FEMALE VISIONS: WOMEN FILMMAKERS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA – LFF2019
⑨ VICOLO ARCO
FRIDAY 19th JULY
h. 10:30 p.m.
④ LIVELET SCHERMO
MONDAY 22nd JULY
h. 10:00 p.m.
Through the views of emerging young female directors, a look at contemporary cinematography from the Middle East and North Africa. From Syria to Morocco, from Lebanon to Kurdistan to Iran, five short films that immerse us in the changing reality of a geography in conflict: five stories of women protagonists, between daily courage and desires for escape.
Curated by Roberto Cavallini
ASRI
by Ecegul Bayram
Turkey | 2017 |fiction |9′
[European Premier]
BESIEGED BREAD
by Soudade Kaadan
Syria | 2016 | fiction | 12′
FAMILY IN EXILE
by Fatima Matousse
Morocco | 2018 | documentary | 15’
[Italian Premiere]
THE CIRCLE
by Ruken Tekes
Turkey/Kurdistan | 2016 | fiction | 14′
GAZE
by Farnoosh Samadi
Iran/Italy | 2018 | fiction | 14’28’’