Desire
Feminist Cinema
Emilymary Whitaker, Ludovica Galleani d’Agliano and Luna Fischer
This collectively curated feminist film programme showcases desire from different perspectives: Joy, sensuality, having a crush and questions of home and belonging.
Roland
Sat, 14.10.2023, 8-9:30pm
Joyby Julieta Tetelbaum
Joy is a journey through the mind of a 65-year-old working-class lesbian who is addicted to sugar and can't stop thinking about an ex-girlfriend from her youth.
EN 2023Crushedby Ella Rocca
The filmmaker is hopelessly in love - again. It's time to confront their crushes. Reflectively and self-deprecatingly, the director pursues the unrequited desire. On their desktop, fantasy and reality mix into a surprising experience.
CH 2022Voices of Homeby Aniket Godbole
A short film exploring narratives of distance, longing and of what makes a home. Each character navigates their first experiences and how they find themselves at this point in their lives.
2023
Nuda a Lugano (Naked in Lugano)by Daniela Baiardi
Nuda a Lugano is an experimental cinematic essay that delves into the portrayal of female nudity in the statues of Lugano. The film offers a fresh (and still) perspective on women’s representation in the public space by inviting us to reconsider the role of sculptures in the contemporary urban landscape.
CH 2022Sweet Nothingby Joana Fischer and Marie Kenov
Rosa is sunbathing in her garden on a hot summer afternoon, when suddenly the idyllic peace is disturbed by the noise of a lawnmower. The gardener in the neighboring garden is going about his work, while Rosa is increasingly ecstatic at the sight of his tender touch of the flowers.
CH 2021