17 Girls 17 Girls

Sunday, 06. 10. 2024 / 21:20 / Main Hall

Through the lens of a thriller, Janez Burger explores where empathy has gone and where the limits of personal responsibility lie in the use of social media.

Monday, 07. 10. 2024 / 17:40 / Main Hall

Seventy-year-old Mahin lives alone in Tehran after her husband’s death and her daughter’s departure for Europe, until an afternoon tea with friends leads her to break her solitary routine and revitalise her love life. However, as Mahin opens herself up to a new romance, what begins as an unexpected encounter quickly evolves into an unpredictable, unforgettable evening.

Monday, 07. 10. 2024 / 20:00 / Main Hall

This formally and politically radical futuristic fantasy about a women’s uprising, shot guerrilla-style for $200 on the streets of pre-gentrification New York, is a classic and a milestone of 1980s American feminist and underground cinema. Lizzie Borden created the film in dialogue with its performers (including Kathryn Bigelow), who play fictional versions of themselves.