Monday 30 November, 20:30

Scénarios — Jean-Luc Godard

Jean‑Luc Godard’s final short film assembles images, texts and sonic fragments into a terse, reflective meditation on cinema, memory and creation. Through montage and free association, Godard revisits the formal strategies that have shaped his work, confronting words and images to probe how pictures evoke recollection. Concise and elliptical, the film functions as an artistic testament: a poetic exploration of film as a space for thought, association and the fragile persistence of memory.

In French. Screening preceded by Exposé du film annonce du film scénario (2024, 24′).

Rue du Général-DUFOUR 16,
1204 Genève
Photo Credit: DR
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Photo Credit: DR

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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.

Monday 9 November, 20:30

Orkhan Aghazadeh’s tender documentary follows an elderly projectionist in an isolated Azerbaijani village as he strives to revive the local cinema after years without a screening room. Observational and intimate in approach, the film captures quiet gestures, communal rituals and the projectionist’s relationship to memory, passion and intergenerational transmission. Through patient framing and subtle soundscapes, it becomes a reflection on cultural persistence, the fate of traditional film spaces and the communal power of shared images.

Talysh and Russian with French subtitles. Screening in collaboration with Let’s Doc! (National Documentary Month). Screening followed by a discussion.

Wednesday 11 November, 18:30

Ridley Scott’s 1982 Blade Runner plunges into a rain-drenched, neon metropolis where bounty hunter Rick Deckard tracks synthetic replicants. The film’s measured pacing and lingering frames foreground questions of identity, memory and empathy, probing what separates human from artificial life. Dense, noir-inflected visuals and a melancholic atmosphere give the story an elegiac tone, balancing tense encounters with reflective solitude. Its interrogation of consciousness and longing lingers long after the credits.

Screening featuring live analysis and audience discussion. In French.

Wednesday 11 November, 14:45

Mark Osborne’s animated adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s tale follows a little girl living in a world governed by success, who meets an old aviator and through his story rediscovers imagination. Mixing digital animation and stop‑motion techniques, the film offers a layered visual poetry that preserves the book’s themes—childhood, curiosity and the need to see beyond appearances—while questioning the place of wonder in a rational, achievement‑driven society. Intimate and visually inventive, it speaks to both children and adults.

In English with French subtitles. Part of the Cinémas du Grütli’s screenings for young audiences, in collaboration with Terre des Hommes.

Wednesday 11 November, 18:00

Anne-Frédérique Widmann’s documentary traces the long fight of Shewit Tekie, whose search for safety becomes a portrait of resilience and self-determination. Moving from Eritrea to Libya and then to Switzerland, the film follows her struggle to rebuild her life after exploitation, uncertainty, and the threat of deportation. Filmed over ten years, it blends testimony and intimacy in a restrained, human approach that gives full weight to a powerful story of emancipation.

The screening will be followed by a short discussion with the film’s protagonist, Shewit Tekie; the director, Anne-Frédérique Widmann; and the co-head of the organization AMIC, Melete Solomon.

Thursday 12 November, 19:00

As part of Anim’Apéro, Animatou and the Centre d’art contemporain Genève welcome Hélène Vayssières, deputy director of ARTE France’s cinema unit, for a curated selection of six animated short films. This carte blanche highlights the perspectives and creative force of women filmmakers, offering a vibrant mix of visual styles, moods, and storytelling voices. The programme features works by Sandra Desmazières, Mathilde Bédouet, Zsuzsanna Kreif, Kiana Naghshineh, Lola Degove, and Ana Mantzaris.

In the presence of the directors before continuing over drinks.

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