MY FATHER'S KORA
Direction: Ayéman Aymar Esse
Editing: Aline Bonvin
2026 | 88' | SunRise Films | SEERA Films | Benin - Germany - Switzerland
| World Premiere at Locarno Film Festival - Open Doors
Supported by: DDC - Coopération Suisse au Bénin, STEPS Generation Africa 2018
Queer afropean trajectory from an African perspective
Souleymane, a young Afro-German trans man, travels from Berlin to Dakar to
repair the kora his father gave him - and in doing so to mend himself.
A fragile search for belonging through body, ballroom, sewing, family, faith, heritage, and ocean.
ALL THE BREAST CHEST
Direction: Sara Dutch
Editing: Aline Bonvin
2026 | 95' | Futur Proche | Switzerland | in postproduction - autumn 2026
Supported by: Momentum Suissimage, Fonds Mécénat SIG
Following a diagnosis of a BRCA1 genetic mutation, which increases the risk of breast and ovarian cancer,
Marie — fat, sex-positive, and non-binary — chooses a flat mastectomy.
Defying medical pressure and societal norms, the film captures a journey of mourning and ritual,
weaving a sensitive tapestry of body autonomy, queer identity, care and resilience.
Teaser on request
WHY WORKING TOGETHER
an ambivalent love declaration to collective work
Direction: Hanna Prenzel
Writing and concept: Hanna Prenzel, Aline Bonvin, Mireia Guzman, Irene Izquierdo, Sver Immel
Editing: Aline Bonvin
2026 | 70' | Germany | in final stages of postproduction
Supported by: Akademie der Künste (Initial II Grant), Film/Video Künstlerinnenprogramm Berlin
How can we work differently in times of precarious isolation?
Why Working Together addresses the challenges of collective queer-feminist work.
The film weaves a dialogue between three layers: the long-term collaboration of the filmmakers themselves;
Helke Sander’s 1978 feminist landmark film "redupers";
and the lived realities of contemporary Berlin-based collectives (FEM_ARC - architecture, COVEN BERLIN - art, and POLYMORA INC. - performance).
Following the breakup of their own collective, the filmmakers initiated this project as an exchange with fellow collectives to explore and redefine collaborative work through artistic practice. In this film, collaboration is not just the topic; it is the fundamental methodology.
Published in "frauen und film" issue n.73 – "Generations".
KILICHOBAKI - WHAT REMAINS?
Direction: Judith Albrecht & Imelder Munyaga
Editing: Aline Bonvin
2026 | 93' | Bagamoyo Film Collective | Germany, Tanzania
| seeking world premiere & sales and distribution
Supported by: EZEF Filmförderung, Stiftung Umverteilen, Goethe-Institut Tansania
A cinematic dialogue between archived violence and the living memory of colonial resistance.
Kilichobaki | What remains explores the complex landscapes
of memory, loss, and restitution. The project was realized by a German-Tanzanian film collective,
mirroring the collaborative effort to renegotiate post-colonial history.
The film follows a unique traveling exhibition of looted objects and ancestral remains,
centering on the intergenerational struggle of two families—the Marealle and the Meli
—for historical justice and the return of their heritage. At its heart is the legacy of Chief Meli, a resistance leader executed in 1900
whose head was taken to Germany.
Weaving together personal testimonies, museum archives, and artistic animations,
Kilichobaki bridges the gap between German institutions and Tanzanian communities, offering a sensitive lens into colonial continuities
through local perspectives.
Screener upon request
SHE'S READY
Direction: Nina Cavalcanti
Editing: Nina Cavalcanti & Aline Bonvin
2022 | 9' | HFF | Germany
Starting from the choreography of a wedding, SHE'S READY explores female physicality and its creative capacity for self-determination.
Through a blend of improvisation, performance, and cinematic construction, the film blurs the lines between reality and fiction. Layered imagery creates alternative narratives, rhythms, and spaces of female freedom.
Screener upon request