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After fleeing to Berlin, she achieved her breakthrough as an internationally recognized author with her book <em>Unorthodox<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Leyla Hussein<br \/>\nLeyla Hussein was subjected to female genital mutilation by her Somali, strictly Muslim family when she was seven years old. Today, she is one of the most prominent activists against FGM.<\/p>\n<p>Rokudenashiko<br \/>\nDespite being arrested and charged, Japanese manga artist and performance artist Rokudenashiko continues to fight against the demonization of female pleasure.<\/p>\n<p>Vithika Yadav<br \/>\nHuman rights activist Vithika Yadav is an expert in child protection and founded the website Love Matters, a sex education site that helps millions of users defend themselves against \u00bbEve teasing\u00ab, the absurd term for sexual harassment in India.<\/p>\n<p>Doris Wagner<br \/>\nFormer nun Doris Wagner does not shy away from publicly taking on one of the most vocal deniers of sexual abuse: the Catholic Church. In several books and documentaries, Wagner sheds light on impunity within the Church and the legal system.<\/p>\n<p>Following the screening, there will be a discussion with editor Isabel Meier, moderated by Dr. Maxa Zoller (Artistic Director of IFFF Dortmund+K\u00f6ln).<\/p>\n<p>Isabel Meier was nominated for the <em>Swiss Film Award<\/em> in 2019 for her editing of #<strong>Female Pleasure<\/strong>. She edited the documentaries <strong>Blue End<\/strong> (2000, dir. Kaspar Kasics), <strong>Balkan Melodie<\/strong> (2012, dir. Stefan Schwietert), and <strong>Parcours d\u2019Amour<\/strong> (2014, dir. Bettina Bl\u00fcmner). Her first feature film, <strong>Die Unber\u00fchrbare <\/strong>by Oscar Roehler, was selected in 1999 as Germany\u2019s entry for the Oscar for Best International Feature Film. She has worked on numerous international co-productions, including <strong>Samsara<\/strong> (2001, dir. Pan Nalin), <strong>My Name Is Bach<\/strong> (2003, dir. Dominique de Rivaz), <strong>The Drummer<\/strong> (2007, dir. Kenneth Bi), <strong>Tulpan<\/strong> (2008, dir. Sergei Dvorzhevoy), <strong>Satte Farben von Schwarz <\/strong>(2010, dir. Sophie Heldmann), and <strong>Love Island<\/strong> (2014, dir. Jasmila \u017dbanic). This fall, Sophie Heldmann\u2019s <strong>The Education of Jane Cumming<\/strong> will be released in theaters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":47443,"template":"","movie_year":[23],"movie_genre":[85],"movie_cat":[],"festival":[],"class_list":["post-47446","movie","type-movie","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","movie_year-23","movie_genre-documentary-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>#Female Pleasure - Internationales Frauen Film Fest<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/frauenfilmfest.com\/en\/movie\/female-pleasure\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"#Female Pleasure - Internationales Frauen Film Fest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Every single woman in this world has a right to her own pleasure, her physical autonomy, and her sexual desire. 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