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Activism & Indigenous People

Freitag, 1. November 2024

20:00

Uhr

blue Cinema Capitol

We are Guardians - Pre-Opening with Films for the Earth

Chelsea Greene, Rob Grobman and Edivan Guajajara

2023 | BRA/USA | 83 Min | O/d

indigenous people

Incomindios

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A moving portrait of activists fighting to save the Amazon rainforest. Economic backgrounds, corruption and party politics are skilfully dissected. Joint film with Films for the Earth.

Demokratie & Globale Ungleichheit

Samstag, 2. November 2024

20:30

Uhr

blue Cinema Corso

The Grab

Gabriela Cowperthwaite

2022 | USA | 104 Min | E

CH Premiere

Landgrabbing, Wasser

Public Eye

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Weltweit intensiviert sich der Wettlauf um die besten Ackerflächen. Ein Journalist deckt auf, wie globale Konzerne die Kontrolle über ganze Landstriche zu erlangen trachten.

Economy & Construction

Sonntag, 3. November 2024

13:30

Uhr

Kino Frame

The Sky above Zenica

Nanna Frank Møller & Zlatko Pranjic

2024 | BOS/DEN | 90 Min | O/e

CH Premiere

fight against environmental pollution

HEKS

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The steelworks in Zenica, Bosnia, provides jobs and prosperity, but also cancer and environmental damage. It is in this field of tension that the protagonists fight against the poison machine.

Sustainable Living

Sonntag, 3. November 2024

18:30

Uhr

Kino Frame

Love over Money

James Colquhoun, Laurentine Ten Bosch, Enzo Tedeschi

2023 | USA | 101 Min | E

CH Premiere

lifestyle, sufficiency, consumption

Tibits

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The amazing true story of John Robbins, who turned down the inheritance of an ice cream dynasty to go his own way.

Economy & Construction

Montag, 4. November 2024

20:00

Uhr

Impact Hub

Responsible

Tristan Lochon, Julien Demond

2024 | F | 52 Min | E

CH Premiere

Economy, Justice

The trade association

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A film about the complicated interplay between capitalism and corporate responsibility. Concrete examples prove that a different form of economic activity is possible.

Democracy & Global Inequality

Dienstag, 5. November 2024

20:00

Uhr

Impact Hub

storming of the Capitol

Jamie Roberts

2021 | USA | 53 Min | D

democracy, US election

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On January 6, 2021, hundreds of Donald Trump supporters stormed the US Congress. Award-winning director Jamie Roberts precisely reconstructs this serious attack on US democracy.

Lifestyle, Education & Health

Mittwoch, 6. November 2024

20:30

Uhr

Kino Frame

Eternal You - From the End of Finitude

Moritz Riesewieck, Hans Block

2024 | GERMANY, USA | 87 mins | O/d

CH Premiere

Artificial intelligence

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What was previously only conceivable in science fiction films or spiritual circles now seems to be possible thanks to artificial intelligence: making contact with the deceased.

Democracy & Global Inequality

Donnerstag, 7. November 2024

20:30

Uhr

blue Cinema Corso

The New Gospel with Milo Rau

Milo Rau

2020 | CH | 107 Min | O/d

Solidarity and Responsibility

Human Rights Watch

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What would Jesus preach if he were alive today? Who would his apostles be? A manifesto of solidarity with the poorest - a cinematic uprising for a fairer, more humane world.

Food & Agriculture

Freitag, 8. November 2024

20:00

Uhr

Charlemagne

The Pickers

Elke Sasse

2024 | various countries | 80 mins | O/d

CH Premiere / FFF Jury Prize

Migrants as Harvest Helpers

Gebana

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Flawless fruit and vegetables at all times: The film provides unique insights into the lives of the often powerless harvest workers and shows that agriculture would be possible without exploitation.

Climate Crisis & Solutions

Samstag, 9. November 2024

13:30

Uhr

Charlemagne

Where the Rivers Disappear - Living in the Water Crisis

Felix Meschede, Manuel Daubenberger

2024 | DEU | 90 Min | D

water crisis

Helvetas

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Humanity is facing existential conflicts, water consumption is increasing exponentially. A journey along six rivers on four continents that shows alternative courses of action.

