#9 Episode: Conversation with Inna Shevchenko on “Girls and Gods”
This film talk was recorded in English.
On the occasion of the Austrian premiere of Girls and Gods, we met with filmmaker and activist Inna Shevchenko to talk about her first work as a filmmaker/screenwriter - behind and in front of the camera. The film is directed by Arash T. Riahi and Verena Soltiz. It follows Inna while she meets with different women and their spiritual, political, and bodily quests for freedom, intertwining activism, trauma, and transcendence in a cinematic discussion on what it means to live and resist in a patriarchal world in the context of the three monotheistic religions.
In our conversation, Inna speaks about her approach to filmmaking and her process of shaping a constructive dialogue even when opinions were opposing each other, she also talks about the process of selecting the women and initiatives who appear in Girls and Gods. Inna also reflects on the difficult task of shaping the film’s many-hours raw version into its final, concentrated form and how editing became an act of both letting go and sharpening political meaning to find the right balance. We also discuss what her wishes for activism are and why she feels the discussion of religious tradition and practices is essential to feminism. Inna also reflects on the role of cinema and how it can become a tool for collective empowerment and spiritual rebellion.
Girls and Gods is a radical and challenging exploration of womanhood, belief, and liberation. It invites viewers to witness moments of vulnerability and strength, difficult discussions and it leads to questioning systems of domination, and to imagine, alongside its protagonists, a world grounded in equality and freedom.
Before listening to this episode, we recommend watching Girls and Gods currently showing in Austrian cinemas and at selected festivals.
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#9 Episode: Conversation with Inna Shevchenko on “Girls and Gods”
This film talk was recorded in English.
On the occasion of the Austrian premiere of Girls and Gods, we met with filmmaker and activist Inna Shevchenko to talk about her first work as a filmmaker/screenwriter - behind and in front of the camera. The film is directed by Arash T. Riahi and Verena Soltiz. It follows Inna while she meets with different women and their spiritual, political, and bodily quests for freedom, intertwining activism, trauma, and transcendence in a cinematic discussion on what it means to live and resist in a patriarchal world in the context of the three monotheistic religions.
In our conversation, Inna speaks about her approach to filmmaking and her process of shaping a constructive dialogue even when opinions were opposing each other, she also talks about the process of selecting the women and initiatives who appear in Girls and Gods. Inna also reflects on the difficult task of shaping the film’s many-hours raw version into its final, concentrated form and how editing became an act of both letting go and sharpening political meaning to find the right balance. We also discuss what her wishes for activism are and why she feels the discussion of religious tradition and practices is essential to feminism. Inna also reflects on the role of cinema and how it can become a tool for collective empowerment and spiritual rebellion.
Girls and Gods is a radical and challenging exploration of womanhood, belief, and liberation. It invites viewers to witness moments of vulnerability and strength, difficult discussions and it leads to questioning systems of domination, and to imagine, alongside its protagonists, a world grounded in equality and freedom.
Before listening to this episode, we recommend watching Girls and Gods currently showing in Austrian cinemas and at selected festivals.
Arbeit in Serie - Lebenslinien: Augustine, Maid & Roma (Staffel 3 - Folge 2)
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Arbeit in Serie - Lebenslinien: Augustine, Maid & Roma (Staffel 3 - Folge 2)
In der zweiten Folge der neuen Staffel starten wir nun, nach "Die Arbeitersaga" (Folge 1), mit "Lebenslinien: Augustine - Das Herz in der Hand" (AT 1983) von Käthe Kratz, machen dann mit der Netflix-Serie "Maid (US 2021)" weiter und sprechen zuletzt über Alfonso Cuaróns "Roma" (MEX/US 2018).
Die fünf Lebenslinien sind ein vom österreichischen Fernsehen (ORF) produziertes Epos, das, angefangen von der Kaiserzeit bis hinein ins Jahr 1968, von vier Frauen über vier Generationen hinweg, erzählt. Der erste Teil "Augustine - Das Herz in der Hand" (AT 1983) handelt von einer jungen Frau, die um 1900 vom Land in die Hauptstadt migriert, um eine Anstellung zu finden. Sie fängt als Dienstmädchen in einem noblen Wiener Haus an. Dort jedoch wird sie vom Neffen des Hausherrn geschwängert und muss die Konsequenzen dafür selbst tragen. Der Film beleuchtet auch das Aufkommen der sozialdemokratischen Bewegung sowie der Dienstmädchenproteste und bettet eine individuelle Geschichte somit in größere politische Umbrüche ein.
"Maid" (US 2021) basiert auf Stephanie Lands Buch "Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive" (2019 veröffentlicht). Die Serie dreht sich um Alex, die mit ihrer zweijährigen Tochter aus einer gewalttätigen Beziehung flieht. Sie hält sich als Putzkraft über Wasser und droht immer wieder erneut in die Fänge ihres Ex-Partners zu fallen. Alex kämpft entschlossen gegen das System und gegen die suchtanfälligen Männer in ihrem Leben. Anhand ihrer Geschichte wird auch das Arbeits- und Sozialsystem in den USA beleuchtet.
Mit "Roma" (MEX/US 2018) begeben wir uns von den USA nach Mexiko, um eine persönliche Erzählung von Cuarón zu verfolgen. Im Zentrum steht die indigene Cléo, die im Mexiko-Stadt der 1970er Jahre als Hausangestellte einer weißen Familie (der Cuarón angehörte) arbeitet. Roma hebt die Beziehung zwischen Cléo und der Familie hervor und beleuchtet nur nebenbei die Problematik ihrer Arbeitsverhältnisse.
Timecode:
20:40: Maid
42:30: Roma
Ned Wuascht
#9 Episode: Conversation with Inna Shevchenko on “Girls and Gods”
This film talk was recorded in English.
On the occasion of the Austrian premiere of Girls and Gods, we met with filmmaker and activist Inna Shevchenko to talk about her first work as a filmmaker/screenwriter - behind and in front of the camera. The film is directed by Arash T. Riahi and Verena Soltiz. It follows Inna while she meets with different women and their spiritual, political, and bodily quests for freedom, intertwining activism, trauma, and transcendence in a cinematic discussion on what it means to live and resist in a patriarchal world in the context of the three monotheistic religions.
In our conversation, Inna speaks about her approach to filmmaking and her process of shaping a constructive dialogue even when opinions were opposing each other, she also talks about the process of selecting the women and initiatives who appear in Girls and Gods. Inna also reflects on the difficult task of shaping the film’s many-hours raw version into its final, concentrated form and how editing became an act of both letting go and sharpening political meaning to find the right balance. We also discuss what her wishes for activism are and why she feels the discussion of religious tradition and practices is essential to feminism. Inna also reflects on the role of cinema and how it can become a tool for collective empowerment and spiritual rebellion.
Girls and Gods is a radical and challenging exploration of womanhood, belief, and liberation. It invites viewers to witness moments of vulnerability and strength, difficult discussions and it leads to questioning systems of domination, and to imagine, alongside its protagonists, a world grounded in equality and freedom.
Before listening to this episode, we recommend watching Girls and Gods currently showing in Austrian cinemas and at selected festivals.
