Cinema Tribuna: "Ester Poly - Sin via en Tunisia" in Ilanz

The short film accompanies Ester Poly into Tunis' alternative cultural scene, which campaigns for women's rights and queer diversity despite political repression.
Director: Manuela Steiner
Switzerland 2024, 25', OV r/f/d with German subtitles
Production: Ivo Zen, Alva Film

Ester Poly are Martina Berther (electric bass, voc, Zurich) and Béatrice Graf (drums, voc, Geneva). The band's music moves between psychedelic rock, punk and new wave and is mostly political in terms of content. Since its founding in 2013, the duo has played over 180 concerts at home and abroad (including France, Germany, Czech Republic, Benin, Russia, Italy, Australia). From large club and festival stages (including PROGR Bern, Bogen F Zurich, B-Sides Festival Lucerne, Stadtsommer Zürich, Bad Bonn Kilbi, Jazzfestival Willisau) to small DIY concerts, solidarity parties and demonstration parades (Women's Strike 2019), everything was there. In 2017, the first album "Pique Dame" was released on the labels Ikarus Records (Zurich), Urgence Disc Records (Geneva) and the queer-feminist label Unrecords (Vienna)