Feminist Imaginaries Festival

The Feminist Imaginaries Festival will bring together feminist and LGBTIQ+ activists, artists, filmmakers, researchers, and policymakers from across the globe to exchange ideas, strengthen solidarities, and collectively imagine feminist futures. Through film, dialogue, and creative workshops, the festival invites you to take a collective break from the hot mess that is our world and think beyond the next crisis. It offers space to recharge our feminist batteries and build transnational visions of justice, care, and liberation for all.

Whether you want to learn how trans* activists in Latin America playfully make feminism more inclusive, how feminists in South Africa use community kitchens to tackle polycrises, or how masculinities are re-imagined in South East Asia, the festival offers diverse formats and experiences to choose from. Next to a film screening, several interactive workshops, an exhibition, a hot takes booth, and a panel discussion, there will be opportunities to connect with feminists from around the globe to foster new alliances and get inspired. 

Featuring:

• Tiffany Kagure Mugo, Podcast Host and Curator at HOLAAfrica!
• Li Cuellar, Director at Fundación Sentiido
• Ene Ijato, Nigerian Feminist and Writer at Feminist Humanitarian Network
• Helene Wolf, Co-Director at FAIR SHARE of Women Leaders
• Aϊsha Konaté, Social Justice and Pleasure Activist and Performance Artist 

Directors of the documentary film anthology “Daughters of the Tallest Tree”

Program

Thursday, 17 September
18:30–22:00 | Film Premiere “Daughters of the Tallest Tree” and Discussion with the Film Directors at Kino Central
The German premiere of the documentary film anthology “Daughters of the Tallest Tree” followed by a discussion with the directors from South Africa, Thailand, Iraq, Northern Cyprus, and Ecuador on feminist resistance, storytelling, and activism in the Global South.

Friday, 18 September
9:00-19:00 | Feminist Imaginaries Festival at Heinrich Böll Stiftung HQ
A full day of interactive workshops, discussions, and creative exchange exploring feminist futures, solidarity, care, leadership, culture, technology, and social justice. 

To support inclusive participation, on-site childcare will be available on 18 September (10:00-19:00) for registered participants who request it in advance through the registration form.

The festival has a safeguarding and support concept in place, and a designated support person will be available throughout the second festival day. 
A light lunch buffet will be available for all participants. 

Cooperation
The Feminist Imaginaries Festival is hosted by the Global Unit for Feminism and Gender Democracy in collaboration with the Gunda-Werner-Institute.

Language: English.

Further Information and Coordination: Merima Sisic, Global Unit for Feminism and Gender Democracy
E  merima.sisic@de.boell.org

The number of participants is limited. You are required to register for each workshop via our registration form. Due to limited capacities for some workshop formats, we cannot guarantee participation in each workshop.