in postproduction
SOME OF US AND SHE
Documentary film
With
Rasha Chatta
Iliusi Vega
Bani Abidi
Elsa de Seynes
Lione Marie
Maya Memesahi
Raana Ghazanfarpour
Sylvia Schedelbauer
Ren Saibara
Kyla Greenhalgh
Duru Yavan
A film by
Schokofeh Kamiz
Camera
Schokofeh Kamiz
Montage
Kerstin schroedinger
Producer
Berlinstan
Germany 2023
©Schokofeh Kamiz
With
Rasha Chatta
Iliusi Vega
Bani Abidi
Elsa de Seynes
Lione Marie
Maya Memesahi
Raana Ghazanfarpour
Sylvia Schedelbauer
Ren Saibara
Kyla Greenhalgh
Duru Yavan
A film by
Schokofeh Kamiz
Camera
Schokofeh Kamiz
Montage
Kerstin schroedinger
Producer
Berlinstan
Germany 2023
©Schokofeh Kamiz
For many years, I've closely watched and rewatched every film about women that came my way. An observation emerged: most of the women portrayed in these films are either cast in the role of the victim or made to embody something special or unique, at times turning into heroine figures.
As a result, I have become concerned with the following question: what does this polarisation of the figure of the woman into victim/exceptional figure achieve? Is it not a subtle, implicit perpetuation of the patriarchal system to suggest that “this woman was able to make it, and this one wasn’t”?
Such films fulfill a certain function and one can even argue that they are necessary.
But still, the question remains: where are the so-called ordinary women? Who are they? What is their role in society? What are their problems? What are their everyday struggles? These interrogations, and many more, constitute the point of departure of this film, conceived as a long reflection on what being an ordinary woman entails, thereby challenging many of the common definitions linked to the concept of "heroism".
The film adopts an intersectional lens to shed light on women from different social and professional backgrounds - all from my own circle of friends, after all this is where ordinary women are to be found! - who share their daily experiences, their aspirations, their struggles, their conception of the world around them
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As a result, I have become concerned with the following question: what does this polarisation of the figure of the woman into victim/exceptional figure achieve? Is it not a subtle, implicit perpetuation of the patriarchal system to suggest that “this woman was able to make it, and this one wasn’t”?
Such films fulfill a certain function and one can even argue that they are necessary.
But still, the question remains: where are the so-called ordinary women? Who are they? What is their role in society? What are their problems? What are their everyday struggles? These interrogations, and many more, constitute the point of departure of this film, conceived as a long reflection on what being an ordinary woman entails, thereby challenging many of the common definitions linked to the concept of "heroism".
The film adopts an intersectional lens to shed light on women from different social and professional backgrounds - all from my own circle of friends, after all this is where ordinary women are to be found! - who share their daily experiences, their aspirations, their struggles, their conception of the world around them
back next