Marc Forster

White Bird · Film screening & conversation with the director

Sat 31 October 2026·17:00·The Gong·USD 10

An invitation

Smiling Gecko is delighted to invite you to a very special evening with internationally acclaimed Swiss filmmaker Marc Forster.

Join us for a screening of White Bird, followed by a personal conversation with Marc Forster about the film, his journey from Switzerland to Hollywood and the power of storytelling.

In conversation

Marc Forster

Raised in Davos, Switzerland, Marc Forster moved to New York to study film and went on to become one of the most versatile directors working in Hollywood, moving between intimate drama, fable and blockbuster.

After the screening he joins the audience in The Gong to talk about White Bird, the road from Switzerland to Hollywood, and why stories matter.

Selected films

Monster's Ball
Finding Neverland
Quantum of Solace
World War Z
A Man Called Otto
White Bird

The film

White Bird

Be brave. Choose kind.

A grandmother tells her grandson the story she has kept for a lifetime: how, as a Jewish girl in Nazi-occupied France, she was hidden and protected by a classmate, and how one act of kindness changed everything.

With Helen Mirren and Gillian Anderson. Based on the graphic novel by R.J. Palacio.

The evening · from 17:00

One night, three acts

01
The screening
White Bird on the big screen, inside the brick-and-light hall of The Gong.
02
The conversation
Marc Forster in person, on the film, his journey and the power of storytelling.
03
Dinner or stay
Optional: a 5-course fine dining menu, or a night at the Farmhouse Resort & Spa.

Make an evening of it