Switzerland: A Platform for Encounters, Cultures, and Cinema

Speakers Nicola Felder, Deputy Consul General, Alicia Mendy, Director, Amel Soudani, Producer, Moderated by Annamaria Gallone, FESCAAAL Artistic Director
Followed by The Dawn, Alicia Mendy | Senegal, Svizzera | 2024 | 30'. Concorso Cortometraggi Africani

In collaboration with Consolato Generale di Svizzera a Milano

27 Mar 2025
18:00
Free entry

Speakers

Nicola Felder, Deputy Consul General, Alicia Mendy, Director, Amel Soudani, Producer, Moderated by Annamaria Gallone, FESCAAAL Artistic Director

Followed by

The Dawn, Alicia Mendy | Senegal, Switzerland | 2024 | 29’
In a Dakar plunged into a dystopian future, a parasite has contaminated the city’s drinking water. Alioune, a young man without resources, cannot afford the pills that fight the effects of the contamination and begins to show the symptoms of infection: madness and dementia. Yet, as time passes, he experiences an unexpected lucidity, giving the start of a journey of political and spiritual awakening.

Previous

Event

27 Mar 2025 - 6:00 PM
Followed by the Zebra hAAAppy Hour
With Rashid Masharawi (Passing Dreams), Maxime Jean-Baptiste (Listen to the Voices), Yoro Mbaye (Lees Waxul)

Previous

Event

27 Mar 2025 - 6:30 PM
African Short Film Competition
Preceded at 6 pm by the round table "Switzerland: platform for meetings, cultures and cinema"

Events

Events

Extr'A Competition
With Adriano Valerio (director of Calcutta 8:40 AM) and Mathieu Volpe (director of Une jeunesse italienne)
19 Mar 2023 - 6:00 PM
Inauguration and opening film from the Flash Section
With director Erige Sehiri and the curator of the film program of Fondazione Prada, Paolo Moretti.
25 Mar 2023 - 5:00 PM
And Everybody Laughs... Section
With Hicham Ayouch (director)
20 Mar 2023 - 9:15 PM
"Windows on the World" Feature Film Competition
25 Mar 2023 - 5:00 PM
Extr'A Competition
With Gabriele Licchelli, Andrea Settembrini, Francesco Lorusso (directors)
21 Mar 2023 - 3:00 PM
"Windows on the World" Feature Film Competition