For the 16th edition, the Brussels International Women's Film Festival “Elles Tournent - Dames Draaien” becomes the Brussels International Women's Film Festival!

Palace is delighted to host the festival's opening screening:

01/10 at 18:45 with the film GLORIA! by Margherita Vicario. The screening will be followed by a discussion about the film.

GLORIA !

Margherita Vicario

IT/CH, 106', 2024, VO ST FR/NL

Synopsis : Venice, late 18th century. Five orphan girls, choristers in the church, use music to challenge the patriarchal system. A musical fresco that speaks of the imagination, inventiveness and talent of all the women composers who, like dried flowers, have remained hidden in the pages of history.

As well as the closing session of the festival:

06/10 at 18:45 with THE LAST BIRDS OF PASSAGE

THE LAST BIRDS OF PASSAGE

Iffet Eren Danışman Boz

TR, 82', 2024, VO TR ST FR

Synopsis : Gulsum, the authoritarian matriarch of the Aksak family, who belong to the Yoruks of Sarikecili, has started preparing for the summer migration. However, her family members don't share Gulsum's ideas. Her husband says he's too old to migrate and wants to settle down, while her son-in-law wants to sell the camels and migrate with the tractor. Gulsum thinks that migration should be carried out in the traditional way with camels. Rumors start to spread that the governor's office is banning migration. Gulsum is determined to migrate despite all the obstacles she faces.