Sustainable Living

Samstag, 9. November 2024

18:00

Uhr

Charlemagne

Low Tech

Adrien Bellay

2023 | FRA | 93 Min | F/e

ZH Premiere

sufficiency

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In addition to the "more and more" and "further and further" attitude, a new movement has emerged: people who live sustainably with simple means and inventiveness.

Lifestyle, Education & Health

Sonntag, 10. November 2024

11:00

Uhr

Charlemagne

Of Children and Trees - A Year in the Forest School

Natalie Pfister

2023 | CH | 88 Min | D

1 year in the forest school

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The film delves into the vibrant cosmos of a forest school near Baden for a year and shows what nature does for the development of our children.

Nature & Animals

Sonntag, 10. November 2024

15:30

Uhr

Charlemagne

The Hummingbird Effect

Filipe DeAndrade

2023 | AFG | 50 Min | D

CH Premiere

biodiversity

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More than 50 different species of hummingbird live in Costa Rica. These unique flying artists ensure that entire ecosystems survive.

Lifestyle, Bildung & Gesundheit

Sonntag, 10. November 2024

19:15

Uhr

Karl der Grosse

Plastic People

Ben Addelman, Ziya Tong

2024 | USA | 81 Min | E/d

Plastik

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Der Film beleuchtet die Mission einer Frau, die durch ihre schockierenden Enthüllungen beweist, wie schädlich sich Mikroplastik auf die menschliche Gesundheit auswirkt.

Klimakrise & Lösungen

Montag, 11. November 2024

20:00

Uhr

Karl der Grosse

Common Ground

by Josh Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell

2023 USA I 105 Min I E

CH Premiere

Regenerative Landwirtschaft

Regenerativ

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Die Agrarindustrie führt zu ausgelaugten und unfruchtbaren Böden. Der preisgekrönte Film ist ein unterhaltsames Plädoyer für die regenerative Landwirtschaft.

Economy & Construction

Dienstag, 12. November 2024

20:00

Uhr

Charlemagne

Tax Wars

Hege Dehli & Xavier Harel

2024 | NOR, FRA | 90 Min | D

taxes globally

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Tax tricks by billionaires and corporations cost states hundreds of billions every year. Economists like Thomas Piketty and Joseph Stieglitz show how things could be different.

Sustainable Living

Mittwoch, 13. November 2024

20:15

Uhr

Charlemagne

Let Them Be Naked

Jeff Gardner

2024 I USA I 98 Min I E

CH Premiere

fashion

HeiQ/ Icebreaker

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For fashion designer Jeff Garner, the health and well-being of our everyday clothes are non-negotiable. He is uncompromising in his fight against toxins and dyes in our clothes.

Economy & Construction

Donnerstag, 14. November 2024

20:00

Uhr

Charlemagne

Building a Future for Us

Beat Häner

2023 | DEU | 53 Min | D

Sustainable Construction

Casafair

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The construction industry in Switzerland produces huge mountains of waste and CO2 emissions. Wood, clay and heat pumps are not enough to become sustainable. How can the goal still be achieved?

Demokratie & Globale Ungleichheit

Freitag, 15. November 2024

20:30

Uhr

Karl der Grosse

Martin Sonneborn - Krawall & Satire

Martin Sonneborn

Deutsch

Wandel durch Humor

Amboss Bier

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Ein Einblick in den Machtapperat EU mit hochpolitischen Anekdoten aus Brüssel und Strassburg.

Klimakrise & Lösungen

Samstag, 16. November 2024

13:30

Uhr

Karl der Grosse

Trift - Ein Exempel

Menk Rufibach und Dinah Gafner

2022 | CH | 36 Min | D

Wasserkraft & Gletscherschmelze

Naturemade

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Wasserkraft gilt gemeinhin als umweltfreundliche Energieform. Die Konzessionen für die Wasserkraftnutzung am Trift sind vergeben, damit droht die Zerstörung unberührter Berglandschaften. Kann die Energiewende im Einklang mit der Natur erfolgen?

