Back to school screenings
At the end of August, the Festival is back in action! We invite you to (re)discover films from previous editions of the FIFDH at events organised with our partners.
AUGUST
Lina Soualem
Bye Bye Tiberias
At the age of 20, Hiam Abbas left her Palestinian village to become an actress. Several years later, Hiam tells her daughter, director Lina Soualem, the story of her exile.
SATURDAY, 31 AUGUST AT 17:00
Centre de Présinge, Chemin de Pré-Rojoux 25, 1243 Présinge
In partnership with the Hospice Général and the Centre d’hébergement collectif de Présinge. Free screening followed by an aperitif.
Lina Soualem
Bye Bye Tiberias
At the age of 20, Hiam Abbas left her Palestinian village to become an actress. Several years later, Hiam tells her daughter, director Lina Soualem, the story of her exile.
SUNDAY, 1 SEPTEMBER AT 17:00
Centre de la Seymaz, Chemin du Petit-Bel-Air 4, 1226 Thônex
In partnership with the commune of Thônex, the Hospice Général and the Centre d’hébergement collectif de la Seymaz. Free open-air screening followed by a discussion with director Lina Soualem. A convivial aperitif will round off the evening.
SEPTEMBER
Erika González and Matthieu Lietaert
The Illusion of Abundance
Three Latin American women have taken up the fight against mining, which threatens their habitat, their environment and their community. Despite the danger, they are fighting to defend their land and, in unison with a broad international movement, to demand environmental justice and corporate accountability.
WEDNESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER AT 18:30
Fonction:Cinéma, Rue du Général-Dufour 16, 1204 Genève
In collaboration with Peace Brigades International (PBI), the City of Geneva, JASS and the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR). The screening will be followed by a round-table discussion on land rights in the context of the global scramble for natural resources, in the presence of environmental activists. Free, upon registration.
Some Strings
Some strings is a collection of unprecedented filmic gestures originating in Palestine, where poet and teacher Refaat Alareer was targeted by Israeli strikes, along with seven members of his family. He published his last poem, If I Must Die, five weeks before his murder. Refaat Alareer asks those ‘who must live’ to create a kite – a long-standing object of resistance – out of bits of string and some strings, as each of his readers has inherited.
Launched in March 2024, Some strings has so far brought together more than 100 filmmakers and artists, producing almost 6 hours of films, which have been shown around the world since 25 June, with no date limit.
THURSDAY, 19 SEPTEMBER AT 20:00
Cinéma Bio, Rue Saint-Joseph 47, Carouge, CH 1227
Single ticket price of 10-. More information: Cinéma Bio website
Facundo Beraudi
La memoria de los huesos
For over forty years, Argentina’s forensic archaeology team has been recovering and identifying the remains of missing people in more than thirty countries. This documentary highlights the exceptional scientific work carried out by the archaeologists in the field, and highlights the vital role played by this research in bringing hope to the families of the missing. Restoring the identity of victims enables their relatives to begin the process of mourning and remembering.
THURSDAY, 19 SEPTEMBER AT 20:00
Cinéma Rex, Faubourg de l’Hôpital 16, 2000 Neuchâtel
The screening is preceded by a lecture at 17:30 entitled ‘Pushing back the frontiers of archaeology: forensic sciences in the service of human rights’ with Sévane Garibian and Luis Fondebrider, in the Aula of the University of 1 March (free admission).
In collaboration with Laténium and Passion Cinéma. Admission is 10-.