GESTIR / GUESTS
FARIDEH AZADI
PANELIST
Farideh Azadi fødd Iran, men býr nú í Danmark. Farideh var tannáringur, tá ið prestastýrið í Iran kom til valdið í 1979. Men Farideh ynskti frælsi og rættvísi, og hon gjørdist politiskt aktivt og mómælti stýrinum. Ein dag fekk hon frænir av, at navn hennara stóð á einum lista hjá stýrinum. Farideh var noydd at flýggja, og fekk friðskjól í Danmark í 1986. Farideh er útbúgving verkfrøðingur og arbeiður við KT-trygd.
Farideh lives in Denmark, but is born in Iran and has been protesting against the Iranian government. Farideh was a teenager when the revolution began in 1979. She became politically active, until she suddenly became aware that her name had ended up on a governmental list of names. Farideh had to flee and was granted asylum in Denmark. Farideh is a graduate in engineering and works in IT-Security.
AYDIN SOEI
PANELIST
Aydin Soei er kandidatur í sosiologi frá Syddansk Universitet við serkunnleika í ungdómi við avbjóðingum, borgaraskapi, sosialum mobiliteti, kriminaliteti og ungum fólki, sum hava ilt við at halda lógina. Í einum fimm-stjørnaðum ummæli av einum av bókum hansara, lýsir tíðindablaðið Politiken Aydin Soei sum ein “óvanligan sosiolog, sum uttan tilknýti til nakran granskingarstovn megnar at greina okkara mest samansettu trupulleikar í samfelagnum.”
Aydin Soei hevur millum annað móttikið heiðursløn frá Finn Nørgaard’s Association og Martin Andersen Nexø prísin fyri síni skaldskap.
Aydin Soei has a candidate in sociology from the University of Southern Denmark, specializing in vulnerable youth, citizenship, social mobility and risk factors in relation to crime and young people on the edge of the law. In relation to a five-star review of one of his books, the daily newspaper Politiken characterized Aydin Soei as an “unusual sociologist who, without a research institute, presents a qualified analyzes of one of our society’s most complex problems.”
Aydin Soei has, among other things, received the Finn Nørgaard Association’s Award and the Martin Andersen Nexø Award for his overall writing.
MARYAM AL-KHAWAJA
PANELIST
Maryam Al-Khawaja er ein donsk-barainsk mannarættinda verji og átaks leiðari í #FreeAlKhawaja. Maryam er talskvinna fyri mannarættindi og berjist fyri politiskari umskipan í Barain og Persaraflógvanum, har hon hevur havt stóra ávirkan á politiska aftursvarið til níðingsgerðir kring heimin. Í Barain og Persaraflógvanum hevur hon sett tiltøk í verk og samstarva politiskt við lógarsmiðir. Pápi hennara Abdul-Hadi Al-Khawaja er eisini mannarættinda verji og einasti danski samvitskufangin í heiminum.
Maryam Al-Khawaja hevur fingið fleiri heiðurslønir fyri sítt arbeiði fyri mannarættindi, millum annað frælsisheiðurslønina hjá Freedom House og Rafto prísin. Hon varð eisini tilnevnd eina Nobel friðarheiðursløn í 2013 saman við pápa og systir síni.
Maryam Al-Khawaja is a Danish-Bahraini human rights defender and Campaign Director of the #FreeAlKhawaja campaign.
Maryam is a leading voice for human rights and political reform in Bahrain and the Gulf region and she has been influential in shaping official responses to human rights atrocities around the world, including in Bahrain and the Gulf region, by leading campaigns and engaging with prominent policymakers around the world. Her father is Abdul-Hadi Al-Khawaja, also a prominent Danish-Bahraini human rights defender and the only Danish prisoner of conscience in the world.
Maryam Al-Khawaja has received numerous awards for her human rights work, including Freedom House’ Freedom Award and the Rafto Prize. She was also nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2013 along with her father and sister.
JALAL ARABI
FIMFF YOUTH/FIMFF OUTREACH
Jalal hevur bart ein harðan bardaga fyri at sleppa at vera tann maður, hann ynskir at vera. Jalal var føddur sum kvinna í eini muslimskari familju og vaks upp í Gellerup parkini í Aarhus. Jalal hevur ikki bert bjóða samfelagsligu normunum av, men hann hevur eisini stríðst fyri at fáa viðurkenning frá sínum nærmastu. Á djarvasta hátt hevur Jalal valt at siga frá síni serstøku og ótrúligu søgu um sínar avbjóðingar við at verða settur í bás, kynsrollur og fordómar. Jalal er spentur at koma til festivalin at deila sínar upplivingar á okkara ungdóms og Outreach tiltøkum.
Jalal has fought an admirable fight to be allowed to be the man he wants to be. Jalal was born as a woman in a Muslim family and grew up in Gellerupparken in Aarhus. Jalal has therefore not only challenged society’s norms, but has also had to fight hard for the acceptance of those closest to him. In the bravest way, Jalal shares his unique and remarkable story about his personal confrontation with boxes, gender roles and prejudices. Jalal is excited to visit the festival and share his experiences at our Youth and Outreach programs.
