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What is a woman? What does it mean to be a mother? A daughter? A wife? These aren’t easy questions to answer, but they are the issues ‘Cuarto Oscuro’ want to get us thinking and more importantly, talking about, with their new film.

‘Entrevistas Feminismo’ is a new documentary project aiming to re-ignite the conversation about gender roles in Argentine society. This is no bra burning monologue, it is an important and crucially inclusive look at a topic which should be on everyone’s lips – men included!

Poster of project (courtesy of IdeaMe)

The film takes the form of four interviews and is shot through with snippets of vintage film and playful graphics. From the deadpan humour of a middle-aged man to the viewpoint of a self assured career woman, ‘Entrevistas Feminismo’ introduces the undeniably thorny issue of gender relations in a way that is at once enlightening and moving.

The film traces each interviewee as their perspectives change. It shows that we are all affected by our social backgrounds, personal histories and locations and leaves open the potential for finding similarities between each other rather than focusing on our differences.

The film will be launched at the end of July and the group are looking for funding to start a web platform. The website is key to the reflexive and inclusive attitude of the project.

As well as giving viewers the chance to watch the film for free, the website will act as a forum for the free exchange of ideas. Through it, related groups can meet and collaborate, stimulating democratic debate around the issues of feminism, gender imbalance and human rights.

Director Nuria Becu knows that today, political and social activism is as much about online as on the ground. She founded ‘Cuarto Oscuro’ as a way of engaging and encouraging political activism across disciplines and groups in society. This project was motivated by Becu’s desire to support groups working for gender equality in Argentina and fits with Cuarto Oscuro’s original vision of boosting the potential of political activism in society.

Becu herself is no stranger to political activism, having worked in the field of human rights for many years. Now she wants to highlight the debate on feminism and human rights, using this documentary as the starting point.

The project hopes to raise $17,290 and has 34 days remaining. For more information, click here.