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Das ist meine Geschichte, deine Geschichte, ihre Geschichte, aber vor allem: unsere Geschichte. “Die Geschichte beginnt erst mit uns” ist eine Reise durch das kollektive Erlebnis der Verfolgung und des Exils der brasilianischen Frauen, die aus der Militärdiktatur geflüchtet sind. Nur historische Rekonstruktion ermöglicht uns unsere Geschichte zu verstehen und zu vergleichen um neue Realitäten erdenken zu können. Aber was passiert mit Narrativen, die wegen totalitärer Unterdrückung verschwinden? Der Kurzfilm entstand in Partner(*innen)schaft mit dem Österreichischen Filmmuseum und basiert auf dem Buch “Erinnerungen (der Frauen) des Exils” - eine Interview-Sammlung von Frauen, die aufgrund der brasilianischen Militärdiktatur flüchten mussten.

“Women, as all of those who were never recognized by historiography, don’t have their stories registered. That influences the listing of statements about the present in the present, life stories, oral tradition, be it a reconstitution effort, as well as an attempt to give free course to our imagination and our creativity, to give us instruments to own the future. And because the liberation of each oppressed group goes through the appropriation of its own history, in search of their social identity, one more reason for this to be a book only with women, without being a book only about women or just for women.” - Auszug aus dem Buch “Erinnerungen (der Frauen) des Exils”

Mixing images of trips in Europe during the 1970s, “The history begins starting from us” visually reconstructs the experience of the exiled Brazilian women during the military dictatorship. The short film attempts to retrace the steps of the Brazilian diasporic communities created in Europe and invites the spectator into the world of an anonymous “we”. This is my story, your story, their story, but above all: our history. “The history begins starting from us” is a journey through the collective experience of persecution and exile of the Brazilian women that fled the military dictatorship. Only historical reconstruction enables us to understand and compare our past, in order to conceive new realities. But what happens to narratives that disappear due to totalitarian oppression? The short film was developed in partnership with the Austrian Filmmuseum and based on the book “Memories (from the women) from exile”.

“Women, as all of those who were never recognized by historiography, don’t have their stories registered. That influences the listing of statements about the present in the present, life stories, oral tradition, be it a reconstitution effort, as well as an attempt to give free course to our imagination and our creativity, to give us instruments to own the future. And because the liberation of each oppressed group goes through the appropriation of its own history, in search of their social identity, one more reason for this to be a book only with women, without being a book only about women or just for women.” – Excerpt from the book “Memories (from the women) from exile”.

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Drehbuch, Herstellung, Schnitt, Regie: Vitória Monteiro
Drehbuch mit Auszügen aus dem Buch “Memória (das mulheres) do exílio / Erinnerungen (der Frauen) des Exils” von Albertina de Oliveira Costa, Tetê Moraes, Norma Marzola und Valentina da Rocha Lima
Bilder: Margret Veit, Adele Kraft und Sieglinde Kurz
Ton: Sebastian Meyer
in Kooperation mit dem Österreichischen Filmmuseum

Writer, Producer, Editor, Director: Vitória Monteiro
Script with excerpts from the book “Memória (das mulheres) do exílio / Memories (from the women) from exile” from Albertina de Oliveira Costa, Tetê Moraes, Norma Marzola and Valentina da Rocha Lima
Images: Margret Veit, Adele Kraft und Sieglinde Kurz
Sound: Sebastian Meyer
in Partnership with the Austrian Filmmuseum

Vitória Monteiro studied Theater at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul and works since 2013 mainly with direction, production and digital media. In this area, she has already implemented projects in Brazil with a focus on redistribution of cultural resources and participatory practices. She has been living and working in Vienna since 2016 and studies at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna with a focus on moving image at the Art and Digital Media Class. In Vienna Vitória is active in different artistic and political contexts. One focus here is on working in queer-feminist collectives and initiatives. Her recent projects include the short film “The History begins starting from us” in partnership with the Filmmuseum of Vienna; the opening of the Austrian pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2019 with the queer-feminist choir Mala Sirena; co-curation of the screening “Blicke von Frauen*” in partnership with Sixpackfilm and Metro Kinokulturhaus; the video installation “News From Home I” as part of The Wrong Biennale 2019; etc.
More at: vitoriamonteiro.art/

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