Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s haunting film follows Uncle Boonmee as supernatural visitations and tender memories lead him to confront mortality. Shot with languid long takes, luminous natural light and a patient, dreamlike rhythm, the film blends everyday intimacy with mythic strangeness. Palme d’Or winner at Cannes, it explores reincarnation, familial bonds and the porous boundary between life and death with quiet compassion, inviting reflection rather than offering answers.
Directed by Alexandre Humbert, Can Beauty Heal Us? is an observant documentary that traces mental-health spaces across Switzerland, Austria and Belgium. Humbert frames architecture as an active collaborator in care, using composed shots of interiors and patient-centred rhythms to probe how design can support—or burden—healing. The film blends interviews and evocative imagery to explore aesthetics, atmosphere and the ethics of therapeutic space, inviting reflection on beauty’s role in recovery and the textures of everyday care.
Followed by a discussion with: Yunni Cho, PhD, Bridge Proof of Concept Fellow ; Alexandre Humbert, designer & director; Patrick Longchamp, architect, co-author of MEA and Rémy Barbe, responsible of Service de Psychiatrie de l’Enfant et de l’Adolescent, MEA – HUG
This intimate documentary profiles an Iranian climber who defies entrenched social and ideological barriers to pursue her passion. Shot in an observational, cinema-vérité style, the film follows her as she teaches young women to climb the rock faces outside Tehran, cultivating physical skill and personal independence. Through quiet, luminous scenes and candid moments it explores themes of resilience, solidarity and small acts of social change, tracing the emotional and geographic contours of a life lived on the edge. Original version with French subtitles.
The screening will be introduced by Ambassador Luigi Maria Vignali, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva. The event will be followed by a convivial aperitif.
Yolande Moreau’s La Fiancée du Poète is a wry, heartfelt comedy that celebrates natural emotion and the courage to swim against the tide. Through intimate performances and a warm, unsentimental gaze, Moreau stages encounters that blend humor and tenderness, tracing a late-in-life awakening and the resilience of love. The film unfolds in understated visuals and melodic rhythms, offering a gently subversive meditation on longing, sincerity and the small rebellions that shape human connection.
In collaboration with Ciné-club Avivo & Cité Senior.
The screening will be followed by a friendly discussion.
Anna Recalde Miranda’s documentary investigates the violent legacy linking Latin American environmental killings to Cold War repression. Combining archival footage, testimony and investigative reporting, the film traces roots of contemporary attacks back to transnational operations like Condor. It examines how political networks, corporate interests and impunity shape lethal pressure on land defenders, offering a careful, unsparing portrait of memory, loss and resistance.
A post-screening discussion with the director Anna Recalde Miranda and investigative journalist Pierre Abramovici contextualises the film.
Three short films present intimate, sensory narratives by emerging auteurs. Sandra Desmazières’ Fille de l’eau conjures lyrical images and tactile soundscapes, while Agello Faccini Rueda’s Lanawaru (Grand-père Caïman) fuses mythic undertones with intimate family textures. Adnan Al Rajeev’s Ali offers a contemplative portrait rooted in fleeting encounters. Together the programme foregrounds memory, identity and emotional resonance through disciplined framing, tactile cinematography and restrained yet powerful storytelling.
Set during a bitter winter in 1980s Turkey amid a military coup, Kar Korsanlari (Snow Pirates) follows three boys who scavenge for coal to survive the cold. With intimate, observational imagery and restrained yet powerful storytelling, the film contrasts the harsh authority of soldiers with the fragile, playful solidarity of childhood. A quietly political and poetic debut, it exposes the mechanisms of repression while celebrating youthful resilience and small acts of compassion.
Screening, concert on Place du Marché (Dara Macit and Ismail Tumen) et exhibition at bar Vehbi Koca
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