Les fleurs du Manguier

Set in the harsh aftermath of the Second World War, Napoli – New York follows two Neapolitan children, Carmine and Celestina, who secretly board a ship in search of Celestina’s sister in New York. With a sober, humanist gaze and evocative period detail, the film examines migration, family ties and the fragile courage of childhood. Intimate editing and textured visuals heighten the emotional stakes. In Italian and Neapolitan dialect, with some English with French subtitles.

Editor Julien Panzarasa will attend the screening.

An intimate decade-spanning portrait of Shewit, who flees Eritrea and journeys alone to Europe, arriving in Switzerland as a teenager with dreams and hopes. Filmed over ten years, the documentary traces her struggle without residency, her fight against expulsion and her quest for emancipation. Through observational cinematography and patient long-form storytelling, the film renders resilience, longing and the everyday courage of a young woman carving a life against political and bureaucratic pressures.

Screening with the movie team.