Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

Event details

Directed by Anna Hints

In the darkness of smoke sauna, women share their innermost secrets and intimate experiences. Through a sense of communion, women wash off the shame trapped in their bodies and regain their strength. The first documentary by an Estonian director to compete and win at Sundance, Smoke Sauna Sisterhood is a deeply moving, intimate and breathtaking approach to issues of trauma, healing, and community.

Filmed almost as if a Vermeer or Rembrandt painting, the camera is never intrusive, never mechanical. Rather, the images move as the smoke – lingering, wafting, suspended briefly before disappearing and reappearing. With an authentic voice and authority born of their own heritage, filmmaker Anna Hints has created a transformative experience of being human within a female body, showing women “as they are” with great emotional veracity and deep empathy.

Winner: Sundance Film Festival Directing Award: World Cinema Documentary

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Duration

Approx 89 mins

Prices

£8.90 / £8 for screenings before 5pm
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£6.65 for under 16s
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Language

Estonian with English subtitles

Reviews

★★★★ “This is a film that weaves a spell… dazzling documentary” – The Guardian.

★★★★ “An intimate and moving experience” – The i Newspaper.

★★★★ “Deserving of its Sundance prize… beguiling” – The Observer.

★★★★ “Mesmerising” – Time Out.

★★★★ “Smoke Sauna Sisterhood’s hypnotic storytelling has the ability to lure you in and keep you hooked… It’s a powerful watch” – The Times.