KINOFILM Festival Presents WOMEN IN FILM PROGRAMME
SAT 17th May 12 pm (noon) at Mini Cini, Ducie Street Warehouse
Women in Film celebrates bold, authentic storytelling from women directors across the globe. This powerful selection spans fractured friendships, father-daughter quests, Mancunian moments, and coming-of-age tales set against the glare of a Kardashian-tinged world.
I’LL TELL THEM ABOUT US ONE DAY
Dir/Wri: Anna Adell, Prod: Sofia Sörlin, Sweden, 2025, 18 min
When Linnea’s best friend of eleven years suddenly wants a break, she’s thrown into a whirlwind of emotions, struggling to make sense of it all.
MERCY
Dir/Wri: Edie Moles, Prod: Rachel Clear Burton, Oliver Gould, United Kingdom, 2023, 10:18 min
Following an abortion, Mercy, a young care worker, is pushed by life’s relentless demands to neglect her own well-being in a social-realist drama about the British health and social care industries.
BETTER U
Dir/Wri: Faustine Favier, Wri/Prod: Alex Orosa, Prod: Jake Thompson, France/United Kingdom, 2024, 16:50 min
Jain, a young woman feeling low, orders pills hoping to improve herself, or at least her image.
DAKOTA STONE
Dir: Sherice Griffiths, Wri/Prod: Alfie Scattergood, United Kingdom, 2024, 9:00 min
A fearless undercover agent infiltrates the criminal underworld of a seedy bar, where she navigates deadly rivalries, unexpected betrayals, and dangerous negotiations to bring down a criminal empire.
COME BACK
Dir/Wri: Helen O Reilly, Prod: Nathan Griffin, Ireland, 2024, 14:37 min
11-year-old Jenny wants to restore her relationship with her older sister, but when she witnesses her being bullied by her new friends, events take a sinister turn.
MON COEUR EN ARRIÈRE / MY HEART BACKWARDS
Dir: Sarah Gouret, Belgium, 2023, 17:00 min
Anastasia, 27 years old, decides to provoke a meeting with Jef, 54 years old. Together, they will experience the suspended and intense moment that only the first meeting between a father and his daughter can provoke.
Total Runtime: 01:25:45
Next Showings Today (SAT 17th May)
BRITISH NEW WAVE 1 Programme at 2pm.
BRITISH NEW WAVE 2 Programme at 4pm.
AWARDS CEREMONY at 6:30pm
AWARD WINNERS at 8pm.
LGBTQ SHORTS Programme at 10:20pm.
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