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27th March – Opening Night
Images: Nadia Lanfranchi

HRFF Zurich Team: Katharina Morawek (President), Josephine Tedder (Side Events & Coordination), Sascha Bleuler (Director) & Nina Oppliger (Communication & Coordination)
HRFF Zurich Team: Katharina Morawek (President), Josephine Tedder (Side Events & Coordination), Sascha Bleuler (Director) & Nina Oppliger (Communication & Coordination)
Creators of our amazing anniversary graphic design Mirabella-Morganti & Voellm + Walthert
Creators of our amazing anniversary graphic design Mirabella-Morganti & Voellm + Walthert
Murielle Perritaz (Co-Director City of Zurich Culture)
Murielle Perritaz (Co-Director City of Zurich Culture)
Full house for the opening film IN THE LAND OF BROTHERS
Full house for the opening film IN THE LAND OF BROTHERS
Full house for the opening film IN THE LAND OF BROTHERS
Full house for the opening film IN THE LAND OF BROTHERS
Katharina Morawek (President HRFF Zurich)in conversation with Sascha Bleuler (Director HRFF Zurich)
Katharina Morawek (President HRFF Zurich)in conversation with Sascha Bleuler (Director HRFF Zurich)
Lidija Burčak reads from «Nöd us Zucker»
Lidija Burčak reads from «Nöd us Zucker»
Q&A with filmmaker Alireza Ghasemi, moderated by Marguerite Meyer
Q&A with filmmaker Alireza Ghasemi, moderated by Marguerite Meyer
Jenny Billeter (Board Member HRFF Zurich)
Jenny Billeter (Board Member HRFF Zurich)
The public in conversation with Alireza Ghasemi (film maker IN THE LAND OF BROTHERS)
The public in conversation with Alireza Ghasemi (film maker IN THE LAND OF BROTHERS)
Sascha Bleuler (Director HRFF Zurich), Martina Felber and Jenny Billeter (Kino Xenix)
Sascha Bleuler (Director HRFF Zurich), Martina Felber and Jenny Billeter (Kino Xenix)
Opening Apéro at Riffraff Bistro
Opening Apéro at Riffraff Bistro
Camerawoman Claudia Bach
Camerawoman Claudia Bach
Ronit Zafran (Kein &Aber), Peter Goetz (Co-Producer SEARCHING FOR AMANI), Michelle Akanji (Board Member HRFF Zurich)
Ronit Zafran (Kein &Aber), Peter Goetz (Co-Producer SEARCHING FOR AMANI), Michelle Akanji (Board Member HRFF Zurich)
Katharina Morawek (President HRFF Zurich) and guests
Katharina Morawek (President HRFF Zurich) and guests
Michelle Akanji, Michèle Wannaz (Board Members HRFF Zurich)
Michelle Akanji, Michèle Wannaz (Board Members HRFF Zurich)
Marguerite Meyer (Moderator HRFF Zurich)
Marguerite Meyer (Moderator HRFF Zurich)

28th March – Day 2
​​​​​​​Images: Olaya Sánchez

Maja Tschumi (filmmaker IMMORTALS) in conversation with Sascha Bleuler (Director HRFF Zurich)
Maja Tschumi (filmmaker IMMORTALS) in conversation with Sascha Bleuler (Director HRFF Zurich)
Santiago Maza Stern (filmmaker STATE OF SILENCE) in conversation with Lisa Salza (Amnesty International Schweiz)
Santiago Maza Stern (filmmaker STATE OF SILENCE) in conversation with Lisa Salza (Amnesty International Schweiz)
Our lovely friends from Marktlücke Zürich upcycled our old festival banner. Check it out at Zollhaus!
Our lovely friends from Marktlücke Zürich upcycled our old festival banner. Check it out at Zollhaus!
Lisa Salza (Amnesty International Switzerland), moderator of the panel following STATE OF SILENCE
Lisa Salza (Amnesty International Switzerland), moderator of the panel following STATE OF SILENCE
Sascha Bleuler, Nina Oppliger, Josephine Tedder (Team HRFF Zurich)
Sascha Bleuler, Nina Oppliger, Josephine Tedder (Team HRFF Zurich)
Maja Tschumi (Filmmaker IMMORTALS)
Maja Tschumi (Filmmaker IMMORTALS)
As usual, our festival takes place at Riffraff in Zurich
As usual, our festival takes place at Riffraff in Zurich
IMMORTALS – one of our 22 festival films of the 10th anniversary edition
IMMORTALS – one of our 22 festival films of the 10th anniversary edition

