Wednesday 16 September, 18:00

Special Screening: Barbara Buser: Pioneer of Sustainable Development

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.

Rue Saint-Joseph 47,
1227 Carouge
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Photo Credit: DR

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7 September – 6 October

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.

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– 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

Friday 11 September, 18:30

An investigative documentary that scrutinizes how media narratives are constructed and circulated. Shot in observational style, the film blends archival fragments and personal testimony to explore doubt, critical thinking and the narrowing of public debate. Over 1h40 it unfolds as a calm yet probing meditation on truth, responsibility and the mechanisms that shape collective perception. The film’s restrained visuals and incisive editing invite reflection rather than verdict.  In French.

Followed by a discussion with Charly Pache, journalist and founder of the independent radio station RadioLibre.

Saturday 12 September, 11:00

An audiovisual projection followed by a conversation with the creative team behind the stage work PESSOA – Since I’ve Been Me, this program pays tribute to Robert Wilson, a pivotal figure in theatre and the visual arts. Through archival footage and testimonies it traces Wilson’s singular aesthetic and his collaborations with artists such as Philip Glass, Heiner Müller, Tom Waits, Susan Sontag and Laurie Anderson. The session explores his visual language, theatrical architecture and lasting influence on contemporary performance.

Saturday 12 September, 19:30

Directed by the association Grave’Side Family, this observational documentary follows a year-long grassroots effort that sends fifteen young people from Thônex to Ambohimanatrika, Madagascar, to help build a village water network. Through intimate portraits and sunlit, hand-held sequences, the film explores youth, solidarity and civic engagement, privileging everyday gestures over grand narratives. The camera lingers on labor, laughter and cultural exchange, offering a textured, human-scale account of collective commitment and the emotional rhythms of communal work.

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Two cinephile-focused screenings and a collaborative workshop present neglected perspectives by women filmmakers. Gertrud Pinkus’s Il valore della donna è il suo silenzio offers a contemplative portrait that privileges silence and restrained mise-en-scène, inviting reflection on gender and memory; Pinkus will be present. Une autre histoire, by Tula Roy and Christoph Wirsing, explores the history of Swiss feminism from 1910 to 1991.

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