Friday 4 September, 21:00

Geneva Premiere: Pour the Water as I Leave

Booking Required

“Pour the Water as I Leave” is an immersive cinematic experience that blends experimental filmmaking, visual art, and atmospheric storytelling into a deeply contemplative journey. Moving beyond conventional narrative, the film explores themes of memory, identity, transformation, and the emotional landscapes shaped by water, inviting audiences to engage with its evocative imagery and sensory sound design. Through its poetic visual language and meditative rhythm, the screening offers a space for reflection where cinema becomes both an artistic and emotional encounter, appealing to lovers of independent film and contemporary audiovisual creation.

Salle Centrale de la Madeleine,
Rue de la Madeleine 10, 1204 Geneva

Photo Credit: DR

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Photo Credit: DR

2 July – 20 August

Cinétoiles

Independent Cinema Outdoor

Catalpa

Join us this summer in the Catalpa courtyard for seven cult classics under the stars. Enjoy unforgettable soundtracks, iconic stories, and the unique atmosphere of outdoor movie nights in Carouge. Original version with subtitles.

The screenings start at dusk, but come around 21:00 to enjoy a drink beforehand!

Screening Schedule:
July 2 — Persepolis
July 8 — Trainspotting
July 16 — The Rocky Horror Picture Show
July 30 — Moulin Rouge!
August 6 — The Royal Tenenbaums
August 13 — The Blues Brothers
August 20 — Arizona Dream

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1 July – 1 September

Les Étoiles

Independent Cinema

Les Cinémas du Grütli

Spanning a century of cinema, this retrospective traces the evolving face of stardom from silent-era pioneers to contemporary icons. Through nine thematic chapters and a curated selection of one hundred films, it examines the star system, shifting modernities, emerging representations of desire and identity, and the rise of anti-heroes. Shot and assembled for a keen focus on the human visage, the program foregrounds cinematic techniques that reinvent how films capture presence and persona.

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29 June – 24 August

Allianz Cinéma Plein Air

Independent Cinema

Port-Noir

Presented by Allianz Cinéma, this summer’s open-air program stages cinematic evenings along the water. The selection favors intimate, atmospheric films—framed in long takes and textured nightlight—that unfold against the hush of waves and skyline. A gentle curation blends contemporary and classic titles, where communal viewing meets suspended terraces, a pop-up restaurant and relaxed lounges. The emphasis is on mood: tactile frames, warm night palettes and the social rhythms of shared attention, inviting contemplative and convivial cinema.

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2 July – 20 August

Ciné‑Art Summer Season

Independent Cinema

Cinéma Bio

An evocative season of art films celebrating painters and visual storytelling. Each screening explores an artist’s life and practice through richly textured documentary and archival cinema, from intimate portraits of Cézanne and Van Gogh to sweeping surveys of Matisse, Monet and Klimt. Expect contemplative pacing, luminous cinematography and close study of process and perception. The programme gathers landmark art documentaries that probe creativity, representation and the emotional power of painting.

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13 – 18 August

Bio sous les étoiles

Independent Cinema

Parc Battelle

An open-air film series presenting six evening screenings that travel from silent-era comedy to contemporary French cinema. The programme spans Charlie Chaplin’s iconic comedy through recent work by Nakache and Toledano, offering films suited to a range of ages and tastes. Screenings privilege communal, sensory viewing: luminous images, live laughter, and intimate stories on a summer night. The selection moves between humour and emotion, inviting light-hearted delight and quiet reflection.

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Friday 21 August, 19:30

Preview screening: L’Inconnue

Independent Cinema

Les Cinémas du Grütli

Arthur Harari’s intimate drama follows David Zimmerman, a reclusive photographer whose life is unsettled when he fixates on a stranger at a party and wakes up in her body. Harari deploys restrained framing, naturalistic performances and a cool, precise visual palette to explore identity, desire and the disquiet of inhabiting another self. Tautly paced and atmospheric, the film balances psychological tension with moments of quiet humanity, inviting reflection rather than giving easy answers.

In French. In the presence of director Arthur Harari.

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Geneva Premiere: Pour the Water as I Leave