OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUÉ:
In view of the additional measures announced by the governmental and health authorities following the latest news regarding the Covid-19 epidemic, the Fundación Tres Culturas del Mediterráneo has decided to temporarily suspend its public activities in order to guarantee the health of visitors, users and employees of the institution, located in Seville.
Ehis measure will take effect from Monday, 16 March, until further notice.
As every March, and coinciding with the celebration of International Women's Day, the Fundación Tres Culturas dedicates this month's screenings to women's cinema.
Because of its capacity for dissemination, film has had the ability to change attitudes, lifestyles and thinking, thus influencing our perception of reality, becoming an instrument for eliminating prejudices and encouraging other visions of the world around us.
From the French filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché, who began her career in 1894 making almost a thousand films, to the latest generations of women directors and producers, women continue to make their way in the industry with great difficulty.
The Fundación Tres Culturas contributes its grain of sand so that women - as creators, as interpreters of reality - are recognised in the film industry and by the public.
Tuesday 17 March, 20.30 h.
God exists. His name is Petrunya. Teona Strugar Mitevska. Macedonia, 2019, 100 min.
Every January the same ritual takes place in a small Macedonian village: one of the senior priests throws a cross into the water for a group of men to search for. It is said that whoever finds it will have good luck and prosperity forever. This year, however, it is a woman, Petrunija (Zorica Nusheva) who is lucky enough to find it. Since she lives in a society based on ancient moral and social codes, the community of men feels entitled to be enraged.
Women in Focus Prize 2019, awarded by the Andalusian Association of Women in Audiovisual Media (AAMMA).
Original version with Spanish subtitles. Free admission until full capacity is reached.
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