Women Priests: Vocations Forbidden

The film consists largely of a series of interviews with female filmmakers from several different countries and filmmaking eras. Some, such as Agnès Varda and Catherine Breillat (both from France), have been making films for decades in a conscious effort to provide an alternative to the male filmmaking model; others, such as Moufida Tlatli (Tunisia) and Carine Adler (England), are relative newcomers to directing, and their approaches seem more personal and less political. The film as a whole manages to cover some important topics in the feminist debate about film -- how does one construct a female gaze, how can one film nude bodies without objectifying the actors (of either sex), what constitutes a strong female role -- while also making it clear that “women’s film” comprises as many different approaches to filmmaking as there are female filmmakers.

The issue of artificial insemination has biological, medical, psychological, and ethical dimensions. Filmmaker Marie Mandy approaches the topic in her own unique way, involving scientists from various disciplines. The artificial womb—is it a futuristic fairy tale or scientific reality? Filmmaker Marie Mandy uses a very personal visual style to explore the latest research findings in the field of artificial insemination. She highlights the biological, ethical, and psychological issues surrounding this (r)evolution, while also questioning the value of life and the power of science.

Coastal megacities are increasingly vulnerable to flooding. How can we deal with this? From New York to Bangkok via Tokyo, an ambitious investigation.

French current affair show

Teenagers who live in same-sex families talk about their experiences. Together, they question the parental model, their own sexual identity and the consequences of the absence of a father. This is the first French-language documentary to give voice to children raised by gay couples.

On an improbable train journey, nine comedian women and devilishly feminist, swing, hit, bite and move. With committed humour, they pinpoint the failings of our macho society. And when they are insulted or threatened in return, they prefer to laugh about it....