Kim Longinotto Retrospective
8 films
Divorce Iranian Style
dir. Kim Longinotto, Ziba Mir-Hosseini
dok1998
Two decades after the Islamic revolution and twenty years before the great protests of Iranian women, Longinotto visits a family court in Teheran specialising in divorce cases. Assisted by an expert, anthropologist Ziba Mir-Hosseini, the director provided an insightful portrait of the institution and a unique depiction of Iranian traditions and female determination.
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Dreamcatcher
dir. Kim Longinotto
dok2015
Brenda Myers-Powell and her friends from the Dreamcatcher Foundation are former sex workers and victims of human trafficking, who nowadays help other women. They operate not only on the streets of Chicago but also in the city’s prisons and schools, providing support in environments marked by violence and addiction, and rescuing younger women. WARNING! The dialogues include drastic content.
Read moreDream Girls
dir. Kim Longinotto, Jano Williams
dok1994
Takarazuka Revue is a Japanese show where women also play male roles, not only on stage. After graduating from the elite school, some of them go on to become stars, embodying the ideal man for thousands of female fans and the ideal wife for their future husbands.
Read moreRough Aunties
dir. Kim Longinotto
dok2008
The activists from Durban are relentless when they go to war against superstition, patriarchy or cultural taboos. The camera accompanies the women during everyday interventions, when they are trying step by step to change the reality of South Africa, a country painfully afflicted by social and economic divisions, the conspiracy of silence or the AIDS epidemic.
Read moreSalma
dir. Kim Longinotto
dok2013
“She's too clever,” says Salma's father, a poet from southern India. Like many other girls, she was condemned to social exclusion upon reaching puberty and spent nine years in seclusion. She wrote in secret and, years later, returned as an advocate for women. Will the younger generation follow in her footsteps?
Read moreShinjuku Boys
dir. Kim Longinotto, Jano Williams
dok1995
Tokyo’s night club, New Marilyn, is popular among women who enjoy the company of transmen or trans male nonbinary persons. We follow three people who are trying to balance work and their personal lives. This story, set in the Shinjuku district, offers an intimate glimpse into gender diversity in a conservative country.
Read moreShooting the Mafia (Shooting Mafia)
dir. Kim Longinotto
dok2019
A colourful portrait of Letizia Battaglia, who documented the crimes of the Sicilian mafia between 1974 and 1993. Her iconic photographs served as an indictment and a call for justice, as well as a memorial to the victims. Because she was a woman, her work also challenged the gender norms of the time.
Read moreThe Day I Will Never Forget
dir. Kim Longinotto
dok2002
Kim Longinotto travels with her camera to Kenya to confront the barbarian procedure of female genital mutilation, which is still practiced today despite being illegal. She gives a voice to the victims and activists fighting for systemic change, exposes the superstitions and traditions behind these drastic procedures and offers hope for a change not only in the law but also in the collective mindset. WARNING! Drastic scenes and vulgar language.
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