Two Mira Film productions are represented at the 40th DOK.fest Munich this year: DAS LIED DER ANDEREN by Vadim Jendreyko and ON THE BORDER by Gabriela Schild and Igor Hauzenberger.

In “Das Lied der Anderen”, the director embarks on an essayistic search for clues to the question of whether history, with all its nightmares, must inevitably repeat itself. Encounters on his journey lead him deeper and deeper into the confrontation with memory and the collective past - and reveal patterns that are passed down through generations and in which we as a society seem to be trapped. Especially in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, this film is a particularly important contribution to the current social debate on history, responsibility and the culture of remembrance.

Apart from that, DAS LIED DER ANDEREN will be screened on the 15. & 16. of May in the presence of the director in Basel, more info here: Neuen Kino

Screenings «Das Lied der Anderen» at the DOK.fest München:

- Saturday, 10.05.2025, 17:00 - Rio Kino 1, in the presence of the director

- Wednesday, 14.05.2025, 15:00 - HFF Audimax, in the presence of the director

- Thursday, 15.05.2025, 18:00 - NS Dokuzentrum, in the presence of the director

- Saturday, 17.05.2025, 11:00 am - City Kino 2

Screenings of ON THE BORDER at DOK.fest München:

- Friday, 09.05.2025, 18:30 - City 2, in the presence of the director

- Sunday, 11.05.2025, 21:00 - Neues Maxim

- Monday, 12.05.2025, 15:30 - HFF 2

- Saturday, 17.05.2025, 20:30 - Bellevue di Monaco

German premiere: ON THE BORDER at the Filmkunstfest Mecklenburg-Vorpommern:

“On the Border” takes us to the Tuareg city of Agadez on the edge of the Sahara in Niger - once the EU's security anchor in West Africa. From here, a virtual border regulated migration towards the Mediterranean, accompanied by promises to the local population to combat poverty and corruption. Over the course of five years, the film accompanies three residents in their daily struggle with social and political grievances - a sensitive portrait that reveals the failure of European migration policy.

Screenings at the Filmkunstfest Mecklenburg-Vorpommern:

- Wednesday, 07.05.2025, 19:15, in the presence of the director

- Thursday, 08.05.2025, 13:30, in the presence of the director

We look forward to inspiring screenings and encounters in Munich and Schwerin!

Every day we experience how physical and ideological borders are rapidly expanding and how dialog and understanding are falling by the wayside. On 4 April we are hosting a panel discussion on this development at the Debattierhaus Karl der Grosse in Zurich:

Borders, walls and the polyphony of thought

Using film clips from the documentary The Song of Others, guests from the worlds of culture and peace-work will reflect on and debate the current polarization of thought and its impact on public discourse. In addition, they will also discuss the fundamental idea of a polyphonic Europe and encouraging examples of understanding.

On the panel:

 • Alida Bremer, author of «Tesla oder die Vollendung der Kreise» and «Olivas Garten», literary scholar and translator. Current scholarship holder of the Landis & Gyr Stiftung, Zug

 • Vadim Jendreyko, director and producer, from whose current film «The Song of Others» excerpts will be shown

 • Claudia Josi, lawyer for international law, program director of the swisspeace program «Dealing with the Past»

The discussion will be moderated by Sacha Batthyany, author of the book «Und was hat das mit mir zu tun?» and journalist, among others for the NZZ am Sonntag magazine.

The event is being held in cooperation with the Anny Klawa-Morf Foundation.

Date: April 4, 2025

Time: 19:00 - 20:30 (doors open: 18:30)

Location: Saal of the Debattierhaus Karl der Grosse, Kirchgasse 14, 8001 Zürich

Tickets: CHF 15.00 / reduced CHF 10.00 -> reservation hier

The documentary The Song of Others will be shown on April 13 at 10:30 am in the Riffraff 1 cinema, followed by a discussion with the director Vadim Jendreyko.

As part of the Antigel festival in Geneva, Argentinian director Lola Arias is presenting the theatre piece Los días afuera, a sequel to her award-winning film REAS. The musical documentary, which tells the stories of women and transgender people in prison in Buenos Aires, will be shown in selected cinemas from 24 February to mid-March:

• Geneva, Les Cinémas du Grütli
• Lausanne, Bellevaux
• Fribourg, Korso
• Neuchâtel, Minimum
• La Chaux-de-Fonds, ABC
• Vevey, Rex
• Martigny, Corso
• Orbe, Urba
• St. Imier, Espace Noir

The theatre piece LOS DIAS AFUERA is a documentary musical performed by the protagonists of REAS. These people spent years in Argentinian prisons and are now free. Since the moment of their release, their biographies have been thwarted by unforeseen events - they work as taxi drivers, play in a rock band, sing cumbia, earn their living with sex work and organise demonstrations for the visibility of trans* people. The play, which is a kind of re-enactment of the past, offers an intense look at the themes of freedom and self-determination.

After a successful premiere in German-speaking Switzerland at the 60th Solothurn Film Festival, the documentary THE SONG OF OTHERS by Vadim Jendreyko will start with a special screening tour in the presence of the director on 31 January 2025 in Basel!

"At a time when history and all its nightmares are in danger of repeating themselves in Europe, I went in search of people whose thoughts and actions are a source of hope. After several years, the result is a film that follows the often dark traces of the past across Europe and repeatedly encounters rays of hope in the present. There are surprising, touching encounters with people whose actions open up new perspectives: a conductor or an old general in Sarajevo, a bird researcher in Poland, a geologist in Greece, a writer or a fisherman. In the film, they form a polyphonic chorus proclaiming tolerance and confidence in a common future." – Vadim Jendreyko

PREMIERES with the director:

31.01.25, 20h15, Stadtkino, Basel - with protagonist Daan Verfaillie

02.02.25, 11h00, Riffraff, Zurich - with protagonist Alma Ganz

03.02.25, 18h00, Stattkino, Lucerne

04.02.25, 19h45, Rex, Bern

06.02.25, 20h30, Stadtkino, Basel - with protagonists Luigi Rotolo und Guy Spenle

16.02.25, 11h00, Cameo, Winterthur

05.03.25, in the evening, Fribourg - Special screening with panel discussion in cooperation with the Centre for European Studies of the University of Fribourg.

SPECIAL SCREENINGS:

01.02.25, 14h00, Riffraff, Zurich

Following a 35-minute film excerpt, protagonist Daan Verfaillie, Zurich City Council member Marcel Tobler, and Vadim Jendreyko will discuss the culture of remembrance and the legacies of history. In collaboration with the Anny Klawa-Morf Foundation and the European Movement Switzerland.

13.02.25, 19h00, Literaturhaus Basel, Event: «In Search of Europe»

Based on film excerpts, a moderated discussion will explore contemporary Europe, historical amnesia, and the role of patriarchal structures. Featuring author Sacha Battyany (author), Claudia Josi (Swiss Peace), and Vadim Jendreyko – Moderated by Katrin Eckert.

See you soon at the cinema!