22.01.2010 “Deproduktion” (Sarah Diehl)
filed in Webseite on Jan.18, 2010
“Warum ist es einfacher eine illegale Abreibungen in Polen zu haben, als eine legale in Südafrika?”
Einladung zu Film und Diskussion über Abtreibungsrechte im internationalen Kontext mit der Filmemacherin Sarah Diehl
22. Januar 2010
Leipzig
ATARI
Kippenbergstrasse/ Ecke Täubchenweg
www.bildet-laeden.de
19 Uhr
Abortion Democracy: Poland/South Africa
Germany 2008
Language: English/Polish
with English subtitles
50 min.
Written and Directed by
Sarah Diehl
www.abortion-democracy.de
Abortion Democracy - Poland/South Africa was awarded “Best film by a German filmmaker” at the XXIV. BLACK INTERNATIONAL CINEMA BERLIN 2009, the annual Intercultural/Interdisciplinary Film Festival in Berlin.
This documentary feature explores and contrasts changes in Poland and South Africa regarding abortion laws and their impact on the lives of women.
In the 90’s, Poland banned abortion due to the increasing influence of the Catholic Church after the fall of communism; around the same time South Africa legalized it, reforming the health system after the fall of apartheid.
The film reveals how the legal status of women is a direct result of the silencing or empowering of women’s voices. In the Polish society and media, women’s perspectives were made invisible; in South Africa, on the other hand, they were invited to give public hearings in the parliament about problems in the realm of reproduction.
The film aims to emphasize the need for safe abortions and liberal abortion laws. It also, however, illustrates the paradox that the implementation of such laws may have little effect on the accessibility of abortion services. In Poland, for example, illegal abortions are quite available and relatively safe; in South Africa, where the law is very liberal, women have a harder time getting information and services in public hospitals due to judgemental behavior of the health staff. Only a change in the fundamental social and cultural attitudes towards abortion, contraception, and reproductive health can ensure a woman’s right to choose in a world where about 80.000 women die every year from unsafe abortions.
Abortion Democracy lets its subjects speak for themselves. Interviews include personal stories from activists, researchers, health staff, patients and other men and women who live with the problems every day. It is a thought provoking and challenging film for any audience interested in the international struggle for human rights.
Beginn 19.00 Uhr
(… Ja, im Monatsflyer steht 17 Uhr, ihr habt nix auf die Augen :) Sarah kann nicht früher, dennoch werden unsere Tore ab 17 Uhr geöffnet sein, und euch als Herberge bereitstehen…)
Mehr Infos unter: http://www.myspace.com/deproduktion
oder auf Sarahs Filmwebsite: http://www.abortion-democracy.de/

