Focus: the Future Is NOW
Programme IFFR 2026
IFFR is proud to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of NOW (National Organisation for Women), a major moment in the history of the Civil Rights movement as well as Second Wave Feminism. The Future Is NOW will explore women's cinemas from different periods, confronting early hopes with later developments – classics and world premieres will meet, generations talk. We'll stress authors and practices less commonly explored, with a special emphasis on animation. Subjects like education, communities and histories will be as much a part of this dense mix as will sex, religion and cinema itself. A curious and joyful programme for everybody!
Overview of films
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Crocus
Suzan Pitt | 7' | USA | No premiere
An iconic animation about a woman’s affectionate and humorous gaze at her own sexuality. -
Dancers Only
Siiri Selin | 20' | Finland | World premiere
A portrait of strip club dancers waiting between acts, intertwining documentary and re-enactment. -
Drawing Lessons
Maureen Selwood | 6' | USA | No premiere
Drawing lessons give shape to lessons about living life for a woman with insomnia. -
Dump
Christina Friedrich | 83' | Germany | World premiere
A spirited and thought-provoking science fiction adventure developed out of a workshop with youngsters. -
Elles
Hortense Guillemard, Joanna Quinn | 3' | France | No premiere
A perfect fusion of form and content in which women revise and enjoy their own image. -
Enkel der Geschichte
Laura Laabs | 20' | Germany | No premiere
A portrait of costume designer and founder of the women’s magazine Sibylle, Sibylle Boden-Gerstner. -
Etc…
Katarzyna Latałło | 6' | Poland | No premiere
A film so 1970s it will make you yearn for the good old days of macramé and fringe! -
From Your Head
Sally Cruikshank | 2' | USA | No premiere
This jazzy little film is a creative exploration of what thinking and dreaming look like. -
Goddess Remembered
Donna Read | 55' | Canada | No premiere
A documentary about Goddess-rooted religions. A core work on feminist spirituality. -
Granny’s Sexual Life
Urška Djukić, Émilie Pigeard | 13' | Slovenia | No premiere
An animated documentary about women’s sexual lives in early 20th century Slovenia. -
Happy Ending
EunJu Ara Choi | 5' | United Kingdom | No premiere
A sensual and haunting animated exploration of a sex worker’s thoughts on pleasure. -
How to Be at Home
Andrea Dorfman, Tanya Davis | 4' | Canada | No premiere
A homey and healing animated reminder that art can heal in the midst of tragedy.