#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: Europa & Toni Erdmann (Staffel III - Folge 11)
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Arbeit in Serie: Europa & Toni Erdmann (Staffel III - Folge 11)
#11: Arbeit in Serie - Europa (AT 2023) und Toni Erdmann (GER, AT 2016)
In der elften Folge widmen wir uns zwei Filmen, die einen neuen Aspekt von Arbeit einbringen - die Arbeit von Consulting Agenturen und die damit zusammenhängenden Machtbeziehungen und kulturellen Ordnungen.
"Europa" (AT 2023, R/D: Sudabeh Mortezai) und "Toni Erdmann" (GER, AT 2016, R/D: Maren Ade) haben als zentrale Figur jeweils eine aufstrebende, karriereorientierte Consultant, welche für eine internationale Agentur in Osteuropa arbeitet. Sind die Prämissen beider Filme ähnlich, so finden beide Filme ganz eigene Strategien, um neokoloniale Machtbeziehungen und weibliche Berufsbilder zu verhandeln.
In "Europa" ist die deutsche Consultant Beate Winter (Lilith Stangenberg) für den internationalen Konzern Europa in Albanien tätig, wo das Unternehmen unter dem Deckmantel von Strukturentwicklungen und Förderungen in der Region für junge Frauen alte Bunkeranlagen für ein top secret Projekt aufkauft. Beate Winter soll in einem abgelegenen ruralen Dorf einer Gemeinschaft an Bauern ihr Land abkaufen. Diese weigern sich jedoch ihr Land und ihren Lebensstil aufzugeben.
Ines Conradi (Sandra Hüller) und ihr Vater Winfried Conradi (Peter Simonischek) sind die zentralen Figuren in "Toni Erdmann". Während Ines Conradi um die wichtige Verlängerung ihres Auftrags in Bukarest, Rumänien kämpft, kommt sie ihr Vater Winfried überraschenderweise besuchen. Winfried wendet unkonventionelle Strategien an, um wieder Kontakt zu seiner karriereorientierten und entfremdeten Tochter aufzubauen. Bald ist Toni Erdmann, der verkleidete Vater, Teil der beruflichen Welt von Ines. Welten prallen aufeinander.
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.