29th March 2025 – Tag 3
Images: Olaya Sánchez & Sascha Bleuler

Brandy Butler performing at Das Gleis
Brandy Butler performing at Das Gleis
BOOKS FOR CHANGE: At the 25hours Hotel Langstrasse, the publisher Kein & Aber presents selected titles on human rights issues
BOOKS FOR CHANGE: At the 25hours Hotel Langstrasse, the publisher Kein & Aber presents selected titles on human rights issues
A RIVER GETS IT RIGHT at sogar theater: Talk with lawyer and activist María Ximena González-Serrano in the framework of our cooperation with @stapferhaus
A RIVER GETS IT RIGHT at sogar theater: Talk with lawyer and activist María Ximena González-Serrano in the framework of our cooperation with @stapferhaus
INTERCEPTED: Katri Hoch, Programme Manager Ukraine at Solidar Suisse, moderated by Emanuel Tandler
INTERCEPTED: Katri Hoch, Programme Manager Ukraine at Solidar Suisse, moderated by Emanuel Tandler
Most beautiful anniversary festival bags by Ensoie
Most beautiful anniversary festival bags by Ensoie
Festival guests at Riffraff
Festival guests at Riffraff
Screening of UNION in cooperation with Public Eye and Tsüri.ch
Screening of UNION in cooperation with Public Eye and Tsüri.ch
UNION: Textile and trade expert David Hachfeld from Public Eye and Iwan Schauwecker journalist at Workzeitung/Unia about labour struggles at Amazon & Co.
UNION: Textile and trade expert David Hachfeld from Public Eye and Iwan Schauwecker journalist at Workzeitung/Unia about labour struggles at Amazon & Co.
The HRFF Zurich booklet
The HRFF Zurich booklet
Brandy Butler performing at Das Gleis
Brandy Butler performing at Das Gleis
So many sold out screenings
So many sold out screenings
Claudia Bach and Olaya Sánchez documenting the festival
Claudia Bach and Olaya Sánchez documenting the festival
THE FORGOTTEN WAR – panel following SUDAN, REMEMBER US with Rasha Ahmed, Strategic Communications Advisor at Médecins Sans Frontières and Mohannad Abou Shoak, moderated by Monika Bolliger
THE FORGOTTEN WAR – panel following SUDAN, REMEMBER US with Rasha Ahmed, Strategic Communications Advisor at Médecins Sans Frontières and Mohannad Abou Shoak, moderated by Monika Bolliger

30. März 2025 – Day 4
Images: Johannes Hofmann

UNDERCOVER: EXPOSING THE FAR RIGHT filmmaker Havana Marking and Joe Mulhall, Lead Researcher «HOPE not Hate»
UNDERCOVER: EXPOSING THE FAR RIGHT filmmaker Havana Marking and Joe Mulhall, Lead Researcher «HOPE not Hate»
TRICKY JUSTICE – Quiz at Das Gleis moderated by Sarah Binz
TRICKY JUSTICE – Quiz at Das Gleis moderated by Sarah Binz
TRICKY JUSTICE – Quiz at Das Gleis moderated by Sarah Binz
TRICKY JUSTICE – Quiz at Das Gleis moderated by Sarah Binz
THE WOLVES ALWAYS COME AT NIGHT: talk with the film editor Katharina Fiedler, moderated by Sascha Bleuler
THE WOLVES ALWAYS COME AT NIGHT: talk with the film editor Katharina Fiedler, moderated by Sascha Bleuler
UNDERCOVER: EXPOSING THE FAR RIGHT filmmaker Havana Marking and Joe Mulhall, Lead Researcher «HOPE not Hate» about strategies and the danger of elitist, right-wing underground organisations. Moderated by HRFF Zurich President Katharina Morawek
UNDERCOVER: EXPOSING THE FAR RIGHT filmmaker Havana Marking and Joe Mulhall, Lead Researcher «HOPE not Hate» about strategies and the danger of elitist, right-wing underground organisations. Moderated by HRFF Zurich President Katharina Morawek
Our favourite hangout bar Das Gleis at Zollhaus
Our favourite hangout bar Das Gleis at Zollhaus

