2023 Programming
HUMANS FIC: Our selection of Fiction
Official competitive section on the best international fiction feature films that address migration from different perspectives and with surprising narratives. A cinema to enjoy, connect and reflect!
Opal
Alain Bidard | Martinique | 2021 | 85' | English.
Synopsis: In a magical kingdom, young princess Opal is having trouble staying cheerful and her sadness has magical power to destroy the entire world. A fable about child abuse explained for girls and boys of all ages.
Saturday 3 – 6pm + Colloquium
Babel Cinemas
The man without guilt
Ivan Gergolet | Slovenia | 2022 | 112' | Italian
Synopsis: Angela works as a nurse in a hospital in Trieste. Her husband dies from asbestos poisoning after years of working at the local company, just as her friend Elena's husband died. Angela will begin an investigation in which desires for justice and forgiveness are mixed.
Monday 5 – 8pm + Colloquium
Babel Cinemas
The agitators
Marco Berger | Argentina | 2022 | 102' | Spanish
Synopsis: Andy goes to a luxury villa with his best friends during the Christmas holidays. Days in male company encourage occasional banter that reveals each other's personal limits.
Tuesday 6 – 8 p.m. + Colloquium
Babel Cinemas
Malikates
Yasmine Benkiran | France | 2022 | 83' | French
Synopsis: Three women who flee and reach the Atlas valleys pursued by the police. On their way to the Atlantic coast they will weave bonds of sisterhood. A parable of female emancipation in Morocco with echoes of Telma and Louise.
Thursday 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Babel Cinemas
A room of my own
Ioseb 'Soso' Bliadze | Georgia | 2022 | 107′ | Georgian
Synopsis: Tina, a woman who has lost her way in life, rents a room from the vibrant Megi, thanks to whom, little by little, she begins to discover what it feels like to be free and able to make her own decisions.
Friday 9 – 10 p.m. + Colloquium – Babel Cinemas
HUMANS DOC: our documentary selection
Official competitive section on the best international fiction feature films that address migration from different perspectives and with surprising narratives. A cinema to enjoy, connect and reflect!
AMA-das
Marga Gutierrez | Spain | 2022 | 71' | Spanish (WITH AUDIO DESCRIPTION)
Synopsis: Idoia, Pili, Rosa and Emma have disabilities. They attend an empowerment workshop to work on their self-esteem, but discover that something deep unites them. Will they ever feel loved?
Friday 2 – 6 p.m. + Colloquium – Cines Babel
And still I sing
Fazila Amiri | Afghanistan | 2022 | 90' | VOSE
Synopsis: Ariana Sayeed, is a pop star and women's rights activist, who mentors young people on a television talent show, Afghan Star. While two of the singers, Zahra Elham and Sadiqa Madadgar, are about to achieve their dreams, the Taliban regain power.
Saturday 3 – 10 p.m. – Babel Cinemas
Plow the vertical light
Efthymia Zymvragaki | Spain | 2022 | 85' | Spanish and Catalan (WITH AUDIO DESCRIPTION)
Synopsis: Ernesto, who lives in the Canary Islands, admits to being a perpetrator of gender violence. He contacts Efthymia Zymvragaki to talk about his life and discover the darkest corners, the lights and shadows of an aggressor.
Sunday 4 – 6 p.m.
Babel Cinemas
Old fashion, new life
Can-Zhao Lam | China | 2023 | 140' | VOSE
Synopsis: A retired woman becomes a virtual guru who has influenced thousands of women in China. Why is female morality training so popular in the era of feminism and gender equality?
Sunday 4 – 10 p.m.
Babel Cinemas
Kenya
Gisela Delgadillo | Mexico | 2022 | 90′ | Spanish (WITH AUDIO DESCRIPTION)
Synopsis: A raw and real portrait of Kenya, a trans woman who lives in Mexico City and defends her right to be and that of her companions.
Wednesdays 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. + Colloquium
Babel Cinemas
When the waters gather
Margarita Martinez | Colombia | 2022 | 85' | Spanish
Synopsis: Colombia's peace process is the first to integrate the gender perspective. Women who have suffered war unite to build peace. To overcome armed actors, sexual violence or drug trafficking, they propose a policy centered on human beings, solidarity and love.
Thursday 8 – 10 p.m.
Babel Cinemas
CURT I BARREJAT: Our selection of short films
Official competitive section on Valencian short films, on the one hand, and international, on the other, fiction and documentary genres. The challenge of saying a lot in less than 30 minutes!
SESSION 1
Monday 5 – 6 p.m.