Activism & Indigenous People

Samstag, 16. November 2024

17:30

Uhr

Charlemagne

One With the Whale

Peter Chelkowski, Jim Wickens

202 | USA | 79 Min | O/e

CH Premiere

Indigenous people in Canada

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When a shy teenager from Alaska kills his first whale, he is celebrated by his village. But he is brutally attacked on social media.

Lifestyle, Education & Health

Sonntag, 17. November 2024

11:00

Uhr

Charlemagne

Generational living - (un)familiar

Leonie Pock and Stephanie Herrmann

2024 | CH | 35 Min | D

lifestyle

AGE Foundation

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Climate change, aging, individualization: cross-generational housing projects offer exciting solutions to these challenges.

Nature & Animals

Sonntag, 17. November 2024

15:00

Uhr

Charlemagne

Until the Last Drop

Ewa Ewart

2023 | POL | 52 Min | E

Water

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A film about rivers and people, their relationship and connection. As we progress, rivers and their catchment areas are being destroyed all over the world.

Activism & Indigenous People

Sonntag, 17. November 2024

19:00

Uhr

Charlemagne

Who owns my village?

Christoph Eder

2021 | DEU | 95 Min | D

Urban Development, Local Politics

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A health resort on the Baltic Sea wants to concrete over the last remaining areas. A committed citizen and his daughter stand up to the power cartel and look for like-minded people. Can they prevail?

Aktivismus & Indigene

Montag, 18. November 2024

20:15

Uhr

blue Cinema Corso

Igualada

Juan Mejía Botero

2024 | COL, USA, MEX | 81 Min | O/e

CH Premiere

Politischer Kampf

Fastenaktion

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Eine Geschichte voller Inspriation und Hoffnung. Der Film begleitet die Aktivistin Francia Márquez 15 Jahre lang bei ihrem Kampf gegen Unterdrückung bis hin zur kolumbianischen Vizepräsidentschaft.

Economy & Construction

Dienstag, 19. November 2024

19:00

Uhr

city gardening department

Holy Shit

Rubén Abruña

2023 | DEU | 86 Min | D

circular economy, feces

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This daring film highlights the immense resource contained in our excrement, which is washed away unused every day.

Nature & Animals

Mittwoch, 20. November 2024

18:00

Uhr

Rote Fabrik

Salmon Secrets

Jérémy Mathieu

2024 I CAN I 41 Min I E

CH Premiere

water protection

FairFish

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Salmon, an integral part of Canada's ecosystems, have kept aboriginal cultures alive since time immemorial. Industrial fish production using net pens threatens this.

short film block

Donnerstag, 21. November 2024

18:00

Uhr

Rote Fabrik

Short film block II - Act of Resilience

Curation: Beatrice Jaeggi

5 short films, total time 74 minutes

evidence

Catholic Church

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From the migration of wild salmon to road workers in murderous heat to the test of patience in the traffic jam in front of the Gotthard, the program shows films in which people and animals face the challenges of life.

Democracy & Global Inequality

Donnerstag, 21. November 2024

20:30

Uhr

Paulus Academy

And here we are with Katja Riemann

Katja Riemann

2020 | DEU | 46 Min | D

CH Premiere

Migration, Opportunities

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An evening with Katja Riemann. In her directorial debut, the committed actress presents a film school that gives young people in the Moria refugee camp on Lesbos a new perspective.

Economy & Construction

Freitag, 22. November 2024

20:30

Uhr

Paulus Academy

Holy Shit

Rubén Abruña

2023 | DEU | 86 Min | D

circular economy, feces

3FO Foundation

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This daring film highlights the immense resource contained in our excrement, which is washed away unused every day.

