Festival des Libertés

Eliades Ochoa

Recognized worldwide as one of the major members of the Buena Vista Social Club, his voice still resonates in the iconic album Chan Chan.

In the heart of the 2019 Hong Kong protest movement, Alan Lau, a Hong Kong video journalist, documents the government crackdowns, violence, and injustices that eventually lead him to leave his country.

Phantom Parrot

This trial, based on anti-terrorism laws, raises troubling questions about modern surveillance and digital privacy.

Pour un temps sois peu

Laurène Marx
Fanny Sintès

In this unique one-woman show, Laurène Marx tells her story as a trans woman. She presents the questions that society raises about the experience of people who are trying to escape a binary model.

Chinese Man

Seeing and experiencing Chinese Man live is always a unique and captivating experience that invites you to let go.

Flash wars : Autonomous Weapons, A.I. and the Future of Warfare

Through testimonies from experts, a roboticist, a hacker, and a soldier, Flash Wars examines how artificial intelligence is transforming battlefields and our city streets.

Sorry/Not Sorry

Sorry/Not Sorry plunges us into the public downfall of Louis C.K., a once-powerful American comedian, and his surprising return to the stage.

Beyond Utopia

The unbearable story of North Koreans trying to escape their country through the Chinese mountains.

Hugo TSR

With his clear flow, meticulous writing, and always spot-on choice of beats, Hugo TSR embodies today THE rapper known by everyone in the rap scene.

Queendom

In Russia, 21-year-old queer artist Gena Marvin defies Vladimir Putin's anti-LGBTQ+ laws through radical performances in surreal costumes.

Marching in the dark

In the rural regions of India, where the suicide rate among farmers is high, a group of women who have lost their husbands gather with a local psychologist to share their stories and support each other in their grief.

Daughter of Genghis

Gerel, leader of an all-female gang and a neo-nationalist Mongolian, fiercely fights for the purity of her homeland.

Je vis dans une maison qui n'existe pas

Laurène Marx

Nikki lives in a house that doesn’t exist. Inside the house that doesn’t exist, we find Madame Monstre, Les Tout Petits and Nuage le Nuage. Not so long ago, (…)

Our Land, our Freedom

Wanjugu Kimathi, daughter of the legendary Mau Mau leader Dedan Kimathi, searches for her father's remains, who was hanged by British authorities in 1957.

Arthur Teboul & Baptiste Trotignon

Arthur Teboul, lead singer of Feu! Chatterton, and jazz pianist Baptiste Trotignon share their love of French chanson and improvisation.

Tomorrow’s freedom

Tomorrow's Freedom offers a new perspective on the life of currently imprisoned Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouthi through the eyes of his family.

My stolen planet

My Stolen Planet weaves another narrative of Iran through personal and collective archives—a testimony against forgetting, captured in Super 8.

Invisible Nation

Invisible Nation portrays Tsai Ing-Wen, the first female president of Taiwan, and, through her, the story of her country.

Transition

One year before the fall of Kabul, Australian journalist Jordan Byron begins his gender transition.

A Storm Foretold

A key advisor to Donald Trump, Roger Stone is an influential figure who played a role in the eruption of the Capitol insurrection.

Lucie Antunes + Irène Drésel

Lucie Antunes, an extraordinary drummer and percussionist, draws her inspiration from celebration, fear of death, the unrestrained quest for freedom, pure j (…)

Nightwatchers

This documentary provides a poignant immersion into the activities of night watchers dedicated to this vital solidarity.

Hewa Rwanda
Lettre aux absents

Dorcy Rugamba
Majnun

Every year, Dorcy Rugamba returns to his family home in Kigali, to the ivy covering the walls, the callas and anthuriums on the terrace, the palm and papaya (…)

Black Box Diaries

Japanese journalist Shiori Ito decides to investigate her own sexual assault committed by a prominent media company executive.

They and them

The dilemmas and challenges within a transgender youth clinic in Zaandam, the Netherlands, are numerous.

MC★Solaar

A pioneer of French rap in the 90s, MC Solaar has solidified his reputation as one of the finest talents in the French-speaking music scene.

Bagarre + Acid Arab

A double bill featuring two bands designed to recharge our energy reserves. An evening bringing together two favorites from previous editions of the Festival.

Comme entendre à travers une feuille de métal

Like Hearing Through a Sheet of Metal offers a sensitive and intimate look at injection drug use through the experiences of Marianne, M., and Lion.

No Other Land

No Other Land is the story of a bond that defies history and a collective act of resistance.

Blaiz Fayah + Queen Omega

The closing evening of the Festival des Libertés begins with Blaiz Fayah. With his unique style, he has established himself as a major figure on the international Dancehall scene.

All static & noise

When Uyghurs and Kazakhs are arbitrarily detained in "re-education camps" in China, survivors and their families risk everything to expose the truth.