June 2020. Crowds take to the streets of Geneva, Zurich and Lausanne to denounce systemic racism: an unprecedented occurrence in Switzerland, a country that continues to deny any association with slavery and colonial power. Touched by this sudden outpouring of solidarity, Rachel M’Bon, a mixed-race Swiss journalist accompanied by filmmaker Juliana Fanjul, sets out to meet women who speak of their quest for identity in a country apparently so tolerant.

Through the personal questioning of Rachel, we want to empower her peers to develop their own narratives to be free to define themselves. The film seeks to encourage recognition, exchanges, and demands equality. We also consider it important to allow people spared from racism and discrimination to put themselves, almost literally, in the shoes of a black woman in Switzerland and to discover different life paths impacted by racism. As Switzerland is a multicoloured and plurilingual country, we also want to connect to similar movements in our neighbouring countries. We have talked a lot; now, words must turn into actions. We want to promote citizen actions that have an impact on politics. We want nothing less than new paradigms, a societal awakening.