes to mitigating, adapting, and responding to climate change to build a more sustainable future for everyone.
 
In order to highlight the important role played by women all over the world and to show how essential the fight for equality is, we would like to invite you to watch four outstanding films with us this March! All four films (Fly so Far, Bangla Surf Girls, FindingSally, Writing with Fire) will be shown by our amazing partner, Cinema Sputnik Kino am Südstern, and will be followed by Q&As. They will also be available online (with limited tickets) throughout March.

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

 
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#Womenbeathunger

 

We were supposed to hand over more than 10,000 signatures on the petition "Strengthen women's rights, defeat hunger" to Development Minister Svenja Schulze on International Women's Day. But due to the unimaginable war in Ukraine, we had to postpone the date. Aktion gegen den Hunger is calling more strongly than ever on the German government to strengthen the role of women and girls in development cooperation and to make more funds available for women's rights and the fight against hunger.

Sign our petition now!

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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9. MARCH 2022