Lifestyle, Bildung & Gesundheit

Samstag, 23. November 2024

20:30

Uhr

Paulus Akademie

Feminism WTF mit Anna Rosenwasser

Katharina Mückstein

2023 | AUT | 96 Min | D

Im Anschluss Podiumsdiskussion mit ANNA ROSENWASSER

Gleichberechtigung

Citykirche

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Oft wird der Feminismus als überholt erklärt. Dabei geht es um viel mehr als gleiche Löhne. Ein erfrischender Film voller Ideen für eine bessere Gesellschaft.

Nature & Animals

Sonntag, 24. November 2024

13:30

Uhr

blue Cinema Corso

Whale Nation

Jean-Albert Lièvre

2023 | FRA | 82 Min | F/d

ZH Premiere

animal welfare

KYMA

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A breathtaking journey into the depths of the oceans, where whales live undisturbed by earthquakes, ice ages and other disasters. What can humanity learn from these marine mammals?

Nature & Animals

Sonntag, 24. November 2024

19:00

Uhr

blue Cinema Corso

Orca - Black and White Gold

Sarah Nörenberg

2023 | AT | 91 Min | O/e

CH Premiere

animal welfare, illegal animal trade

Ocean Care

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A documentary thriller about the international trade in wild orcas. A journalist secretly investigates the fate of the freedom-loving mammals and gains hair-raising insights into a multi-million dollar business.

Activism & Indigenous People

Montag, 25. November 2024

20:30

Uhr

blue Cinema Corso

The Battle for Laikipia

Daphne Mathiaraki, Peter Murimi

2024 | KEN | 94 Min | O/e

Climate, Water, Land, Colonialism

Biovision

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Who is more native: the African cattle rancher Simon or the white farmer Maria? An impressive film about conflicts that are exacerbated by climate change.

Aktivismus & Indigene

Dienstag, 26. November 2024

20:15

Uhr

Zentralwäscherei

Radikal fürs Klima - Helden oder Kriminelle

Nick Schrader, Marcel Kolvenbach und Kolja Schwartz

2023 | DEU | 44 Min | D

Aktivismus

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Sie kleben sich auf Straßen, werfen Farbbeutel auf Gebäude oder blockieren fossile Unternehmen. Klimaaktivist:innen, die bereit sind, für ihre Ziele auch Gesetze zu brechen. Ein eindringliche Doku über den Konflikt zwischen Protest und Rechtsprechung im Kampf um den Klimaschutz.

Democracy & Global Inequality

Mittwoch, 27. November 2024

17:45

Uhr

central laundry

Searching for Nika

Stanislav Kapralov

2023 | UKR | 78 Min | O/e

Animals in War

Amnesty International

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After an air raid on Kiev, Stas Kapralov's dog has disappeared. During his search, he meets impressive people who rescue animals in the middle of war and show humanity and compassion.

Climate Crisis & Solutions

Donnerstag, 28. November 2024

18:00

Uhr

central laundry

Jane Goodall - Reason for Hope

David Lickley

2023 | CAN | 45 Min | E

CH Premiere / FFF Jury Prize

climate solutions

Jane Goodall Foundation

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Jane Goodall reflects on her eventful life. Her reflections on science and the soul convey an inspiring and cautionary message that also resonates with hope.

Economy & Construction

Freitag, 29. November 2024

18:00

Uhr

central laundry

Earthbound: Nzambi Matee

Farhoud Meybodi

2023 | USA | 48 Min | E/e

plastic avoidance

HEKS

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Nairobi is drowning in plastic waste. Nzambi Matee is risking everything for her groundbreaking project that turns plastic waste into sustainable paving stones.

Samstag, 30. November 2024

11:00

Uhr

central laundry

ZW Best of Festival 2024 - incl. coffee & croissants

depending on the film

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On the last day of the Films for Future Festival 2024, we will show the four best films of this month. Which ones they are will be announced in the last week.

Samstag, 30. November 2024

15:00

Uhr

central laundry

ZW Best of Festival 2024

depending on the film

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On the last day of the Films for Future Festival 2024, we will show the four best films of this month. Which ones they are will be announced in the last week.

