This poetic film weaves together childhood images, meditative musings and documentary footage as we follow the journey of director Philippa Ndisi-Herrmann’s conversion to Islam. She shares with us her strong affinity to Rumi poetry and guides us through her creative process as she is tasked with making a film about the building of a new port in Lamu, Kenya. As she gets lost in the…

Presented as part of Glasgow Feminist Arts Festival and sponsored by the University of Glasgow’s School of Culture and Creative Arts ‘Inclusive/Exclusive’ series. A powerful drama co-directed by eight Māori women directors – Briar Grace-Smith, Casey Kaa, Ainsley Gardiner, Katie Wolfe, Chelsea Cohen, Renae Maihi, Paula Jones, Awanui Simich-Pene – Waru is an exploration of abuse, shame and healing. The film comprises eight unedited sequences each…

Presented as part of Document Human Rights Film Festival. A Woman Captured (Bernadett Tuza-Ritter, Germany/Hungary 2017) reveals the shocking phenomenon of modern-day slavery in the heart of Europe. It follows Marish, a 52-year-old Hungarian woman who has been serving as a family housekeeper for a decade, working 20 hours a day without pay. With no ID, no bed to sleep in and only leftover scraps to eat…

Join us for food and a screening of FATMA 75, a groundbreaking 1975 feminist documentary by Tunisian filmmaker Selma Baccar! FATMA 75 directed by Selma Baccar, Tunisia 1976 (60 min). *** TICKETS are sold on a sliding scale - £0-8, pay what you can. Get them here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/film-screening-fatma-75-north-african-food-tickets-53949566606 Here is our rough guide to help you decide what you can afford to pay: https://femspectives.com/ticketing-information/ ***…