Sisters

Italy, 67 minutes, 2023, documentary

Director: Marianna Fumai

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In some European countries, despite varying legislation, women and pregnant people face numerous challenges when trying to terminate unwanted pregnancies or those problematic for their health. Sisters explores the situation of abortion access in Italy, Poland, and Malta, highlighting the solidarity response provided by national and international collectives and organizations, working together to ensure the right to self-determination and reproductive health for those in need.

Content warning: discussion of medical gaslighting, medical neglect, gynecological and obstetric violence and trauma, mentions of death

Film screening dates: 23.11.2025 — 07.12.2025

Close-up, portrait. A woman with asymmetrically cut brown hair, dark eyebrows, and eyes looks into the camera with a slight smile. She wears a red polka-dot shirt and a round earring in her left ear. Behind her is a gray background.

Marianna Fumai

Marianna Fumai is an author, film editor, and director. She has collaborated in national, and international projects with a particular focus on the intersection of artistic practices, audiovisual language, and memory. As an educator, she works in primary and lower secondary schools, using audiovisual medium as a means for self-expression, improving relationships within the classroom, and reflecting together on stereotypes and discrimination.

An intersectional feminist and reproductive rights activist, she is part of “Staffette per l’aborto,” a practical support group for women and pregnant people who need help accessing abortion services in the city of Bari, where she currently lives.

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