VEX ASHLEY
EVENT & SHORTFILMS
Vex Ashley er sjálvstøðugur porno framleiðari í Four Chambers verkætlanini. Hon hevur royndir við analogari myndatøku, listaskúla møsni og talgildum sex á netinum. Vex arbeiddi sum “cam girl” áðrenn hon fór í holtur við at gera filmar fyri Four Chambers í 2013. Hon er sjálvlærd filmslistakvinna við serligum áhuga fyri DIY arbeiðshættum. Four Chambers standa á odda í nýggja rákinum, har listafólk skapa samtíðarporno frá einum nýggjum sjónarhorni, ið setur spurnartekin við, hvat porno kann vera, siga og gera. Hon brúkar nógva tíð upp á at skriva og tosa um at gera kreativt og óheft porno, sex sum framførslu, autentisitet, list og pornografi, tøkni og sex, “camming” og sensur á netinum.
Vex Ashley is an independent porn producer and performer with the Four Chambers project. With a background in analog photography, art school bullshit and digital sex online, Vex worked as a cam girl before beginning to make films as Four Chambers in 2013. Self taught in cinematography with an emphasis on collaborative DIY practices, Four Chambers has spearheaded a new wave of creators making contemporary pornographic work from a new perspective with the aim to expand ideas about what porn can say, do and be.
Four Chambers is part of the growing decentralisation from traditional industry practices. Independent, conceptual, creative, porn cinema. She speaks, writes and spends a lot of time talking about making porn creatively and independently, sex as performance, authenticity, art and pornography, technology and sex, camming and online censorship.
LESBISK SALON
EVENT
Lesbiska salongin er ein politiskur felagsskapur, ið hevur til endamáls at virka fyri lesbiskum áhugamálum gjøgnum politisk, mentanarlig og vát tiltøk. Í nevndini eru:
Lesbisk Salon is a political collective, with an aim to promote lesbian advancement through political, cultural and wet evenings. The central comittee is:
- Mette Ewers Haahr, Psykiatari og sexologur, radikal lesbisk og punk gittarspælari, sum verður at hoyra til sofaprátið um løgfrøðiligt kynsskifti. / Chief Physician Psychiatrist in Clinical Sexology, radical lesbian and punk guitarist. She will participate in the conversation about the gender recognition bill.
- Mette Buchardt, professari í teologi og radikalur lesbiskur aktivistur. / Professor, Theologian and radical lesbian activist.
- Laura Sadjadi, politiskur samskiftisráðgevi, lesbiskur fiólleikari, og ritstjóri á Lesbisk Kultur. Hon upptraðkar eisini undir navninum LESBISK LYD til Gender Bender./ Political Communications Officer, lesbian fiddler and Chief Editor at Lesbisk Kultur. She is also performing as LESBISK LYD to GENDER BENDER.
FALITO
GENDER BENDER
Tá ið ei-tvískipaða listafólkið, sangskrivarin og framleiðarin, Falito, undir uppvøkstri sínum ikki funnu sítt pláss millum genturnar og dreingirnar, noyddust tey at finna sín egna veg inn í tónleikaheimin. Peruvianska-norska listafólkið er eitt natúrtalent frá ungum árum og hevur skapt ein persón ólíkum øðrum, vit kenna frá norska poppheiminum. Tey vildu umboða tað, tey ongantíð sóu, tá tey sjálvi vuksu upp. Við íblástri úr hyperpoppheiminum, poppmentan og egnum upprunaarvi, hevur Falito skapt eina framtíðar-popphetju við yvirmenniskjaligari orku á pallinum og hugtakandi songframførslum. Seinni í ár útgeva tey sína fyrstu verkætlan við støði í kvir samleika, svik og popp-veruleikaflýggjan.
Never finding their place with the girls or the boys growing up, non-binary artist/songwriter and producer Falito had to carve their own path into the music industry. A natural performer from a young age, the Peruvian-Norwegian artist has created a persona unlike any other in the Norwegian Pop-scene. They wanted to be the representation they never got growing up. Drawing inspiration from the hyperpop scene, pop culture and their indigenous heritage, Falito has created a future-pop hero with superhuman energy on stage, and captivating vocal performances. They are set to release their debut project this year, where the themes are queer identity, betrayal, and pop escapism.
REMI JOHANSEN HOVDA aka. Nabi Yeon Geisha
GENDER BENDER & DRAG WORKSHOP
Remi Johansen Hovda er lektari á Oslo Metropolitan University, har hann undirvísur í drama og námsfrøði. Hann hevur eisini eitt skeið, ið kallast “The Art of Drag”, sum telur 15 stig í drag listagreinini. Hann starvast eisini sum drag í listabólkinum Princessilicious og sum framleiðari í Norwegian Drag Productions. Harumframt er hann fyriskipari fyri festivalin Oslo Drag Festival. Alter ego hansara, Nabi Yeon Geisha, uppstendur, har søgukynstur, drag og framførsla møtast.
Remi Johansen Hovda is an university lector at Oslo Metropolitan University and lectures in drama and pedagogy. He also has a course “The Art of Drag” where you cant take 15 credits in the artform drag. He works also as a drag artist in the collective Princessilicious, and as producer at Norwegian Drag Productions and is also the festival manager for Oslo Drag Festival. His alter ego, Nabi Yeon Geisha, works in the interface between storytelling, drag and performance.