DOKFILM - GIRLS & GODS

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By Arash T. Riahi and Verena Soltiz God is a man. Really? In GIRLS & GODS, Ukrainian Femen activist Inna Shevchenko meets women who no longer accept the patriarch in heaven without question. Between protest, spirituality, and personal faith, a film that is as provocative as it is inspiring about power, religion, and female self-determination emerges. Ukrainian Femen activist Inna Shevchenko travels around the world and meets women of various religions and worldviews. Some have turned their backs on their faith, others defend it, and some fight to change it from within. Together, they pose a central question: Can religion be compatible with equality? GIRLS & GODS thrives on the openness of its encounters. Priestesses, theologians, imams, activists, and former believers contradict each other—and sometimes themselves. From this, a nuanced picture of power, spirituality, and female self-determination arises. Austria, Switzerland, 2025 / 105 minutes. Audio: English, Ukrainian Subtitles: German