Nachhaltiges Leben

Samstag, 2. November 2024

17:30

Uhr

blue Cinema Corso

Der Wert der Dinge - Eröffnung

Tobias Luchsinger

2024 | CH | 68 Min | D/e

ZH Premiere

Suffizienz, Lifestyle

Grüne Partei Stadt Zürich

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Bauingenieur Felix, Modedesignerin Sanaz und Food-Aktivist Dominik leben den Wandel zu einer nachhaltigen Welt gegen alle Widerstände und haben sogar noch Spass dabei.

Activism & Indigenous People

Sonntag, 3. November 2024

11:00

Uhr

Kino Frame

The Giants

Laurence Billiet and Rachael Antony

2023 | AUS | 90 Min | E

CH Premiere

activism, nature, trees

Greenpeace

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A poetic portrait of the charismatic environmental activist Bob Brown in Tasmania. The film sheds light on the intertwined fates of trees and people.

Democracy & Global Inequality

Sonntag, 3. November 2024

16:00

Uhr

Kino Frame

Breaking Social

Fredrick Gertten

2023 | SWE | 93 Min | O/d

ZH Premiere

Overcoming Corruption and Injustice

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People are being exploited all over the world - from the USA to Chile to Malta. The film contrasts this with a vision of solidarity and collective awareness that we can all take action towards.

Climate Crisis & Solutions

Montag, 4. November 2024

18:00

Uhr

Impact Hub

Europe is burning - How heatwaves are changing our lives

Mike Pitt

2024 | F | 53 Min | D

heat waves in Europe

Energy Foundation

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New forecasts are shocking. It is getting hotter in Europe, soon it could reach 50 degrees in summer. How do we prepare for this in Zurich?

Nachhaltiges Leben

Dienstag, 5. November 2024

18:00

Uhr

Impact Hub

The Shitthropocene - Welcome to the Age of cheap Crap

David Byars, Patagonia

2024 | USA | 46 Min | E/d

Überkonsum

Patagonia

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Ein ungemein wichtiger Film: Überangebot von Billigware, Überkonsum und unsere Passivität in Zeiten des globalen Kapitalismus. Wie können wir uns vor uns selber retten?

Democracy & Global Inequality

Mittwoch, 6. November 2024

18:00

Uhr

Kino Frame

Mi Pais Imaginario

Patricio Gutzman

2023 | Chile | 84 min | O/d

Political activism

SP City of Zurich

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Wonderful film about the revolt of the young people in Chile. Patricio Guzman spans the period from the beginning of the Pinochet dictatorship to the current social democratic government.

Democracy & Global Inequality

Donnerstag, 7. November 2024

18:00

Uhr

blue Cinema Corso

White Cube with Milo Rau

Renzo Martens

2020 | NDL, CG | 77 mins | O/e

Art and Inequality

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How has the Western art world benefited from the exploitation of African plantation workers? And how can art help fight this inequality and change the world?

Aktivismus & Indigene

Freitag, 8. November 2024

18:00

Uhr

Karl der Grosse

Verkehrswende-Stadt Wolfsburg

John Mio Mehnert

2024 I DEU I 56 Min I D

Neue Mobilität

Umverkehr

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Mit außergewöhnlichen Mitteln machen Aktivsti:innen in den letzten zwei Jahren Krawall für eine ökologische Verkehrswende. Und das ausgerechnet in Wolfsburg, der VW Stadt.

Nature & Animals

Samstag, 9. November 2024

11:00

Uhr

Charlemagne

In the Land of Wolves

Ralf Bücheler

2023 | D | 102 Min | D

CH Premiere

biodiversity

Group Wolf Switzerland

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Thanks to Federal Councillor Rösti, this topic is still absolutely relevant in 2024. The wolf, this time in Germany.

Economy & Construction

Samstag, 9. November 2024

16:00

Uhr

Charlemagne

Station of the Butterflies

Martin Schlit

2023 | CH | 50 Min | D

FFF Jury Prize

Building, Architecture

Pro Natura

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In a marshalling yard in Basel, nature began to reclaim the area. But now a new container terminal is to be built, which threatens the new biodiversity.

