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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The Trouble with Angels
Ida Lupino | 112' | USA | No premiere
Feminist fun at an all-girls Catholic school, featuring naughty teenage girls and feistily wise nuns! -
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Voices
Joanna Priestley | 4' | USA | No premiere
A vivid depiction of the relationship between animation and the transformation of individual perception. -
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Wellen Wende
Josephine Ahnelt | 73' | Austria | World premiere
A gentle and curious documentary of sublime beauty about postpartum life, its joys and challenges. -
Witch Madness
Faith Hubley, Emily Hubley | 9' | USA | No premiere
A modernist fairy-tale contrasting women as perceived witches and actual goddesses. -
The Woman’s Film (Newsreel #55)
Newsreel | 43' | USA | No premiere
A collectively made documentary showing groups of women talking about their experience of being a woman. -
