Bhaji on the Beach
by Gurinder Chadba1993 | comedy-drama | 101’ | UK
English, Hindi, Punjabi, with English or French subtitles (tbc)
01/09/2024 - 19h - les Rotondes - Platform 1
A group of women of Indian descent take a trip together from their home in Birmingham to the beach in Blackpool. The women vary in age, from hormonal teenagers to bitter older women, and initially have little in common. But the events of the day lead them to mutual understanding and solidarity.
Bhaji on the Beach is the first British feature film written and directed by a woman of Indian descent.
Sylvia Scarlett
by George Cukor1935 | comedy | 95’ | USA
English, with French subtitles
05/11/2024 - 19h - les Rotondes - Platform 1
When her mother dies, Sylvia leaves France for England, accompanied by her father Henry. The two make a living out of petty fraud. To fool the police and the victims, Sylvia disguises herself as a man and calls herself "Sylvestre". No one notices her subterfuge until she meets Michael Fane, an attractive artist with whom she plans to form an acting troupe...
Loving Highsmith
by Eva Vitija2022 | documentary | 83’ | CH, DE
English, German, French with French subtitles
18/03/2025 - 19h - les Rotondes - Klub
Based on Patricia Highsmith's personal writings and accounts of her family and lovers, the film casts new light on the famous thriller writer's life and oeuvre, permeated by themes of love and its defining influence on identity.
Embodied Chorus
by Danielle Davie & Mohamad Moe Sabbah
2023 | film hybride | LB, DE, LU
Arabic, French, English with English subtitels
29/04/2025 - 19h - les Rotondes - Klub
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A Beirut rooftop conversation about living with Sexually Transmitted Infections opens into a cinematic dialogue, as Danielle and Moe draw raw and vibrant images from their personal experiences. Danielle filmed herself in sober and melancholic images to grasp what is going on, while Moe plays with memories and sensations of a queer body “invaded” by a virus. While they engage with five actresses and actors to embody the testimonies of individuals who also lived with STIs, “forbidden” stories begin to exist and enter a collaborative exploration of intimacy, bodies, stigma, and shame.
A Beirut rooftop conversation about living with Sexually Transmitted Infections opens into a cinematic dialogue, as Danielle and Moe draw raw and vibrant images from their personal experiences. Danielle filmed herself in sober and melancholic images to grasp what is going on, while Moe plays with memories and sensations of a queer body “invaded” by a virus. While they engage with five actresses and actors to embody the testimonies of individuals who also lived with STIs, “forbidden” stories begin to exist and enter a collaborative exploration of intimacy, bodies, stigma, and shame.