Wednesday 28 October, 20:00

Preview: Derborence – Le Temps Des Animaux

Booking Required

Vincent Chabloz’s first feature is a lyrical wildlife documentary that revisits Derborence through the intimate gaze of its animals. Observing encounters between fauna and occasional human visitors, the film blends tenderness and gentle humour to reveal the valley’s rhythms and fragile balances. Rich in observational detail and poetic imagery, Chabloz’s approach invites quiet wonder while underscoring the urgent need to protect the living world to which we belong.

In French with English subtitles.
In the presence of director Vincent Chabloz.

Rue des Eaux-Vives 23,
1207 Genève

Photo Credit: DR

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Photo Credit: DR

9 – 18 October

Everybody’s Perfect – Queer Film Festival

Independent Cinema

Grütli

Every October, the Everybody’s Perfect festival unites the arts and cultural exchange to celebrate the expressions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer people worldwide.

Through film, the festival aims to raise awareness of LGBTQ+ issues, offer diverse perspectives on the world, promote creativity, and foster meaningful dialogue. Open to all, it makes a significant contribution to the evolution of society and attitudes.

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Monday 19 October, 19:00

Bamako

Independent Cinema

Les Cinémas du Grütli

In a Bamako courtyard, Abderrahmane Sissako stages a symbolic trial in which representatives of African civil society confront international financial institutions. Blending fiction, documentary and political reflection, the film gives a human face to the consequences of globalisation, transforming private spaces into a communal courtroom. Lyrical yet precise, Sissako observes everyday life around the performance, probing power imbalances between Africa and global institutions with compassion and quiet urgency.

In French.

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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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19 – 23 October

Preview: Le Mystère Lucy Lost

Independent Cinema

Les Scala

Lucy lives with her family on a small isolated island, where her extraordinary gifts provoke suspicion and rejection. When she meets Milly — a little girl only Lucy can see — she sets off on a poignant adventure to unravel the mystery of her powers. Told with a lyrical, intimate eye, the film explores themes of belonging, otherness and the fragile border between imagination and reality, using windswept landscapes and close, expressive images to evoke mood and emotional truth.

In French.

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Monday 19 October, 21:00

La Bataille de Solférino

Independent Cinema

Les Cinémas du Grütli

Justine Triet’s intimate political drama follows a political reporter who must cover a presidential runoff while navigating a turbulent family situation with her former partner and their children. Mixing intimate chronicle and political agitation, the film blurs private and public spheres with a near‑documentary energy. Triet captures an era shaped by media hyperconnectivity, exploring contemporary relationships, professional pressure and emotional ambivalence through sharp performances and a restless, observant camera.

In French.

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Thursday 20 October, 20:30

Preview: Shana

Independent Cinema

Les Cinémas du Grütli

Director Lila Pinell follows Shana, a young woman who navigates daily struggles with irrepressible energy and the unwavering support of her circle of friends. When her grandmother dies, Shana inherits a ring said to ward off the evil eye, a talisman that becomes a fragile bulwark as her partner’s release from prison brings a new wave of complications. Poetic and spirited, the film balances raw humor with tense intimacy to explore resilience, friendship and vulnerability.

In French. In the presence of director Lila Pinell

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Preview: Derborence – Le Temps Des Animaux