SGAE Center Cultural Room
Quiet Billy
Iván Fernández de Córdoba | Spain | 2022 | 15' | Castilian
Synopsis: After fifteen years, an opportunity unites María and Billy in the urban neo-east.
Puissante
Estelle Honorat | France | 2022 | 12' | French VOSE
Synopsis: She fights for the rights of others. Sophia Sept is one of the faces of the FEMEN activists. However, no one really knows his name, or what goes on behind his actions.
Barxeres
José Gayà | Spain | 2021 | 20' | Valencia
Synopsis: A family of artisans and farmers survive in a rural area in La Marina Alta, with worries and joys, during 1940.
Over Mij
Ali Asgari | Netherlands | 2022 | 15′ | Dutch VOSE
Synopsis: Young Fatima keeps a secret that could change her destiny; You must place your trust in a doctor to make a difficult decision between cultural tradition and medical ethics.
Repeat with me
Marcos Sánchez | Spain | 2022 | 3′ | Castilian
Synopsis: Lucía is in her room doing her homework. Suddenly, his father enters to check that he has learned the lesson. A lesson you will never forget.
Hondarrak
Marta Gómez and Paula Iglesias | Spain | 2022 | 15′ | Spanish and Basque VOSE
Synopsis: The ruins of a care system that is falling apart frame the stories of two women whose job is to always be there. Wait. Always.
I'm Lina
Juli Suarez | Spain | 2022 | 20' | Castilian
Synopsis: Lina is twelve years old and has fled Syria. She is taken in by Sonia, a human rights activist who comes from the refugee camps in Greece. Thanks to her and Marta, a psychologist, the girl will dare to face the demons of her past, diving into her traumas to begin a process of resilience that will allow her to start a new life.
SESSION 2
Tuesday 6 – 6 p.m. (WITH AUDIO DESCRIPTION)
SGAE Center Cultural Room
Carmen, without fear of freedom
Irene Baqué | Spain | 2023 | 30′ | Castilian
Synopsis: From the “Las 600” neighborhood in Cartagena, Murcia, Carmen leads the first association of feminist gypsy women to fight against systemic racism and machismo.
Children's stuff
Bernabé Rico | Spain | 2022 | 11' | Castilian
Synopsis: To celebrate the end of classes before Christmas, a costume party takes place at a primary school. Leo is just another kid at school, but he can't help but let his physical appearance make him the center of attention at the party.
ropes
Estibaliz Urresola | Spain | 2022 | 30′ | Castilian
Synopsis: Rita belongs to a choir that is in danger of dissolving: they have lost the subsidy that allowed them to rent a rehearsal room. The group has to decide whether to accept sponsorship from the company that causes pollution in the valley.
God save you Mary
Julie-Estel Soard and Noelia Fluxà | Spain | 2022 | 19' | Castilian
Synopsis: María is a young woman from Alicante who, in the midst of the massacre during 1939 and among the Air Raid Shelters, finds hope in her relationship with María, another young woman from the Santa Cruz neighborhood with whom she maintains clandestine meetings that show her that love can conquer. all.
my condition
Coke Arijo | Spain | 2021 | 10' | Castilian
Synopsis: Returning home at night alone is not a dish of good taste for any woman. Nor for Sofía, who must wait at the stop for her bus to arrive. When a tired art teacher arrives, a conversation occurs between them in which no one is who they say they are.
The silence of Alma
Navarro Sea | Spain | 2023 | 15' | Valencia
Synopsis: Alma is deaf and, one day, returning home from work, she hears a woman asking for help through her hearing aids. She seems to be the only one who can hear her, but who really is that woman?
SESSION 3
Wednesday 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
SGAE Center Cultural Room
The Way I Welcome You
Amparo Fortuny | United Kingdom | 2022 | 15' | VOSE
Synopsis: Khabat was detained with her family while seeking asylum in Scotland. Now, together with her sister, she explores how her memories, linked to places where she lived, have been transformed over time.
White Ne Mind
Ana de Alva | Spain | 2022 | 19' | Spanish with English subtitles
Synopsis: Izan wakes up in a completely empty room with a stranger and can only leave under one condition; Answer three questions honestly. Would you face your greatest fears in exchange for your freedom?
Courage
Jasmina Pusok | Sweden | 2022 | 15' | VOSE
Synopsis: Jasmina and Miriam had the courage to escape the prostitution ring. They were created out of love, but there is something that has been taken from them.
oblivion
Gabriel Esparza | Spain | 2022 | 8' | Spanish with English subtitles
Synopsis: In a town in emptied Spain, the absence of a son who left in search of opportunities leaves secrets and reproaches between a sick father and a mother who suffers in silence.
