Film Screening
God is not working on Sunday

A film by Leona Goldstein

Wed, 28.11.2018
7:00 PM Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Pune

Since the genocide in Rwanda, many things have changed. One of them is role of women in society. Twenty years ago, women were not allowed to talk publicly without the permission of their husbands. Today they are not only in positions of political power, but women like Godelieve and Florida organize themselves in initiatives all over the country and have built a vibrant, independent women’s network.

„God Is Not Working on Sunday!“ reflects the women’s appeal to direct action at the individual and community levels. The sarcastic, rhetorical question of the film's title conveys Florida's belief that humans cannot simply wait for other forces – godly or governmental – to provide a better future for them.

The journalist and filmmaker Leona Goldstein, born in 1976, studied art and design (in Munich), photography (in Rome) and communications design (in Berlin). In numerous film- and photo-documentations she questions the topics of borders, with a focus on civil rights, gender equality and migration. Her last projects document the activities of social movements in Rwanda, Cambodia, Venezuela, Burkina Faso, Mexico as well as throughout Europe. Her works were distinguished with numerous prices and scholarships.

Leona Goldstein will present her film in Goethe-Institut Pune.