Switzerland

«Grozny Blues» follows a few people around Grozny, the capital of war-torn Chechnya where daily life is defined by political repression, constricting customs, forced Islamification and ...

A film in three parts: An aquarium, a man sitting at a table reading various text passages, and a sequence from Jean Renoir’s film LA MARSEILLAISE. This is all from a film by Jean-Marie ...

When Hans looks back, he must say: That was a good life! He saw the world, loved his wife Martha and yes, two, three things went wrong. But that doesn't need to be talked about. And ...

A man turning 50 (Walter Faber) narrates his liaisons with three women: Hanna, who was pregnant and left him many years ago in Zurich; Ivy, who broke up with him recently in New York; ...

The true story of one man's fight for freedom. For more than 60 years Tibetans have been fighting Chinese oppression. But their non-violent struggle appears to be in vain. Now, as a new ...

In the far future, a professor of quantum physics is about to undergo surgery to remove his brain tumor, and is offered a backup of his brain for safety reasons.

After eighteen years of marriage, Alice finds herself confronted with the fact that her husband Frank feels more and more attracted to men. Not only Frank, but also she and their three ...

Documentary on Christian Schocher, director of the legendary «Reisender Krieger» (1980).

Artist, anarchist, drop-out, paperless immigrant: Giovanni Segantini was all of this. He created, usually under the open sky, monumental, idealized alpine landscapes. In the course of ...

David Miller wants to die and chooses assisted euthanasia. He planned everything: the place, the time and the manner. However, nothing goes right. With Esperanza, member of the ...

The Gangbé Brass Band, a musical group from Benin, sets out to conquer Lagos, capital of Nigeria.

Jack, who has all but failed at life, dreams of a fresh beginning abroad. Instead, he unexpectedly has to take care of his hated father Paul, who he has not seen since childhood. Paul ...

Robert, a former driver in illegal races, returns to his hometown Dietikon after a long period of absence. He is determined to put his past behind him and starts an apprenticeship in a ...

A boy must brave deep winter snow to obtain an important family keepsake. Before he can even start this difficult journey he must first help his family survive financial ruin, rescue ...

At the end of the 1960s the post-war generation began to revolt against their parents. This was a generation disillusioned by anti-communist capitalism and a state apparatus in which ...

Mike and Jeanne get to know each other, meet family and friends, touch each other, sleep together, go on holiday together, celebrate birthdays and say "I love you". What complicates ...

One day, you receive a present. And then another. And on and on. Till the present isn't a present anymore. It's a nightmare. And all because YOU are not Ivan Gallatin.

A snail wants to become a painter and embarks upon a wonderful journey of self-discovery.

Filmmaker Sevastian Kanarskyi asked his aunt to write a text about dreaming.

An animated documentary about sans-papiers in Switzerland and their difficulties in accessing the judicial system.

Filmmaker Dschamila Lea Hirsiger talks to her biological mother and her foster mother about her being put into foster care as a child. She investigates how this measure shaped her ...

A film about courage and how young people deal with their emotions and solve their conflicts.

10.35 p.m. – the start of the night shift at the University Hospital in Zurich. We accompany a midwife who, during her long and intense shift, empathetically helps the mothers and ...

Daddy's on a business trip, so little Hannes has to help his mother: the house of his late grandfather needs a clear-out. Hannes' displeasure at having to work vanishes after he finds a ...

Finding the right outfit for the night turns into a nightmare for Lola: everything is in the eye of the beholder – and that's her problem.

The film asks the fundamental question: is there such a thing as fate?

This film appears to be selling something that cannot be sold. It's a pitch for something that's inside all of us already.

Charly is afraid of her dreams. Her grandmother calls her a naïve scaredycat – one who turns round and round until it keels over dead. What is it that Charly is afraid of? These dreams ...