Director: Vera Chytilová

Two young women, both named Marie, decide that since the world is spoiled they will be spoiled as well; accordingly, they embark on a series of destructive pranks, in which they consume and destroy the world around them.

Curators: Filma collective; text: geo

This program is composed of films that we chose out of 60 submissions from nearly 20 countries. Originally we thought of it as an opportunity to show how diverse feminist movies can be, but then we understood that our selections have a common theme: radical love.

Curators: Syaivo, geo; text: Syaivo

This program incorporates films which deal with the unity of feminist ideas as trans*feminist. Each of the films is evidence that trans*experiences, gender nonconformity and non-normativity have always been pivotal to the feminist agenda.

Curators: Mariam Agamyan, Augustina Vasile

A significant trait of feminist cinema and filmmaking is the ability to speak in the first person about experiences of oppression and systemic discrimination, such as racism. The films in this program powerfully and aptly articulate anti-oppressive messages within their narratives, whether real or imaginary.

Directors: Svitlana Shymko, Galina Yarmanova

“The Wonderful Years” explores the lives of non-heterosexual women in Ukraine in the late Soviet Union. It is based on archive video materials and interviews excerpts from research projects on LGBT history.