STANDING TOGETHER (short films category)

A series of four screenings exploring the idea of community as something built, earned, and sustained through the autonomous struggles of women. These films show that, in the face of political injustice, systemic oppression, violence, gender-based exclusion, and in the pursuit of freedom, autonomy, and the reclaiming of dignity, women have found solidarity in building communities where society has failed them. From Palestine to Belarus, Iran, and the Balkans, the resilience of women is boundless and undeniable. Dosta Dosta, Austria, Muntenegru, Serbia, 2025, 30’ Three generations of women across the Balkans reclaim public space through mourning, protest, and performance, challenging patriarchal traditions with acts of collective resistance. Samidoun: the steadfast women of Palestine, Palestina, 2025, 30’ A portrait of Palestinian women whose resilience, solidarity, and daily acts of resistance sustain their communities despite the realities of occupation. Accused number 41, Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii și al Irlandei de Nord, 2024, 16’ After being arrested by Tehran's morality police, filmmaker Maryam Haddadi reflects on identity, freedom, and her complex relationship with the hijab in this intimate self-portrait documentary. Natallia, Belarus, Germania, 2025, 21’ Living in Berlin, Natallia longs to return to her family in Belarus after the violent aftermath of the presidential election makes home suddenly unreachable. followed by Q&A session with Julia Novacek, director of Enough Enough and Anastasia Sytschew, director of Natallia (in English)