Once again, the Festival de Málaga features the Asserting Women’s Rights section, in collaboration with Malaga City Council’s Department of Equal Opportunities. This space is dedicated to advocating for women’s rights and contributing to raising social awareness of their rights.
 
From Monday 9 to 10 March, Turismo Andaluz will be hosting the Asserting Women's Rights events, culminating on Wednesday 11 March at the Albéniz Cinema with the screening of Indira Cato’s film: ‘Llamarse Olimpia’, a documentary that chronicles the life of a woman who never sought to become a feminist icon, Olimpia Coral Melo. The humiliation of seeing her intimate video go viral made her want to give up her own name.
 
The Turismo Andaluz hall will host eight screenings during this 29th edition: ‘Pajuyuk’, by Ruby Chasi, which highlights the work of the Napuruna midwives of the Ecuadorian Amazon and their postpartum rituals to purify their bodies and spirits of the energy accumulated during childbirth; ‘Cara de bicicleta’, by Amaia Nerekan Umaran and Itziar Zorita Agirre, is set in the late 19th century, when women began riding bicycles and the supposed diagnosis of an invented “disease” was spread to discourage them from cycling; the documentary ‘La fuerza del silencio’, by Samuel Vela, takes place in the Tigray region of Ethiopia and follows the life of Letebirhan, a 17-year-old girl whose life was shattered by war; ‘Llamarse Olimpia’, by Indira Cato; ‘Agatha y el amor’, by Elke Franke, tells the story of a Mexican teenager filled with questions about identity, sexuality, and love. An intimate and brilliant tale of self-discovery, autonomy, and love; 'Watch Over Us', by Carlos García de Dios, tells the story of Victoria López, a mother of three babies, sentenced to seven years for drug trafficking. A state programme allows her to stay at home until her twin daughters turn one, a countdown filled with both hope and uncertainty; and the feature film 'Recuerdo tu nombre', by Silvia Venegas, where archaeologist Laura Muñoz battles against time and oblivion to uncover the truth hidden in the mass graves of the Spanish Civil War. Her hands rescue the stories of women murdered and disappeared for being free and courageous.
 
Furthermore, on Tuesday 10 March, the UMA Rectorate will be hosting a masterclass by journalist and producer Inés Romero: Women in audiovisual media: achievements, challenges and creative power'. This event offers a contemporary perspective on the role of women in the film and audiovisual industry. It is a space for reflection and dialogue aimed at students and professionals interested in understanding where the sector is evolving and what opportunities are opening up for a more diverse, competitive, and sustainable industry.
 
The quality of the works presented, the professionals participating, and the panel discussions make “Asserting Women's Rights” an essential event within the extensive programme of the Festival de Málaga.