DreamyanimatedimagesindetailedhennapaintingandatmosphericwatercoloursdominateayoungSpanishartist’smovingjourneyofdiscovery.InasmallbookshopinIndia,Inéscomesacrossthefeminist-utopiansciencefictionstory“Sultana’sDream.”Itisabouttheterriblerevengeonmen,thebooksellerexplains.Intheslimvolumeshewrotein1905,RokeyaHossaindescribesthefantasyrealmofLadyland–alandinwhichwomenareself-determinedandliveinpeace,inwhichtheyrunallgovernmentaffairsandallformsofeducationareopentothem.Andthemen?TheirplaceinLadyland,thebooksellercontinues,iswheretheybelong:lockedupathome.Fascinatedbytheliterary“painting”ofthisplaceanditsinventor,InéssetsoutinthefootstepsofthewriterandteacherHossain,whochampionededucationandequalrightsforIndiangirlsandwomenasearlyasthebeginningofthe20thcentury.ThetriptakestheSpaniardacrosscontemporaryIndia.HercompanionsarethedreamsofLadyland–andtheutterlydifferentrealitiesofthelivesofthewomenshemeetsonherjourney.源自:https://www.dok-leipzig.de/en/film/sultanas-dream/programm
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