Thursday 19 November, 18:00

Elie Aufseesser et Boodaman

Booking Required

Filmmaker Elie Aufseesser, in residence at the museum, presents a preview screening that emerged from close study of the collection. His cinematic approach privileges observational frames, archival resonance and an attentiveness to material textures. The evening pairs the film with collaborator Boodaman, whose live musical responses foreground sound as a shaping force. The work reflects on memory, materiality and the dialogue between image and score, offering a quietly immersive, tactile cinematic experience.

Rue Charles-GALLAND 2,
1206 Genève

Photo Credit: DR

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Photo Credit: DR

3 September – 10 October

Double Extraction de Nibards

Independent Cinema

Halle Nord

Ciel Sourdeau’s eight-minute, seventeen-second video unfolds as a subversive tutorial: part gore, part experimental film, it repurposes pedagogical forms into an improvised, transgressive bricolage. Mixed by Adrien Kessler, the piece layers tactile sound and rough-edged visuals to probe bodies, identity and the limits of instruction. Its stripped, confrontational aesthetic alternates shock and dark humour, inviting a re-examination of learning rituals and the politics of representation through intimate, unsettling imagery.

Opening: 3 September, 18:00

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Wednesday 16 September, 17:30

Warm UP of the festival ANIMATOU

Independent Cinema

Bongo Joe Records

ANIMATOU’s warm-up announces the festival’s 21st edition with an evening that blends program unveiling and live music. The event previews a selection of short and feature films, workshops, masterclasses and meetings planned for 1 to 10 October, inviting both young and adult audiences. Expect a lively, textured atmosphere where archival glimpses and animated rhythms meet — a convivial prelude that frames the festival’s themes of discovery, craft and cross-generational dialogue through playful rhythms and intimate cinematic moments.

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Wednesday 16 September, 18:30

Special Screening: Her

Independent Cinema

Bureau culturel

Spike Jonze’s intimate, quietly futuristic drama centers on Theodore, a solitary letter-writer who forms a relationship with Samantha, an evolving artificial intelligence. Jonze blends warm, tactile close-ups with a melancholic rhythm to examine loneliness, desire, and the porous boundary between human feeling and algorithmic empathy. Scarlett Johansson’s luminous voice anchors the film’s emotional core. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Her is a tender, unsettling meditation on love, memory, and what it means to be alive.

Screening featuring live analysis and audience discussion. In French.

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Tuesday 16 September, 20:30

Outdoor Screening: Sound of Metal

Independent Cinema

Terrasse du Vroom

Directed by Darius Marder, Sound of Metal follows a drummer confronting imminent hearing loss and the upheaval it brings to his identity and relationships. Shot with intimate close-ups and an immersive sound design, the film favours sensory experience over exposition, placing viewers inside the protagonist’s perception. At once raw and tender, it explores grief, adaptation and the fragile edges of communication, offering a quiet, visceral meditation on silence, resilience and the costs of change.

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Wednesday 16 September, 18:00

Special Screening: Barbara Buser: Pioneer of Sustainable Development

Independent Cinema

Cinéma Bio

Gabriele Schärer’s intimate film portrait follows award‑winning architect Barbara Buser as she rescues buildings from demolition and reimagines them with reclaimed materials. The camera traces Buser’s transformation of former industrial sites into vibrant urban living spaces, revealing an architecture of reuse that balances environmental care and communal life. Through close interviews and material‑focused cinematography, the film uncovers a pragmatic yet poetic practice that reframes heritage, sustainability and the ethics of habitation.

In presence of Barbara Buser, protagonist and architect.

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7 September – 6 October

Patricia Plattner Retrospective

Independent Cinema

Carouge

An intimate retrospective devoted to director Patricia Plattner, presenting a selection of her films alongside a reading-performance and a small exhibition. Plattner’s cinema favors close human encounters and observational compositions, blending subtle humour with poignant emotional truth. The programme highlights her attentive direction and narrative economy, tracing recurring themes of identity, everyday intimacy and the passage of time. Screenings offer a chance to rediscover the quiet intensity and warm, lyrical realism of her work. An event presented by the association Le Bazar de la Sirène in collaboration with Luna Films and the City of Carouge.

On the program:
– Special screenings at Cinéma Bio
– An inaugural staged reading on September 5, at the Théâtre des Amis
– An exhibition, Le Petit Bazar de Patricia, at Place du Temple

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