Climate Crisis & Solutions

Samstag, 9. November 2024

20:30

Uhr

Charlemagne

The Researcher - Why I lost my job to save 5 tons of CO2

Paolo Casalis

2024 | various countries | 71 mins | O/d

CH Premiere

climate change, footprint

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Researcher Gianluca was fired because he wanted to save 5 tons of CO2 and refused to travel by plane. Was it worth it?

Food & Agriculture

Sonntag, 10. November 2024

13:30

Uhr

Charlemagne

The Last Seed

Andréa Gema

2022 | DEU | 77 Min | E/d

Seed and International Corporation, African Agriculture

SwissAid

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African experts and farmers know how important seeds are in the global food system. They are working together to find ways to protect them from the agricultural lobby.

Nature & Animals

Sonntag, 10. November 2024

17:00

Uhr

Charlemagne

Wilding - The Return of Nature

David Allen

2023 | GB | 75 Min | D

CH Premiere

re-wilding

Kai Isemann

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A young couple in England puts an old, run-down property into the hands of nature. The beginning of one of the most important re-wilding experiments in Europe.

Food & Agriculture

Montag, 11. November 2024

18:00

Uhr

Charlemagne

Microfarming: Abundant harvest on minimal space

Ulrich Crüwell

2023 | DEU | 33 Min | D

agriculture

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Two young people in Germany are doing the impossible: farming without poison and in a very small space. They grow organic vegetables on 1500 square meters - and can make a good living from it.

Activism & Indigenous People

Dienstag, 12. November 2024

17:45

Uhr

Charlemagne

30 Years of Urgewald - On the Trail of Money for the Environment and Human Rights

Karin and Peter Wejdling

2024 | DEU | 64 Min | D

CH Premiere

campaign work of an NGO

Climate Alliance

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The success story of how a small shared flat association in a German provincial town became a globally recognized campaign organisation.

Kurzfilmblock

Mittwoch, 13. November 2024

17:45

Uhr

Karl der Grosse

Kurzfilmblock I - Human Traces

Kuration: Beatrice Jaeggi

5 Filme, Gesamtlaufzeit 72 Min

Menschliche Spuren

RRREVOLVE

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Von Mülldeponien über Versehrung durch ausbeuterische Produktionsbedingungen, bis zu Spuren der Industrialisierung im arktischen Eis, durchleuchtet das Programm verschiedene Aspekte menschlicher Hinterlassenschaften in Umwelt und Gesellschaft.

Wirtschaft & Bauen

Donnerstag, 14. November 2024

17:30

Uhr

Karl der Grosse

Purpose

Martin Oetting

2024 I DEU I 96 Min I E

CH Premiere

Wirtschaftssystem

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Die globalen Multikrisen beschleunigen sich. Dennoch gibt es keine Mainstream-Debatte über das Kernproblem: Unser Wirtschaftssystem. Woran mag das liegen?

Demokratie & Globale Ungleichheit

Freitag, 15. November 2024

18:00

Uhr

Karl der Grosse

Breaking Social

Fredrick Gertten

2023 | SWE | 93 Min | O/d

Überwindung von Korruption und Ungerechtigkeit

Solidar Suisse

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Weltweit werden Menschen ausgebeutet - von den USA über Chile bis Malta. Dem stellt der Film eine Vision von Solidarität und kollektiver Bewusstheit gegenüber, für die wir alle aktiv werden können.

Nature & Animals

Samstag, 16. November 2024

11:00

Uhr

Charlemagne

Birds of America

Jacques Loeuille

2021 | FRA | 80 Min | O/d

CH Premiere

species loss

Birdlife

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200 years ago, a French scientist meticulously drew the birds along the Mississippi. The film follows in his footsteps and examines the state of the bird world today.

Climate Crisis & Solutions

Samstag, 16. November 2024

15:00

Uhr

Charlemagne

Hydrogen - Revolution or Illusion

Andreas Pichler

2024 I DEU I 90 Min I D

world premiere

energy

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Can the highly praised future technology of hydrogen make the energy transition a success? The film's global approach opens up completely new aspects.

