Arquivo / 49ª mostra

Maria Helena lives in São Paulo and needs to face a journey back to her home town, the state of Minas Gerais, where her family, that forsook her, lives. In a rural region in Russia, Valentina, a middle-aged woman, causes furor when she begins a relationship with an inmate via internet. After a home incident, the Indian Seema, who has always been dedicated to her husband, children and in-laws, destabilizes her family when she announces that she wants a break from domestic responsibilities. In China, the widow Shuxian Qin plans a dinner for her daughter, Xiaodan, to accept her new boyfriend. In the World Rowing Championship, an unknown south-african athlete has a smashing victory, but the event’s organization and opponents question if she really is a woman and if she should be competing in the female category. "Half the Sky" consists of five short films, directed by women, that approach feminism with different narratives from various countries.