Festival des Libertés
Political. Artistic. Festive. Subversive. Every year, the Festival des Libertés mobilises all forms of expression to resist, to witness, to gather.
In a polarised world, how do we re-attach to dialogue and nuance? How do we build a space that encourages inclusivity and otherness? In 2025, Bruxelles Laïque will rely on the theme of dialogue, in the face of political and democratic tensions. Le Festival des Libertés offers ten days to reconsider the democratic discussion together, to overcome simplistic breaches in public debate, to encourage free examination, and fight against disinformation.
Social progress cannot be reduced to the simple and necessary power relationship, and understanding the world means having a dialogue anchored in the confrontation of ideas and the ethics of debate. How can we work to bring about an authentic, shared, public culture?
→ Complete programme on september 2025
www.festivaldeslibertes.be
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9 October 2025Documentarie
Coexistence, My Ass!
Amber Fares
Coexistence, My Ass! explores the power of humor as a tool for resistance.
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9 October 2025Concert
Oxmo Puccino
2025 marks the year of his comeback, to celebrate a final album with his audience, as a legacy...
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10 October 2025Theatre
Justices
Clément Papachristou
With a free, fantastical rewriting of The Divine Comedy, Justices follows Vincent, an artist with Down's syndrome, in an existential search through the circles of a graphical, pop-aesthetic hell.
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10 October 2025Concert
Biga*Ranx
A true pioneer of vapor-dub, Biga*Ranx – MC, producer, and visual artist – has gone gold and platinum with anthems like “Liquid Sunshine,” “My Face,” and the essential “Petite Marie (Fanzine Remix).”
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11 October 2025Documentarie
Queer as punk
Yihwen Chen
A vibrant portrait of a collective struggle, where art becomes both a refuge and a tool for social transformation.
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11 October 2025Documentarie
A Little Gray Wolf Will Come
Zhanna Agalakova
Shortly before the invasion of Ukraine, Zhanna, a pro-Kremlin Russian journalist, sets out on a journey across this country with her teenage daughter, seeking connection and transmission.
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11 October 2025Concert
French 79 Live
With only three albums to his name, French 79 has established himself as one of the boldest heirs of the French Touch.
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11 October 2025Documentarie
J’en suis, j’y reste
Marine Place
At the heart of Lille’s LGBTQIA+ center, exiled individuals find refuge after fleeing homophobic and transphobic violence in their home countries.
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12 October 2025Documentarie
The Walk
Tamara Kotevska
The film, blending documentary and fiction, reality and poetry, offers a new perspective on asylum and migration and pays tribute to refugee children.
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12 October 2025Documentarie
Once Upon a Time in a Forest
Virpi Suutari
In Finland, as the climate crisis worsens and ancient forests disappear, young activists are rising up.
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12 October 2025Concert
Femi Kuti
Throughout his prolific career, Femi Kuti has become a key figure in musical activism.
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12 October 2025Documentarie
Farming the Revolution
Nishtha Jain
In 2020, millions of Indian farmers mobilized against what they saw as unjust agricultural laws, sparking one of the largest protest movements in the country’s recent history.
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13 October 2025Documentarie
Mediha
Hasan Oswald
In 2014, Mediha, a teenage Yazidi girl, was abducted along with her family during the massacre of their village by ISIS.
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13 > 14 October 2025Procès-fiction
Procès-fiction
Violences conjugales : comment rendre justice ?
The questions penal justice and explores transformative justice: an alternative focused on repair, accountability, and social transformation.
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13 October 2025Performance
Faire parler les archives des non-alignés
Mila Turajlić
Serbian film-maker and artist, Mila Turajlić has dived into the unique cinematography archives of the former Yugoslavia, vestiges of a disappeared country, to give a voice once more to the aspirations of the non-aligned.
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13 October 2025Documentarie
Mother City
Miki Redelinghuys
Pearlie JoubertIn the heart of Cape Town, South Africa, activists confront the inequalities inherited from spatial apartheid.
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14 October 2025Documentarie
Estado de Silencio (State of Silence)
Santiago Maza Stern
Mexican journalists risk their lives to expose corruption, political collusion, and cartel-related violence.
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14 October 2025Documentarie
Gaza Sound Man
Hossam Hamdi Abu Dan
Sound engineer Mohamed Yaghi has been capturing the sonic atmosphere of Gaza for years.
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15 October 2025Documentarie
Revolution 3.0
Reza Bird
Facing the challenges of exile and career change, he finds a new means of expression through video editing.
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15 October 2025Documentarie
Cutting Through Rocks
Sara Khaki
Mohammadreza EyniHer commitment—blending personal courage and collective struggle—traces a path of hope in a conservative society.
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15 October 2025Concert
Hommage à Kurt Cobain - Come as you are
He was the idol of an entire generation, a role model. His style, nonchalance, music, and voice have transcended time.
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16 October 2025Documentarie
The 1957 Transcripts
Ayelet Heller
On October 29, 1956, 49 residents of the Palestinian village of Kafr Qasim were killed by police at the Israeli border—victims of an unannounced curfew brought forward.
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16 October 2025Documentarie
Jusqu'à preuve du contraire
Jean-Baptiste Renaud
In Marseille, Dr. Jérémy Khouani and his team support migrant women who have suffered sexual violence and are seeking asylum in France.
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16 October 2025Concert
Gringe
This is a metamorphosis. Gringe, eternally tethered to the present and one half of the Casseurs Flowters, defies every expectation with mathematical coherence.
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17 October 2025Documentarie
Billy
Lawrence Côté-Collins
Explores themes of guilt, forgiveness, and mental illness, shedding light on human lives marked by violence and resilience.
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17 October 2025Documentarie
Julian Assange : This is All About You
Etienne Huver
A controversial icon, Julian Assange disrupted the very notion of state secrecy by revealing, through WikiLeaks, thousands of confidential U.S. documents.
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17 October 2025Concert
La Femme
La Femme returns to her first love, the new wave of Psycho Tropical Berlin, blending it with Anglo-American rock sounds from the 1980s and 90s.
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18 October 2025Documentarie
Nie jesteś sama (Abortion Dream Team)
Karolina Lucyna Domagalska
In Poland, where abortion is almost entirely banned, four activists support women through their journey of voluntary termination of pregnancy.
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18 October 2025Documentarie
Free Space
Karin Junger
In the midst of heated debates on freedom of expression, Free Space explores the issue of “cancel culture” in the art world.
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18 October 2025Documentarie
Union
Brett Story
Stephen MaingUp against one of the world’s biggest tech giants—with no union or political support—the group waged a grassroots battle.
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18 October 2025Concert
Sister Nancy & The Congos
The Festival des Libertés proudly presents a unique double bill featuring two living legends of Reggae Roots and Dancehall.