The 11th edition of Olhares do Mediterrâneo – Women’s Film Festival will take place from 31 de October 31th to November 7th, at Cinema São Jorge, Cinemateca Portuguesa, Casa do Comum and Goethe Institut.
But before, If you are in Lisbon, come to our WARM UP !
THU 17 OUT | 7pm | Terraço do GRAAL, Lisboa PALESTINIAN SHORTS Followed by an informal debate
SHASHAT: VOICES FROM BEFORE THE RUBBLES
Shashat Woman Cinema is the only Palestinian women’s cinema organisation working on the ground in the Occupied Territories. Between 2011 and 2022 it provided training to young women filmmakers and produced 24 short-films. Some of these women have been wounded or killed in the 2023-2024 attacks on Gaza, some have lost members of their families. Shashat’s offices and equipment have been destroyed. In this small retrospective of Shashat’s films, programmed in collaboration with its director, Alia Arasoughly, we honour these women and their work. A fundraiser is organised to help Shashat to continue its work.
We’ll screen these shorts
Silk Thread > Walaa Saada | Gaza | Doc | 2019 | 14’
If They Take it! > Liali Kilani | Nablus | Doc | 2012 | 14’
Sard > Zeina Ramadan | Gaza | Doc/Anim | 2019 | 8’
I Wish I Weren’t Palestinian > Feda Naser | Hebron | Doc | 2019 | 16’
The Ghoul > Ala Dasoki | Gaza | Fic | 2019 | 17’
A Very Hot Summer… > Areej Abu Eid | Gaza | Doc | 2016 |17’
More info on Shashat
https://www.ejumpcut.org/currentissue/AliaArasoughly/index.html – “Shashat Woman Cinema: the collective memory of 12 years of women filmmakers in the Gaza Strip
https://www.wmm.com/sponsored-organizations/shashat-woman-cinema
Free entry
Films subtitled in English
There will be a small buffet and we’ll be all invited to contribute to Shashat
GRAAL
Rua Luciano Cordeiro, nº 24, 6º A
OCT 24 > NOV 10 | Casa do Comum, Lisboa VISUAL ARTS PROGRAMME Fragments of the Mediterranean Opening October 24
Curated by Alexia Alexandropoulou
The program Fragments of the Mediterranean conjures a diverse series of imagined futures, weaving together the forces of mythology, metamorphosis, and transformation to address critical questions about the female condition in the Mediterranean region. Inspired by the work of historian Fernand Braudel, it reflects on the romanticised view of the Mediterranean as a gentle, sun-soaked place where cultures once harmoniously coexisted. The works challenge this idyllic narrative, confronting the region’s turbulent history, complex cultural intersections, and the rigid gender structures that persist.
At the heart of this project lies a legend: a woman in absolute despair, transformed into a monstrous underwater creature, yet preserving her essence. Through this transformation, she is reborn, transcending her initial condition. This myth of life, death, and transformation echoes the exhibition’s thematic core: metamorphosis, fluidity, and the rejection of entrenched, inaccessible norms in favour of a future that is alive, adaptive, and transformative.
Free entry
FRI OCT 25 | 6.30pm | Sala do Âmbito Cultural do Corte Inglês, 6th floor CONFERENCE (in Portuguese)
WOMEN in CINEMA in PORTUGAL
What is it like to be a woman film director in Portugal? Women have a very significant presence in Portuguese cinema and, in recent years, the number and importance of national and international awards won by women has grown significantly. However, according to the study “The Status of Women in the Film and Audiovisual Sectors in Portugal”, carried out by MUTIM (Women Workers in Moving Images), women working in the film and audiovisual sector in Portugal continue to earn less than their male colleagues, hold fewer managerial positions and face more obstacles to career progression.
With Claudia Clemente (director), Margarida Gil (director)
Moderated by Rita Bénis (MUTIM)
Free Entry