#02 Stories Under the Skin

How do women tell stories about women, and how does this change our view of memory, desire, and community? The films in this program deal with repressed trauma, selfdetermined sexuality, and alternative forms of cohabitation. They reflect on the male gaze and the rewriting of history from a female perspective, on intimacy and desire beyond normative boundaries. Using essayistic, documentary, and poetic strategies, they translate collective and individual experiences into film. // CN: Sexualized Violence (La desesperació de la pell) // !! Due to a technical error, it is not possible to play the short film compilations using a Safari browser or an Edge browser on Windows devices. Please use a different browser; we recommend using Google Chrome. We apologize for any inconvenience. !! | La desesperació de la pell (Skin Despair) // CN: Sexualized Violence // Spain 2025 / 19:58 min. / Catalan / English subtitles Director: Mireia Vilapuig | | Le prime volte (The First Times) Italy, Spain 2025 / 16:00 min. / Italian / English subtitles Director: Giulia Cosentino, Perla Sardella | | How Many Lovers Can You Fit Inside a House? United Kingdom, Greece, Spain 2025 / 21:00 min. / English, Spanish / English subtitles Director: Maya Sfakianaki | | Hexenhaus Denmark 2024 / 24:00 min. / German / English subtitles Director: Lotte Nielsen | | Obey, Obey Germany 2024 / 03:56 min. / English / English subtitles Director: Akira Kawasaki | The synopses for the films can be found in our catalog or on our website.