#15 I Call Into the Silence

The films in this program are autobiographical approaches in which women raise their voices – quietly or loudly, always insistently. They recount childhood memories that live on in fantasy worlds; absent fathers and the loss of home; phone calls with strangers who unexpectedly become confidants; confrontations with repressed sexual violence. Between cries and whispers, an echo of closeness and distance, questions and silence emerge – personal stories that show how powerful films can be as spaces for remembering, sharing, and healing. // CN: Sexualized Violence (I Would Have Liked to Make a Different Film) // !! 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. !! | أبي لم يحب أبدا لعبي (Father Never Approved of My Toys) Egypt 2024 / 07:53 min. / English, Arabic / English subtitles Director: Maysoon Abdelghany | | Zapsán jako otec (Written Down as Father) Czech Republic, Ukraine 2024 / 21:00 min. / Ukrainian / English subtitles Director: Dariia Kovalchuk | | Cold Call Germany 2025 / 15:30 min. / English Director: Stefanie Schroeder | | I Would Have Liked to Make a Different Film // CN: Sexualized Violence // Germany 2024 / 23:30 min. / German / English subtitles Director: Suse Itze | The synopses for the films can be found in our catalog or on our website.