Habitat
Elena Escura | Spain | 2023 | 18' | Valencian with English subtitles
Synopsis: Every day, Marisa observes that house from the street: the building, the balcony, the life that goes on behind the window. One day Marisa decides to do what they didn't let her do: say goodbye.
Requiem Georg
Raúl Riebenbauer | Spain | 2022 | 25' | Spanish and German with Spanish subtitles
Synopsis: A long and obsessive investigation into the case of Georg Welzel, one of the last two executed by garrote during the Franco dictatorship in Spain.
SESSION 4 (WITH AUDIO DESCRIPTION)
Thursday 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
SGAE Center Cultural Room
Ezohikoak
Alejandra Bueno | Spain | 2021 | 11' | Basque VOSE
Synopsis: Ezohikoak continues to play through fiction to build stories that are committed to diverse families and the non-legitimization of the myth of the Basque matriarchy.
Jellyfish
Amelia Nanni | Belgium | 2022 | 25' | French
Synopsis: Medusa is a group of 8 young women, in the Marolles district of Brussels, who decided to no longer allow themselves to be confronted with sexism and racism. Medusa is a story of brotherhood.
Tria
Giulia Grandinetti | Italy | 2022 | 17' | Greek VOSE
Synopsis: In a dystopian Rome, a law is applied that does not allow immigrant families to have more than three children. If a fourth is expected, he or she must be born, however, one of them must be killed, giving priority to the females for sacrifice. Zoe, Iris and Clio are three sisters, but one of them will soon be murdered...
Father Daddy
Jonathan Von Buren | Germany | 2022 | 10′ | German VOSE
Synopsis: Kai, 38, is a veterinarian and happily married to his husband Andi. This is what differentiates them from other families: Kai was pregnant and gave birth to his two children by himself.
Wangala
Samuel Nacar and Pau Coll | Algeria | 2022 | 17' | French, Arabic and English VOSE
Synopsis: Wangala represents women's resistance to the Moroccan occupation. Samira was born in the only place that was ceded to the invaders. In this documentary a mosaic is created through torture, refuge and exile.
Voices that resist censorship
FxJ and La Cosecha Audiovisual | Spain | 2023 | 14′ | Castilian
48 hours
Azadeh Moussavi | Iran | 2022 | 20′ | Farsi
Synopsis: After three years in prison, Nader receives permission to return home. He has 48 hours to become a father to his four-year-old daughter.
SAMPLE OF PARTICIPATORY SHORTS
The documentary to make visible and defend rights I
Participatory short films resulting from the documentary workshop organized by Humans Fest together with Fundación por la Justicia and taught by the Valencian production company La Cosecha.
Monday 5 – 6 p.m.
Rector Peset Residence Hall
Births
Marcela Guevara and Patricia Azpelicueta | Spain | 2023 | 3' | Castilian
Synopsis: An open reflection on the construction of all women. Based on a prose poem by Patricia Azpelicueta.
Double Transit
Támara Pashutkin, Uliana Novikova, Denilson Casanova and Carlos Daniel Gomero | Spain | 2023 | 4' | Russian and Catalan
Synopsis: A video dance, a revelation, a “warfare experience” of three people that is found in the material space of a new migratory reality for them.
I choose
Carmen Cardona, Isabel Lozano and Juan Daniel Barrios | Spain | 2023 | 4' | Castilian
Synopsis: When you walk through a labyrinth that seems like you will not have to escape and only protect the creature so that it can react and move forward.
The documentary to make visible and defend rights II
Participatory short film resulting from a documentary workshop organized by Fundación por la Justicia and taught by the Valencian production company La Cosecha at the Antoni Asunción Penitentiary Center (Picassent), in which inmates in said prison have participated.
Wednesday 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Rector Peset Residence Hall
An emotional journey | Hands in Freedom | Renaturalization. Cultivating health | The oasis
FRESH CINEMA
SATURDAY 3 – AT 9 PM
Pati of the CEIP Ballester Fandos (Malva-rosa neighborhood)
Av. de la Malva-rosa, 57
Selection of short films from the Official Section
FRIDAY 9 – AT 9 PM
Plaza Jardín de la Ermita (Orriols neighborhood)
Selection of short films from the Official Section
HUMAN VERMUTHS
On Saturdays, come and have a vermouth for human rights!
MuVIMENT (MuVIM cafeteria)
SATURDAY 3 – AT 12 NOON
Women in struggle
Conversation with women who participate in processes of social transformation of reference around the world
SATURDAY 10 – AT 12 NOON
Intersections
Conversation with women who cross different intersections beyond their gender