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Into Her Own
An anthology of short films led by girls who find their own way in life.
Director: VARIOUS, Nicolas Greinacher, Anna Niebert, Sadeq Es-haqi, Jean Rousselot, Plamen Marinov, Jessica Barclay Lawton and Ayla Çekin Satijn
Overview
A chance meeting at a swimming pool sparks a change in the life and perspective of a young refugee forever, the morning after the night before has two unfamiliar girls questioning how they awoke in the same bed and a beautiful, carefree adventurer disrupts a homebody's monotonous lifestyle.
The included shorts are as follows: Ayaneh Dir. Nicolas Greinacher Set in Switzerland, our story follows Ayaneh, a young refugee from Afghanistan. One day at a public swimming pool she meets Anna and instantly feels attracted to her. As the relationship between the two women develops, Ayaneh is confronted with growing resistance from her religious family. Sunny Side Up Dir. Anna Niebert What if two girls woke up in the same bed without recognizing each other and by recalling the events of night before, discover that they don’t even know themselves? Collage Dir. Sadeq Es-haqi Sarah, a teenage schoolgirl, faces few challenges with her sexual identity. She cannot express her feelings to her mother, so she decides to leave home forever. Queen Emma Dir. Jean Rousselot Single, waitress, 24, Emma is often bullied by her entourage. She only finds confidence in herself when she is with her imaginary friend, Queen Margrethe of Denmark. Emma’s life changes when one day, she finds a crown… Love, Paper, Scissors Dir. Plamen Marinov Laura is a shy girl who never leaves home, where she makes origami all day long. All of a sudden, she crashes on Elena - an adventurer and a traveller who never stays in one place for too long. Will the two have the courage to escape their comfort zone and build a serious relationship? Zef Dir. Jessica Barclay Lawton ZEF follows a 21-year-old, genderqueer, skimpy bar worker through a collage of moments, sensations and memories; exploring gender, love and sexuality. An unfiltered snapshot of our desire for intimacy in its oscillating forms. Bes Dir. Ayla Çekin Satijn Asli, a young, Turkish, lesbian woman, returns to the village where she was born to attend the henna-party of her childhood friend. She fears not being accepted, but when she sees her old friends again, she comes to realize that she herself has the biggest prejudice.
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