SHORTS: Unyielding Spirits: Love and Resistance

presented by
Calgary Queer Arts Society

Unyielding Spirits: Love and Resistance presents two compelling stories that explore the strength of the human spirit in the face of loss and oppression. This film package delves into themes of love, resilience, and the power of art to defy tyranny.

HEROINES (2022)
Astré DESRIVES / 29m / France

Jersey, 1940. Threatened by the arrival of German troops on the island, Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore, two lesbian and Jewish artists, decided to resist. Armed with their imagination and an 8mm camera, they create an army of “Unnamed Soldiers” that is a real scare for the Nazi machine

Director: Lora Mure-Ravaud

Writers: Astré Desrives, Julian Mc Kinnon

Producers: Maud Berbille

Key Cast: Sophie Demeyer, Jeanne Moynot, Julia Föry

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EURIDICE EURIDICE (2022)
Lora Mure-Ravaud / 41m / France

Ondina is a happy and fulfilled young woman. She shares her life with Alexia, with whom she is madly in love. Their love story is passionate and carnal. But one day, Alexia flies to her native Greece and does not return.

Writer: Lora Mure-Ravaud

Producers: Thomas Reichlin, Helen Olive, Martin Bertier

Key Cast: Ondina Quadri, Alexia Sarantopoulos, Daria Menichetti