Żubroffka: A woman. Stories from Central and Eastern Europe
Żubroffka: A woman. Stories from Central and Eastern Europe
6.12.2023, 18:00
Galeria Arsenał – elektrownia, ul. Elektryczna 13 (entrance from świętojańska street)
admission free
Welcome to the 17th edition of the ŻUBROFFKA International Short Film Festival!
The festival will take place between 6-10 December 2023 in Białystok and – traditionally – will also be hosted in the region, visiting Augustów, Bielsk Podlaski, Łomża, Sokółka and Wasilków with screenings.
The programme includes screenings of the latest short films as part of 9 competitions: Polish (Fabuła.pl, Animation.pl and Dokumentacja.pl), international (Okno na Wschód, Cały ten Świat) and open to filmmakers from Poland and abroad (Kids, Music video, Na skraju and Midnight Shorts.
The films will compete for the Festival’s Grand Prix, the main prizes and distinctions in each category, special prizes for the best animation, documentary, fiction, cinematography and music, and the audience award – the Wild Bison. Polish and foreign journalists will also award their prizes.
ŻUBROFFKA’s programme also includes special screenings, film breakfasts, concerts, an exhibition, meetings with filmmakers and film workshops for children and young people.
A woman. Stories from Central and Eastern Europe
What does a woman’s life look like in a world narrated by men? Female filmmakers from Eastern Europe share their own perspective on the multitude of dimensions of the female experience, which often turns out to be brutally universal. For centuries, it has been men who have spoken most boldly about ‘women’s issues’, taking their idea of the experience of femininity as a simple truth that needs no verification.
The time has come, however, to give the floor to those to whom it belongs in the first place. The films presented in the set are dominated by statements confronting the audience with the painful aspects of womanhood (from relational difficulties through single parenthood to the experience of violence and rape). At the same time, the female protagonists of each of the titles exude strength and determination in their pursuit of independence in areas where the right to it seems self-evident (choice of partners, space to pursue one’s own needs, consent in sex, the possibility of ending a violent relationship, the process of recovering from trauma).
When women’s stories start to bite their own tail, it is time for herstories and a change of perspective to be able to verify the imagined stories through the eyes of their protagonists!
Programme:
Affricate, Anna Gyimesi, Hungary 2022, 26’
Y, dir. Matea Kovač, Croatia 2023, 6’33”
Between the Edges of the Day, Andreea Lacatus, Romania 2023, 19’
Samuum: Asel, Ando Berberian, Alisa Zolonz, Ukraine, Armenia 2022, 3’46”
Rising Above, Natálie Durchánková, Czech Republic 2023, 4”14”
Snow White, Lana Barić, Croatia 2022, 15”
Festival funded by a grant from the City of Bialystok
Organised by: Cultural Centre of Bialystok (Białostocki Ośrodek Kultury) – DKF “GAG”.
Co-organiser: Arsenal Gallery in Bialystok
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Opening times:
Thuesday – Sunday
10:00-18:00
Last admission
to exhibition is at:
17.30