As in every year, the Black Movie International Independent Film Festival in Geneva (running 16 to 25 January) is inviting audiences to discover a different kind of cinema, which sits outside of traditional forms; a kind which courageously unpicks our increasingly hectic everyday lives. Composed of films hailing from all over the world, the Genevan festival’s line-up is rich (boasting 11 sections, 48 feature films, 56 shorts and 15 filmmakers on the guest list), but it’s also sharp and surprising. And as if that weren’t enough, the festival will also be welcoming Chinese actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai, an icon of Asian cinema and the "poster boy" – to quote the press release - of Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi’s Silent Friend [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ildikó Enyedi
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A number of European productions and co-productions can be found among the eleven sections showcasing this pedigree panorama of independent cinema. In The Brave Ones line-up, focusing on men and woman struggling for justice, audience’s will be treated to Two Prosecutors [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Sergei Loznitsa
scheda film] by Ukraine’s Sergei Loznitsa, Far From Anger by Ivorian director Joël Akafou and The Guest [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Poland’s Zvika Gregory Portnoy and Zuzanna Solakiewicz. The Forest Trilogy section, inviting viewers to embrace life in all its forms, will offer up the afore-mentioned Silent Friend alongside The Tree of Authenticity [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Congo’s Sammy Baloji. Jostling in the A Beautiful and Sad World section, which will shine a light on men and women who try to find glimmers of light and humanity in practically unbearable realities, are To the West, In Zapata [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Aboozar Amini
scheda film] by Afghan director Aboozar Amini. The Metamorphoses line-up, meanwhile, will present changing heroes and heroines, guided by private and revolutionary upheavals. Stand-out jewels within this section include Portugal’s Bulakna [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Pedro Pinho
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The On Air line-up, which invites the audience to acknowledge the other side of cinema, will welcome Habibi Hussein by Palestine’s Alex Bakri, The Return of the Projectionist [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Orkhan Aghazadeh
scheda film] by Azerbaijan’s Orkhan Aghazadeh and Death and Life Madalena by Brazil’s Guto Parente. In the Love Streams section, reflecting upon the concept of family, viewers will enjoy Karlovy Vary’s Crystal Globe winner Better Go Mad in the Wild [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Miro Remo
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intervista: Zuzana Kirchnerová
scheda film] by Czech director Zuzana Kirchnerová, Kani Lapuerta’s tender and overwhelming movie Niñxs [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Indian filmmakers Tanushree Das and Saumyananda Sahi. Within the  (No) Future line-up, which urges the public to get under the skin of protagonists who still believe in the future, audiences will get to sink their teeth into U Are the Universe [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Pavlo Ostrikov
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scheda film] by Cameroon’s Jean-Pierre Bekolo. Last but not least, the Blissful Outlets section, homing in on humanity’s delectably obscure side, will invite viewers to discover Sorella di Clausura [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ivana Mladenović
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