Friday 20 November, 11:00

Ciné-relax X FILMAR: Futurs en boucle: imaginaires de l’humain

Free

Presented by FILMAR, this programme of five short films examines near futures and the imaginaries of the human. The films, in French or without dialogue, assemble intimate vignettes that probe everyday life, work, habits, dreams and desires. A restrained, tactile cinematography favors textures, close-ups and quiet rhythms, inviting reflection rather than prediction. The emotional core is a questioning of how we want to live, where memory and longing shape speculative, surprisingly familiar worlds.

In French.

Boulevard Carl-Vogt,
65, Switzerland

Photo Credit: Image extraite du film Era solo una roca que se parecía a alguien de Matisse González Jordán

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Photo Credit: Image extraite du film Era solo una roca que se parecía a alguien de Matisse González Jordán

12 – 13 September

Cinematic Matrimony Days

Independent Cinema

Les Cinémas du Grütli

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.

A Wikipedia workshop accompanies the programme, focusing on documenting Swiss women directors – In French. To register: info@loreleyfilms.ch

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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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Saturday 12 September, 11:00

Festival de la Bâtie – La Révolution du Regard

Independent Cinema

Cinéma Bio

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.

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Saturday 12 September, 19:30

De Thônex à Madagascar

Independent Cinema Outdoor

Place de Graveson

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.

In French.

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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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14 September – 7 December

Once upon a time… Ciné-club

Independent Cinema

Les Cinémas du Grütli

Founded in Geneva in 1951 by cinema enthusiasts including Alain Tanner and Claude Goretta, the Ciné-club universitaire de Genève (CCU) has spent 75 years bringing audiences together around singular films and shared discoveries.

To celebrate its 75th anniversary, the CCU looks back across more than seven decades of cinema with a programme of 30 films spanning continents, genres, generations and perspectives — while looking towards the future of the seventh art.

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