Thursday 19 November, 18:00

Afghan Women’s Rights Activists: Connecting Academic Theory with Front-Line Crises

Free, Booking Required

Through a tightly observed documentary, Afghan women’s rights defenders evacuated to safety are presented in intimate portraits and vérité sequences that foreground courage and resilience. The film interweaves first-hand testimony with contextual reflection to connect grassroots activism to academic debates and frontline crises. Following the screening, a panel discussion interrogates the ethical, political and humanitarian dimensions of solidarity and protection for activists, emphasizing personal stories and collective strategies without resorting to sensationalism.

Chemin Eugène-Rigot 2

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Photo Credit: Geneva Graduate Institute

30 October – 8 November

GIFF – 32nd Geneva International Film Festival

Independent Cinema Lectures & Workshops

Multiple locations

Founded in 1995, the Geneva International Film Festival (GIFF) is one of Geneva’s longest-standing cinema festivals and among the first in the world to integrate television into its programming. A hub for experimentation, encounters, and celebration, the ten-day festival presents films, series, and immersive audiovisual experiences to some 35,000 visitors each year. GIFF also hosts the Geneva Digital Market, Switzerland’s only meeting point for professionals in innovation and audiovisual content, and maintains year-round activities including school programmes and GIFF UNLIMITED events. Recognized as a key driver of Switzerland’s audiovisual sector, GIFF combines artistic ambition with international reach.

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Wednesday 4 November, 19:30

Special Screening: Trad

Independent Cinema

Cinélux

Lance Daly’s film follows Shóna McAnally, a young fiddle prodigy from Donegal, as she leaves home with her little brother Mickey to join a travelling band of musicians. Blending adventure, romance, and musical discovery, the story unfolds against a richly felt Irish landscape and a tradition carried by sound, movement, and memory. Presented as a special screening, it is preceded by a short live Irish music session, adding an intimate, celebratory note to the evening.

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Thursday 5 November, 21:00

Special Screening: Arutam by Julien Belin

Independent Cinema

Cinélux

In the heart of the Cordillera del Cóndor in Ecuadorian Amazonia, Julien Belin’s documentary enters the world of the Shuar Maikiuants community with quiet attentiveness. Through their knowledge, spirituality and ancestral memory, the film opens a space where land, identity and resistance are deeply intertwined. Its intimate perspective invites viewers to listen, observe and feel the fragile strength of a living culture carried by its guardians.

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Thursday 5 November, 18:30

Special Screening: PILLEURS DE TERRE

Independent Cinema

Cinélux

Fanny Paloma’s documentary follows Indigenous communities in Cambodia and Cameroon fighting to reclaim lands seized by subsidiaries of the Bolloré Group. Blending investigative filmmaking with poetic storytelling, the film exposes the human and environmental costs of land grabbing and the global struggle for justice and accountability.

In collaboration with Coalition pour des Multinationales responsables. Screening followed by a discussion with director Fanny Paloma.

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6 November – 14 May 2027

Ciclo de Cine Espagñol

Independent Cinema

Multiple locations

ALCE Geneva’s 28th Spanish-Language Film Series celebrates the diversity and richness of Spanish cinema through six carefully chosen films. Spanning genres and perspectives, the programme invites viewers into stories shaped by vivid characters, social nuance, and distinct regional voices. From intimate dramas to sharper, more playful tones, these Friday screenings offer a relaxed encounter with contemporary Spanish filmmaking, where language, rhythm, and emotion come together in an accessible, welcoming atmosphere.

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6 – 7 November

Kino

Independent Cinema

Caustic Comedy Club

Kino is an intimate, atmospheric independent film that traces the fragile intersections between memory and desire. Through lingering compositions, grainy textures and a measured, contemplative pace, the narrative follows a small ensemble as they negotiate loss, longing and quiet acts of repair. The film favours observational performances and visual storytelling, inviting the viewer into moments of emotional ambiguity and sensory detail rather than explicit resolution.

In French.

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Afghan Women’s Rights Activists: Connecting Academic Theory with Front-Line Crises