Lifestyle, Education & Health

Samstag, 16. November 2024

20:00

Uhr

Charlemagne

Hunt for the oldest DNA

Niobe Thompson

2024 | USA, CAN | 82 Min | E

CH Premiere

TV series - Search for the oldest DNA in the eternal ice

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Danish researchers have succeeded in sequencing genetic material from the pre-glacial period and thus found a new picture of early life. Can we learn lessons from this for the future?

Climate Crisis & Solutions

Sonntag, 17. November 2024

13:00

Uhr

Charlemagne

Living in the Time of Dying

Michael Shaw

2020 | USA | 52 Min | E/d

Human Extinction

Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences

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When he realizes the extent of the climate crisis, filmmaker Michael Shaw sells his house. In the search for answers, it soon becomes clear how immense the dilemma between knowledge and change is.

Natur & Tiere

Sonntag, 17. November 2024

17:00

Uhr

Karl der Grosse

Rettung für die Vogelwelt

Bird Walk von Cintia Cabib & Naturparadies mit Zukunft von Michael R. Gärtner

2024 | USA | 25 Min | E & 2019 | DEU | 45 Min | D

Renaturierung

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Der rasante Rückgang der Artenvielfalt ist alarmierend: Seit 1950 sind in der Schweiz 2/3 aller Vogelarten verschwunden. Doch es gibt Hoffnung – Beispiele vom Bodensee und aus Rockwille USA zeigen, wie eine Umkehr gelingen kann.

Ernährung & Landwirtschaft

Montag, 18. November 2024

17:45

Uhr

blue Cinema Corso

Food for Profit

Giulia Innocenzi & Pablo D’Ambrosi

2024 | ITA | 90 Min | O/d

Nahrungsmittelproduktion

Stiftung für das Tier im Recht (TIR)

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Dieser investigative Film deckt eindrücklich die Verflechtungen zwischen der Milch- und Fleischindustrie, Lobbyismus und politischer Macht in Europa auf.

Food & Agriculture

Dienstag, 19. November 2024

18:00

Uhr

Rote Fabrik

Eating the Future

Katy Jenkyns

2024 | GERMANY, UK | 48 mins | E/d

world premiere

animal consumption

Four Paws

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Domestic and farm animals are treated completely differently. At the same time, our consumption of animals is fueling the climate crisis. Is there even a future-proof meat production?

Climate Crisis & Solutions

Dienstag, 19. November 2024

20:15

Uhr

Rote Fabrik

Ulrike Herrmann - Lecture

Ulrike Herrmann

German

Neues Wirtschaftssystem

Oikokredit

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Is turning away from growth and capitalism a way out of the climate catastrophe? Bestselling author Ulrike Herrmann sees no other way.

Klimakrise & Lösungen

Mittwoch, 20. November 2024

20:00

Uhr

Rote Fabrik

Water is Love - Ripples of Regeneration

Ludwig Schramm

2024 | POR | 62 Min | E/d

CH Premiere

Wasser & Klima

Greenbuzz

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Ein mutmachender Film über regenerative Ökosysteme zur Wiederherstellung vollständiger Wasserkreisläufe. Mit inspirierenden Geschichten aus erfolgreichen Projekten in Indien, Kenia und Portugal.

Food & Agriculture

Donnerstag, 21. November 2024

20:30

Uhr

Rote Fabrik

Food inc. 2

Melissa Robledo, Robert Kenner

2023 | USA | 94 Min | E

CH Premiere

food production

nutrition forum

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Food companies have systematically expanded their influence on our diet. Turbo chickens, health food and plant-based steaks are opening up completely new business areas for them.

Food & Agriculture

Freitag, 22. November 2024

18:00

Uhr

Paulus Academy

Our daily meat

Karin Bauer

2024 | CH | 52 Min | D

meat consumption, animal welfare, factory farming

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In Hohenrain, Lucerne, there are five times more pigs than people. The story of piglet 6003 highlights the ambivalence of meat consumption: sales versus environmental damage.

