By Anne-Frédérique Widmann
Freedom - Shewit's Destiny
Freedom - Le destin de Shewit
Tickets
Monday 9 March – 18h30
in the presence of the film team
Grütli - Salle Simon
Rue du Général-Dufour 16, 1204 Geneva
Saturday 14 March – 15h00
in the presence of the film team
Grütli - Salle Simon
Rue du Général-Dufour 16, 1204 Geneva
At the age of thirteen, Shewit flees Eritrea alone. After three years of travel under extremely difficult and dangerous conditions, she arrives in Switzerland. In Geneva, she hopes for a fresh start and a life finally lived in freedom. Filmed over a ten-year period, the documentary accompanies Shewit through exile and the interminable wait for a residence permit. Caught between administrative precarity and the constant threat of deportation, her future remains dependent on the decisions of the Swiss authorities.
Theatrical release 24.09.26
Regional Premiere
Section : Competition - Focus
Country : Switzerland
Original languages : French, Tigrinya
Subtitles : French, English
Duration
88’ Year
2026 Director
Anne-Frédérique WidmannProducers
Intermezzo FilmsGood Story
Photography
Eliane RuckstuhlLeandro Monti
Editing
Stephan RytzMusic
Coco FrancavillaDistribution
First Hand Films