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From stories of workers’ struggles to decolonial films, La Clef has always been a movie theater that confronted pressing political issues, making space and giving a platform to other justice-oriented movements. We carried on this history from the first months of the occupation through to our recent screening series at DOC – and it’s because…

The fight to reopen La Clef is a huge collective effort, which is not always visible! Of course, there’s the collection of donations and the bank loan’s negotiation to finance the purchase of the cinema before the end of March – but that’s not all! We turn the cinema projectors back on once a month,…

The exhibition-sale “Tout doit disparaître” (Everything must go) was a wild adventure and a great success: over two thousand people visited it during the two days it was on display, and 50 pieces of art – half of all those donated by the artists – were sold to benefit the purchase of La Clef cinema!…

Thanks to all of you. Our crowdfunding to save La Clef raised today €357,000. But we still need time to complete the purchase, and obtained a 5-month extension! Dear public, dear donors, The sale’s agreement promise we signed in April with the owner of the cinema La Clef is now reaching its deadline.Thanks to you…

Thanks to the support of over 80 international artists, we have organised an exceptional exhibition-sale held on the 28th and 29th October at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris. Open free of charge over the weekend, the exhibition will unite artists from all backgrounds and disciplines. Like La Clef’s program and beyond, this will be…

Almost exactly four years ago, the curtain at La Clef cinema rose again after more than a year’s closure. A group of film fans, local residents, students and cinema professionals embarked on what would become the longest-ever citizens’ occupation of a cinema in France. For nearly three years, dozens of enthusiasts took it in turns…

A screening on June 13th at 7:30pm at the Atlantic Hall Cinema as part of the Brixton Community Cinema Festival in London (June 9 – July 2). In addition to its precious subject and fragile characters, this film reminds us of a particularly emotional moment at La Clef. We discovered the film at 6 a.m.,…

01. Already two years since the eviction After occupying the cinéma for two and a half years, the collective (La Clef Revival) was evicted on March 1st, 2022, at the end of a long legal procedure with the building’s owner. On the same day, the SOS Group, a giant in the so-called social and solidarity…

La Clef is proud to present its carte-blanche (G)Round Up! at London’s INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS (ICA) from October 28th to 30th, 2022. 4 acts punctuate the carte blanche, 4 acts to (re)discover the occupation: ACT 1 : FOOD & FILM Our Sexuality Is a Battlefield “In 1971 Guy Hocquenghem wrote, in an article advertising…

On Monday 28th of March at 7pm, the Bourse du Travail will host our public conference ‘VENDEZ-NOUS LA CLEF’ (Sell-us La Clef). Following our eviction on March, the 1st and the withdrawal of the SOS Group, La Clef cinema is still for sale – and we want to buy it! On Monday, we’ll be presenting…

On Tuesday 1st of March at 6am, the police entered the premises of La Clef cinema and evicted the occupying collective. Following the eviction, the La Clef Revival events will be hosted by support venues. THE PROGRAM: We’re still fighting to take over La Clef – so keep following us on the social networks and…

We have just received the eviction notice, and the risk that the police arrivies is now imminent. The cinema will be open from 6am to 11.30pm every day. Come and protest against its closure, come and join us for screenings, debates, round tables and also to spend time working in our spaces. Admission is always…

We’ve never given up the fight. And we’re not about to hand over the keys! With the support of 1030 wonderful donors, we will continue to raise funds for the last independent community cinema in Paris. We still have time to increase the number of donations, and thus strengthen the legitimacy of our project in…

Call for a crowdfunding to save La Clef! La Clef is an emblematic cinema in the Latin Quarter, famous for its support for under-represented film genres and rare films. Because its owner caused it to close in April 2018, the Home Cinéma association decided to occupy this venue, the last community cinema in the french…