The Hearing
Rue du Général-Dufour 16 1204 Genève
Four asylum seekers relive the hearing on the reasons for their departure, a central aspect of the asylum procedure. Lisa Gerig raises essential questions: what happens when your future depends on your ability to narrate your own story convincingly? The Hearing does not stop there. By reversing the roles and the balance of power, it is then up to the asylum seekers to question the officials of Swiss administration. A novel approach that gives an insight into the delicate situation of these hearings and calls into question the asylum procedure itself.
In the presence of Living Smile Vidya, film’s protagonist, and Raphaël Rey, Information Officer for the CSP Refugee Service.
THEME OF THE SESSION: ASYLUM-SEEKING PROCEDURE IN SWITZERLAND
Lisa Gerig, Suisse, 2023, 52’, vo all/fr/ang/tamoul/dari, st fr
THIS FILM IS PART OF THE OFFICIAL FIFDH PROGRAMME.
WARNING: This film includes references to psychological and physical violence.