© Filmstill The Woman's Greatest Value is Her Silence
© Filmstill The Woman's Greatest Value is Her Silence
Film history will no longer be the same. The curated programs and activities developed by partners of Another Story impulse a new reading of curation and film history, flagging on forgotten titles and rediscoveries.
A shift in film curation focuses on celebrating talented women directors who were on the margin of the production field or put aside by the critic’s and award profiles. We want to put the spotlight on directors with extraordinary artistic and unusual journeys, directors for example who went unknown throughout the records and directors of only one (successful) film, and who then became assistants to established (male) directors.
We are looking at films based on complex stories and developing ambitious storytelling, films that address issues close to women, but that were not necessarily expected from women directors. They are films that take front row and offer another gaze on topics and mise en scene artistry.
Another Story offers to promote collective and innovative formats to deepen conversations around women directors and their struggle but also achievements. We bring back value to previous directors and their fascinating journey in film history to inspire future generations. We cultivate a collective attention on the diversity in our programming (in terms of country of origin, social background and language) as to go beyond expectations towards canons of cinema.
ANOTHER STORY with its 5 European partners aims to give more visibility to documentary cinema by women directors of the 20th and 21st centuries, long overlooked by cinema history. Main partners are: HER Docs Foundation (Poland), Festival dei Popoli (Italy), The Good Media Network organizing the Doxumentale Festival (Germany), The Balkan Documentary Center organizing the Sofia DouMental Festival (Bulgaria) and online media Cineuropa (Belgium). Non profit association Loreley Films (Switzerland) is an associate partner as a guest curator. Over two years the partners will engage audiences through curated programmes and activities such as: double screenings, wikipedia workshops, critic’s labs and panel discussions. ANOTHER STORY wants to spark curiosity and initiate more in depth conversations around women’s contributions to the documentary cinema.
At this year's Doxumentale Another story will feature the films ICH DENKE OFT AN HAWAII (Elfi Mikesch I DE I 1978 I 85 min), ROAD OF BROTHERHOOD AND UNITY (Maja Weiss I SI I 1999 I 104 min) and THE WOMAN‘S GREATEST VALUE IS HER SILENCE (Gertrud Pinkus I DE, CH I 1980 I 90 min).