31 March 2025 – Day 5
Images: Jonathan Labusch

Full house at the school screening of ECHTE SCHWEOIZER
Full house at the school screening of ECHTE SCHWEOIZER
ECHTE SCHWEIZER filmmaker Luka Popadić
ECHTE SCHWEIZER filmmaker Luka Popadić
OLGA film maker Ellie Grappe
OLGA film maker Ellie Grappe
FRIEREN with Fatima Moumouni, Tanasgol Sabbagh, Donya Speaks at sogar theater
FRIEREN with Fatima Moumouni, Tanasgol Sabbagh, Donya Speaks at sogar theater
FRIEREN with Fatima Moumouni, Tanasgol Sabbagh, Donya Speaks at sogar theater
FRIEREN with Fatima Moumouni, Tanasgol Sabbagh, Donya Speaks at sogar theater
SEARCHING FOR AMANI Adrian Förster, CEO Save the Children Schweiz, film maker Debra Aroko and film maker co-producer Peter Goetz, moderated by Ania Anna Mathis
SEARCHING FOR AMANI Adrian Förster, CEO Save the Children Schweiz, film maker Debra Aroko and film maker co-producer Peter Goetz, moderated by Ania Anna Mathis
SEARCHING FOR AMANI Adrian Förster, CEO Save the Children Schweiz, film maker Debra Aroko and film maker co-producer Peter Goetz, moderated by Ania Anna Mathis
SEARCHING FOR AMANI Adrian Förster, CEO Save the Children Schweiz, film maker Debra Aroko and film maker co-producer Peter Goetz, moderated by Ania Anna Mathis
Moderator Ania Anna Mathis (Black Film Festival Zurich)
Moderator Ania Anna Mathis (Black Film Festival Zurich)
NAME ME LAWAND presentation of the Prix Célestine with Interfilm Schweiz and  talk with the filmmaker Edward Lovelace
NAME ME LAWAND presentation of the Prix Célestine with Interfilm Schweiz and talk with the filmmaker Edward Lovelace

1st April – Day 6
Images: Olivia Kurz

HRFF Zurich 2025
HRFF Zurich 2025
PREPARATIONS FOR A MIRACLE talk with filmmaker Tobias Nölle and Georg Klingler Heiligtag, climate expert at Greenpeace Switzerland, moderated by Jenny Billeter
PREPARATIONS FOR A MIRACLE talk with filmmaker Tobias Nölle and Georg Klingler Heiligtag, climate expert at Greenpeace Switzerland, moderated by Jenny Billeter
10 Jahre HRFF Zurich 2025 at Riffraff
10 Jahre HRFF Zurich 2025 at Riffraff
BILDER IM KOPF Q&A with filmmaker Eleonora Camizzi, moderated by Rhea Plangg
BILDER IM KOPF Q&A with filmmaker Eleonora Camizzi, moderated by Rhea Plangg
10 years HRFF Zurich 2025 at Riffraff
10 years HRFF Zurich 2025 at Riffraff
Our lovely festival bags made by Ensoie
Our lovely festival bags made by Ensoie
10 years HRFF Zurich 2025 at Riffraff
10 years HRFF Zurich 2025 at Riffraff
HRFF Zurich 2025
HRFF Zurich 2025

2nd April – Closing Day
Images: Jonathan Labusch

10 years HRFF Zurich – it's a wrap!
10 years HRFF Zurich – it's a wrap!
There are almost no tickets left for the screenings of the closing day at Riffraff
There are almost no tickets left for the screenings of the closing day at Riffraff
SAVE OUR SOULS panel with Anja Bohnsack SOS Méditerrannée, Julia Schäfermeyer, Team «Ocean Viking» and Anna Jikhareva (WOZ), moderated by Marguerite Meyer
SAVE OUR SOULS panel with Anja Bohnsack SOS Méditerrannée, Julia Schäfermeyer, Team «Ocean Viking» and Anna Jikhareva (WOZ), moderated by Marguerite Meyer
SAVE OUR SOULS – audience
SAVE OUR SOULS – audience
FROM GROUND ZERO – Closing Film introduced by Antonio Prata, director of FFDUL and moderator Emanuel Schäublin
FROM GROUND ZERO – Closing Film introduced by Antonio Prata, director of FFDUL and moderator Emanuel Schäublin
EIN FLUSS BEKOMMT RECHT exhibition at sogar theater in cooperation with stapferhaus
EIN FLUSS BEKOMMT RECHT exhibition at sogar theater in cooperation with stapferhaus
EIN FLUSS BEKOMMT RECHT exhibition at sogar theater in cooperation with Stapferhaus
EIN FLUSS BEKOMMT RECHT exhibition at sogar theater in cooperation with Stapferhaus
«Tackle Hunger & Upcycle» Insight into a project against poverty and environmental pollution in Nicaragua, Ghana and India by Buy Food With Plastic
«Tackle Hunger & Upcycle» Insight into a project against poverty and environmental pollution in Nicaragua, Ghana and India by Buy Food With Plastic
«Rooted - Uprooted» Postcards to write down thoughts and take part in the conversation about feeling rooted by Social Fabric
«Rooted - Uprooted» Postcards to write down thoughts and take part in the conversation about feeling rooted by Social Fabric
«Rooted - Uprooted» Postcards to write down thoughts and take part in the conversation about feeling rooted by Social Fabric
«Rooted - Uprooted» Postcards to write down thoughts and take part in the conversation about feeling rooted by Social Fabric
The audience of the last festival day
The audience of the last festival day
See you next year at Riffraff!
See you next year at Riffraff!

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