Economy & Construction

Samstag, 23. November 2024

18:00

Uhr

Paulus Academy

Oeconomia

Carmen Losmann

2020 | DEU | 84 Min | D

economic system

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Carmen Losmann episodically reveals the rules of capitalism: an educational film about the connection between economic growth, debt and wealth concentration.

Aktivismus & Indigene

Sonntag, 24. November 2024

11:00

Uhr

blue Cinema Corso

Once Upon a Time in a Forest

Virpi Suutari

2024 | FIN | 93 Min | FIN/d

Naturliebe, Aktivismus

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Biodiversität und Generationenkonflikte vereinen sich in einem bewegenden Film über zwei junge Aktivistinnen, die für den Schutz der finnischen Wälder kämpfen.

Lifestyle, Education & Health

Sonntag, 24. November 2024

16:00

Uhr

blue Cinema Corso

Radical - A Class of Its Own

Christopher Zalla

2024 | MEX, USA | 127 mins | ES/d

Education

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Mexican primary school teacher Sergio uses unconventional methods to bring the joy of learning back to children who have only known hardship and violence. A masterpiece based on true events.

Lifestyle, Education & Health

Montag, 25. November 2024

18:00

Uhr

blue Cinema Corso

Wild - Hunters and Gatherers

Mario Theus

2021 | CH | 93 Min | D

hunting, human-animal relationship

Delinat

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Many people criticize hunters, but still eat meat. The film, with great nature shots, shows hunting as a cultural asset and reveals contradictions in our way of life.

Climate Crisis & Solutions

Dienstag, 26. November 2024

17:30

Uhr

central laundry

Boxer Theory

Nathanael Coste

2024 | FRA | 97 Min | F/e

CH Premiere

Climate-Friendly Agriculture

Svial

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A sensitive film about small farmers in southern France. Confronted with the shock of the climate crisis, they adapt to the new circumstances.

Democracy & Global Inequality

Mittwoch, 27. November 2024

15:00

Uhr

central laundry

Rafiki - Best Friends

Christian Lo

2009 | NOR | 77 Min | D

Freunschaft & Abschiebung

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Julia, Mette and Naisha (all 9 years old) are best friends. When Naisha's family's asylum application is rejected, they flee. An adventurous journey begins to prevent Naisha's deportation.

Activism & Indigenous People

Mittwoch, 27. November 2024

20:00

Uhr

central laundry

The Vision of Claudia Andujar

Heidi Specogna

2024 | CH, DE | 90 mins | O/d

indigenous people

Society for Threatened Peoples

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The Swiss photographer Claudia Andujar and her impressive images of the Yanomami in the Amazon. A tribute to her life and the fight of indigenous activists against the destruction of the rainforest.

Lifestyle, Education & Health

Donnerstag, 28. November 2024

20:00

Uhr

central laundry

Brunaupark

Felix Hergert, Dominik Zietlow

2024 I CH I 91 Min I D

housing crisis

tenants' association

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5 residential complexes, 800 residents. Previously a lively place, now emptiness and existential fear. A film as a parable of banks and people, about the housing crisis in Zurich.

Activism & Indigenous People

Freitag, 29. November 2024

20:00

Uhr

central laundry

Boil Alert

James Burns, Stevie Salas

2023 | US | 104 Min | E

CH Premiere

drinking water

North American Native Museum

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Activist Layla Staats tells the personal stories behind the struggle of North American indigenous peoples for a basic human right: drinking water.

Samstag, 30. November 2024

13:00

Uhr

central laundry

ZW Best of Festival 2024

depending on the film

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On the last day of the Films for Future Festival 2024, we will show the four best films of this month. Which ones they are will be announced in the last week.

Samstag, 30. November 2024

17:00

Uhr

Zentralwäscherei

ZW Best of Festival 2024

abhängig vom Film

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Am letzten Tag des Films for Future Festivals 2024 zeigen wir die besten vier Filme dieses Monats. Welche das sind, wird in der letzten Woche bekannt gegeben.

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