Loin de la guerre

Carte blanche for the Cinématographe and Territoires sensibles, a traveling program of short films expressing resistance and solidarity on the bangs of the Festival de la Cité. A bar welcomes you 30 minutes before the start of each screening. Open-air screenings with invited guests. In case of bad weather, screenings at the Cinématographe: lecinematographe.ch

Far from War (60’ env.)

At distance from war, how do we deal with powerlessness? The films bear witness to this feeling, attempt to make peace, and address the fears and risks of commitment. As the war goes on, can we leave it at that? The screening will be followed by a discussion with members of Travelling Palestine and Marie Chemin, director of Le fantôme de Marioupol.

How to Disappear, Total Refusal, Austria, 2020, 21’
An anti-war movie in the true sense of the word, How to Disappear searches for possibilities of peace in the most unlikely place of an online war game. It’s a tribute to disobedience and desertion - in both digital and physical-real warfare.

Le fantôme de Marioupol, Marie Chemin, Switzerland, 2022, 10’
As we walk through the streets of a past Mariupol through a computer screen, the recurring presence of a bicycle intrigues. Who owns it?

I Signed the Petition, Mahdi Fleifel, Germany/GB/Switzerland, 2018, 11'
Immediately after a Palestinian man signs an online petition, he is thrown into a panic-inducing spiral of self-doubt. Over the course of a conversation with an understanding friend, he analyses, deconstructs and interprets the meaning of his choice to publicly support the cultural boycott of Israel.

Ground Zero, short films by filmmakers from Gaza, 2024
Launched by Palestinian filmmaker Rashid Masharawi, the project's urgent aim is to give a voice to filmmakers in Gaza, so that they can bear witness to the daily life in their territory. A work of memory to fight against oblivion and leave a trace of the ongoing war against the people of Gaza. A selection out of 20 films.