The documentary MUTTERLAND by Miriam Pucitta celebrated its Swiss premiere at the Solothurn Film Festival. Now there is another opportunity to see the film in the presence of the director:

• Friday, 20 September at 7 pm at the Missione Cattolica di Lingua Italiana Berna (Catholic Church of the Bern Region)
• Saturday, 21 September at 7.30 pm in the Parrocchia San Pio X (Italian parish of St. Pius X)

Together with her daughter, Miriam sets off in search of her roots in Switzerland. The story of a family of migrant workers from Italy.

Both performances are in Italian and will be shown with Italian subtitles.

Hercli Bundi is moving to the Zurich Film Foundation on September 1st 2024, which he will head as Managing Director. In mid-August, Hercli Bundi terminated all his shareholdings and activities at Mira Film Zurich, Mira Film Basel and the distribution company Vinca Film and transferred his company shares to Vadim Jendreyko.

Hercli Bundi and Vadim Jendreyko founded Mira Film in 2002. As a producer, writer, director and editor, Hercli Bundi has made a significant contribution to establishing Mira Film as an international co-producing film production with an extensive track record and integrating it into a creative network. We would like to thank Hercli Bundi for his commitment and wish him all the best for the future.

After the successful world premiere of A SISTERS' TALE as the opening film of the Semaine de la Critique in Locarno, we are pleased to announce that Leila Amini's documentary film will be shown next at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

Nasreen, the filmmaker's sister, is a housewife with two children, married to an often absent husband. Despite the profound restrictions on women in Iran, she decides to pursue her lifelong dream of singing.

Public screenings in Toronto:

• September 10th at 6:15 pm, Scotiabank 10
• September 11th  at 7:35 pm, Scotiabank 11
• September 25th at 12:00 pm, Scotiabank 6

The cinema release of A SISTERS' TALE in Switzerland is planned for December 19th 2024.

We are pleased to announce that the documentary film A SISTERS' TALE by Leila Amini will celebrate its world premiere in Locarno as part of the 34th Semaine de la Critique.

The screening times for A SISTERS' TALE in Locarno are as follows:

• Friday, 9 August 2024, 11:00 am, La Sala. Followed by Q&A with the director
• Saturday, 10 August 2024, 9:00 am Palacinema 1

For seven years, director Leila Amini accompanied her sister with her camera:

My sister Nasreen, a housewife with two children, is married to a traditional and often unavailable husband. Despite the restrictions on women in Iran, she decides to pursue her lifelong dream of singing.