Sheroes
Sheroes brings together stories of women who refuse to stand alone. They uplift, console, support and encourage each other. Across different lives and struggles, these films celebrate solidarity, resilience, the quiet and loud power of community.
Splitter
Hanna, a young student and mother, works at a cafe. She shares a close bond with her daughter Ida. When the girl starts school, their familiar rhythm shifts, and Hanna struggles to keep up as her child begins to grow in her own way.
| Color Grading | Kaspari Dennis |
| Art Director | Franziska Schellhorn |
| Cast | Caroline Cousin |
| Greta | |
| Piro Rempel | |
| Cinematographer | Jakob Dombrowski |
| Composer | Jonas Becker |
| Costume | Pia Maria Laabs |
| Director | Marie Pauline Bagh |
| Editing | Erni (Hannah) Burgmann |
| Film School | Ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln |
| First AD | Pauline Schläger |
| Graphic Creation | Barbara Knievel |
| Lighting | Fine Gumpert |
| Moritz Marquardt | |
| Music | Scott Evil |
| Producer | Philip Malewicz |
| Julius Nerlich | |
| Pauline Schläger | |
| Screenplay | Marie Pauline Bagh |
| Sound Designer | Erni (Hannah) Burgmann |
| Still | Jakob Dombrowski |
Polio
Mrs. Jaroslava recalls growing up with polio — a disease that took part of her youth but gave her lifelong friendships. Though nearly eradicated today, many still live with its consequences. The film shares several such stories with hope and humor.
| Animation | Klára Kubenková |
| Art Director | Klára Kubenková |
| Editing | Ruslana Kaminska |
| Music | Juraj Gažmercík |
| Producer | Julie Sroková |
| Screenplay | Klára Kubenková |
| Sound Designer | Mikuláš Pekárek |
Lady Attila
Agathe loves tractors and rock! By day, she works in the family workshop, in between, she rocks out on her air guitar. When she hears about an air guitar contest, she jumps in. Her brother thinks it’s total nonsense.
| Cast | Apolline Andreys |
| Clément Fiori | |
| Claire Loiseau | |
| Cinematographer | Margot Besson |
| Director | Apolline Andreys |
| Editing | Julien Soudet |
| Music | Ulysse Lejeune |
| Producer | Raphaelle Simavonian |
| Screenplay | Apolline Andreys |
| Sound Designer | Colin Prum |
Qamajai
A woman lies beaten and scared. Her abuser leaves, and for a moment she is alone, until her female friends appear. They lift her up, console her, cry with her. United in pain and anger, they dance. Will she be able to process this collective trauma?
| Animation | Yerkezhan Sabitbekova |
| Composer | Clemens Gutjahr |
| Director | Yerkezhan Sabitbekova |
| Editing | Lahiru Madushanka |
| Producer | Nadiia Yunatska |
| Sound Designer | Max Landendinger |
| Ivan Syrnov |
Non-Lieux
Marianne and Charlotte work undercover as pest controllers for a secret survivor network. After a long day, they take one last job in a teacher’s apartment — where an unexpected confrontation spirals out of control.
| Cast | Rebecca Finet |
| Caroline Gay | |
| Quentin Ogier | |
| Casting Director | Martha Le Nost |
| Cinematographer | Laure Estival |
| Lina Meyn | |
| Costume | Angèle Cadiou |
| Director | Adrian Sagolla |
| Marius Schwingel | |
| Diana Westphal | |
| Editing | Adrian Sagolla |
| Marius Schwingel | |
| Film School | Baden-Württemberg Filmakademie |
| Paris La Fémis | |
| Music | Xiu Xiu |
| Producer | Constance Gronnier |
| Maxine Paatzsch | |
| Production Designer | Teresa Bartolomeo |
| Screenplay | Nola Anwar |
| Diana Westphal | |
| Sound Designer | Vladyslava Kandyba |
| Cäcilie Willkommen |
¿Dónde Está?
In Valparaíso, Chile, a city of trembling hills and suspended time, women and athletes reclaim public spaces through roller skating and derby. Their movement becomes resistance, even as progress for women in Chile remains slow and hard-won.
| Cinematographer | Benedict Uphoff |
| Director | Maud Mascré |
| Editing | Mona Audisio |
| Maud Mascré | |
| Producer | Nikola Scharl |
| Sound Designer | Cäcilie Willkommen |