Invitation to the preview screening of the documentary film BLAME
Bats, politics and a planet in trouble: ETH members are invited to the preview screening of the documentary film BLAME next Monday. Following the screening, filmmaker Christian Frei will engage in a discussion with representatives from ETH and the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH).?
An opportunity for spontaneous cinema enthusiasts: next Monday, the Vice President for Research, the Albert Einstein School of Public Policy and University Communications are organising a external page preview of the new documentary film BLAME by Oscar-nominated Swiss director Christian Frei. The film explores the tension between science and politics.
Anne Delseth summed up BLAME for the documentary film festival ‘Visions du Réel’ as follows: "The film (...) contrasts the slow, patient and meticulous rhythm of scientific research with the urgent, reactive and often toxic pace of political and media discourse. It impressively shows how, in times of crisis, we tend to seek out loud, simplistic narratives – and scapegoats. A strikingly contemporary story, symbolic of an era marked by fake news, frozen subsidies, budget cuts and an omnipresent atmosphere of censorship."
The screening will take place on Monday, 2 February 2026, at 5.30 p.m. at external page KinoKoni cinema near Zurich main station. Following the film, director Christian Frei (‘War Photographer’), Vice President for Research Annette Oxenius, Head of D-BSSE and former Head of the Federal Covid Task Force Tanja Stadler, and Parham Sendi, Head of the Communicable Diseases Division at the FOPH, will discuss the film. Moderator: Mirko Bischofberger.
ETH members and students can register until Sunday evening at the following link: external page https://ethzurich.eventsair.com/blame/regi. Admission to the film, panel discussion and drinks reception is free, but places are limited. The rule is: first come, first served.
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