Article written by Gloria De Felice Helsinki International Film Festival “Love&Anarchy” is the most popular cinema festival in Helsinki. It lasts around 10 days. It offers different movies from all around the world, giving the biggest focus on nowadays society through filming. Most of the movies have English subtitles. They also organize forum discussions…
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Finnish youth are meeting to form a new model of society
Article written by Thierry Francis Mbabane, pictures courtesy of Jussi Vierimaa, video by Thierry Francis Mbabane. Young people living as a minority in Finland create new spaces to communicate with other youth in order to protect democracy. It was April 2019 that I visited Sibelius Museum in Turku and witnessed the launch of Sahwira Literature Rhythms…
BodyTalks – Questioning the importance of thinness through theatre
Written by Anna Olkinuora Laiha on parempi ihminen asks us why is a person considered somehow better when thin. Thinner is better. It is more beautiful, desirable. Want to be successful? Get thin! Want more friends? Lose some weight! Teatteri Toivo wants to question this and speak up for those who do not fit…
Laiha on parempi ihminen – kehopositiivisia keskusteluja
Artikkelin on kirjoittanut Anna Olkinuora Teatteri Toivon viimeisin, Laiha on parempi ihminen, pureutuu kehopositiivisuuden ajankohtaiseen maailmaan, ja kysyy miksi (vieläkin) laiha on parempi. Näyttämöllä annetaan ääni kahdelle hahmolle, jotka ovat laihtuneet paljon ja nyt käyvät läpi lihavuuteen liittyviä asenteita, stigmoja, sekä ihmettelevät miten lihava joutuu vastaamaan ulkopuolisille valinnoistaan, vähättelyn kohteeksi lääkärissä ja kuinka laihempana saa…
HELSINKI DOCPOINT2019: Il potere dei documentari
Quest’anno, il festival annuale dei documentari cinematografici internazionali ad Helsinki è iniziato lunedì 28 gennaio e si è concluso domenica 3 febbraio. L’evento è stato inaugurato con la proiezione del documentario Gods of Molenbeek , diretto dalla regista finlandese Reetta Huhtanen. Il film parla della quotidianità di due bambini che vivono nell’area di Molenbeek, una zona di…
HELSINKI DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL 2019: “I don’t hold a weapon, I only carry a camera. That´s a kind of weapon, or at least, that’s what I think”
Article written by Gloria De Felice DocPoint 2019, The Documentary Film Festival in Helsinki started on Monday, January 28, and ended on February 3. The event began through an inauguration party in Bio Rex Cinema with the documentary Gods of Molenbeek by Reetta Huhtanen. The film talks about two young children’s lives in the Molenbeek…
31st Helsinki International Film Festival: It is a great event, but…
Article written by Gloria De Felice From the 20 to the 30th of September I had the opportunity to visit The International Helsinki Film Festival “Love and Anarchy” (Rakkautta ja Anarkiaa). It´s always a remarkable experience since it gives me the prospect to evolve my cultural and cinematography perspective. I discovered new films from all over…
“Helsinki Calling!” – a peaceful demonstration for human rights
On the 16th of July, there was the memorable meeting between US president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin, in Helsinki. On the day before, Sunday, the city center was filled with people from different roots, nationalities, and cultures with a common intention: demonstrate against the meeting of those presidents. The peaceful march…
DocPoint Film Festival: il regista di documentari può cambiare il mondo
Articolo scritto da Gloria De Felice Click here for the English version / Clicca qui per la versione in inglese Viviamo in una società satura, ricoperta da una moltitudine di notizie, di informazioni. Viviamo nel mondo del perché, dell´apparenza, della conoscenza libera. Nonostante tutto ci sentiamo più ignoranti di quando siamo venuti al mondo…
My First Feminist Festival Experience in Russia // La mia prima esperienza ad un festival femminista in Russia
When you read the sentence Feminism in Russia, you might associate it with: violence, naked women, occupations, and imprisonments. Dismally, this is what most of the media in the rest of Europe show on mainstream news. When I got invited in September 2017 to the feminist festival in Saint Petersburg organized by Eve´s Ribs project,…