On Dezember 15th the Kosmos-Kino will be hosting the Swiss premiere of «The Forum». After the screening there will be a panel discussion with the director of the film Marcus Vetter and Iris Menn, director of Greenpeace Switzerland.

We're looking forward to seeing you!

«Baghdad in my Shadow» had its world premiere in August at the Locarno Festival and impressed with sold out performances in the biggest venues. On November 28th, the film will be released in Swiss cinemas. Before the official release, Samir will be touring the german part of Swtzerland with his film.

Tour dates: 

Baden: Friday, November 15th, 20h15, Kino Sterk (with INES)
Einsiedeln: Saturday, November 16th, 20h15, Cineboxx
Basel*: Sunday, November 17th, 11h00, kult.kino camera (with INES)
Brugg: Tuesday, November 19th, 20h15, Cinema Odeon
Schaffhausen: Wednesday, November 20th, 20h00, Kiwi Scala
Winterthur: Wednesday, November 20th, 20h15, Kiwi Loge
Bern: Friday, November 22nd, 20h15, CineCamera (with INES)
Zürich: Tuesday, November 26th, 20h30, Kosmos
St. Gallen: Wednesday, November 27th, 20h00, Kinok (with INES)

(*Tickets available exclusively at the box office)

On the occasion of the official release on November 28th, the film will also be screened at the «frauenstark!» festival in Basel.

On October 28, «The Forum», the new documentary by Marcus Vetter, will open the 62nd edition of DOK Leipzig. The film will be screened as part of the international competition.

The film tells from the internal perspective of the World Economic Forum the struggle between global business leaders and national politicians to solve the world’s most urgent problems. Can the WEF, as a platform, help to shape a better future for our planet, or is it just the perfect cover for businesses to lobby their own agendas?

The project is a co-production with gebrueder beetz filmproduktion, Filmperspektive, SWR, BR, HR, SRF, SRG SSR and VPRO and was supported by Creative Europe MEDIA, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, M.F.G. Filmförderung, Zürcher Filmstiftung and the Swiss Federal Office of Culture.

Additionaly, the film will have it's cinematic premiere at the Urania in Berlin on November 4th.

We are pleased to announce the world premiere of Samir's new feature film «Baghdad in my Shadow», which will be shown as part of the 72nd Locarno International Film Festival.
Following the first screening, the cast and crew will be available for a Q&A.

The following screenings will take place in Locarno:
Premiere: Saturday, August 10, 2019 - 18:30 - Palexpo (FEVI) with cast and crew Q&A
Second screening: Sunday, August 11, 2019 - 21:00 - Cinema L'altra Sala
Third screening: Monday, August 12, 2019 - 11:00 - Cinema Rialto 1

This year we will be celebrating two premieres at the 72nd Locarno Film Festival:

David Vogel's documentary «Shalom Allah» also celebrates its world premiere in Locarno. The film will be shown as part of the Semaine de la Critique and follows the spiritual journey of Johan, Aïsha, and the Lo Manto family, who convert to Islam.

The following screenings take place in Locarno:
Premiere: Sunday, 11 August - 11:00 - Cinema La Sala with Q&A
Second screening: Monday, August 12 - 19:00 - Cinema L'altra Sala