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- When Muslims are shown in the media, they are portrayed as the bad guys. How then is it to be explained that every year, over a hundred Swiss people convert to Islam?
- A trip to Ethiopia, to contrast the image of starving children with a personal and contemporary image.
- In 1976 a three year boy, Bae Suk, along with other South Korean children, landed at Zurich Airport on a no return flight from Seoul. Bae Suk settles with a foster family near Basel and receives a new name, Mischa. Mischa integrates successfully into his new surroundings, but often feels like a stranger. For the next three decades Mischa suppresses all thoughts about his adoption and Korean origin. However at 35 Mischa is gripped with a strong curiosity and desire to fill in the missing gaps of his lost Korean identity. He realizes that there is a lot to find out. With his parents name printed on his adoption papers and the help of the adoption agency he discovers he has a sister who already tried to contact him in 1992. Mischa is now completely intrigued and determined to follow these clues to his past. He quits his job and flat and emigrates to South Korea. A journey into the unknown begins.
- Alexia, Kevin and Romain will soon be eighteen. Just like all young people their age, they have thoughts about their future and dreams of freedom. But having lived in institutions their whole life, the path towards an independent life will be long for these fragile teenagers.
- Greta Gratos, born a witch, became a fairy, is a diva: magnetic, strange and poetic. A female figure interpreted by a man, she inevitably creates trouble. A fictional character, embodying the imagination of its creator, actor Pierandré Boo, she is at the same time a singer, actress, columnist and spokesperson for the causes that matter to her.
- FAVELA OLIMPICA unfolds in Rio de Janeiro on both sides of the wall separating the new Olympic Stadium and the favéla Vila Autódromo. Nothing prevents the co-existence of these two worlds but some judge them "incompatible" including Rio's mayor. His wish to reclaim these area reserved for Rio's poor since the 1990 sets off a lopsided power struggle as people with little means fight to keep their home. Meanwhile, the Opening Ceremony approaches . . .
- Der Schweizer Geist was ist das? Mit dieser Frage macht sich Dokumentarfilmer Severin Frei auf, um das Wesen seiner Heimat zu erkunden und seinen Landsleuten den Puls zu fühlen. Er besucht die nördlichste, südlichste, östlichste und westlichste Gemeinde der Schweiz, taucht in alle vier Sprachkulturen ein und klettert auf den höchsten Punkt. Dabei begegnet er Menschen, die ihm eindrückliche Einblicke in ihre Lebensformen und Wertvorstellungen gewähren: vom Kabarettisten über die Alphornspielerin und den Extremkletterer bis zu innovativen Tüftlern. «Schweizer Geist» ist eine persönliche Entdeckungstour durch die eigene Heimat, eine Annäherung an Klischees, Mythen und wahre Werte. Und ein spannendes Zeitdokument, das eine Schweiz zeigt, wie sie 2013 von Schweizern gesehen wird authentisch, spontan und verblüffend herzlich.
- An old man who refuses to die in hospital gets on his scooter and goes up to the place in the mountains where his grandfather took him as a child in search of fossils. His son is compelled and obliged to go after him.
- Dr. Hildbrand is about to retire as other young doctors take over. At the intersection of generations and practices, the film questions the vocation and profound meaning of caring for others. Marie-Eve Hildbrand focuses on the human dimension of medicine in a system undergoing great change.
- In this collective documentary, six female filmmakers delve into the everyday lives of six women and explore what it means to be a woman in today's Switzerland.
- In the tradition of ETRE ET AVOIR and some of THE STORY OF THE WEEPING CAMEL Fifty children of mountain farmers, six miles of walking to school, a childhood in the heart of Switzerland.
- A young man with down sydrome meets a politician, an actor, an actress, a clown, a goalkeeper and a clergyman.
- We visit a small French village in Alsace, international green city winner after its 2,200 inhabitants embarked on a transition away from oil products to reduce their ecological footprint.
- The Chilean director Carlos Klein accompanies the emergence of acclaimed Russian director Victor Kossakovsky's new film 'Long Live the Antipodes', in which he explores the relationship between humans and places that are situated on opposite sides of the earth. Therefore he travels together with Kossakovsky around the world to outlying spots of breathtaking beauty. During the shooting Carlos Klein takes a careful look on the protagonist's form of artistic creation and unfolds his ambivalent attitude to film making. The longer the antipodal journey goes on, the more tension determines the working process as well as the relationship between the two directors.
- 'From One Day To The Next' follows four elderly people through their everyday lives, observing how they cope with a gradual loss of autonomy. Even as they become increasingly dependent on outside help they insist on staying at home. But it seems inevitable that sooner or later they will have to move to a nursing home. In the meantime, their most important contacts to the outside world are the employees of the Visiting Nurse Service. But it's not always easy for the nurses to reconcile their human feelings of compassion with the professional, economic and bureaucratic demands of their job.
- Dirty Gold War is a fable about gold and the reality that lies beneath a sacred metal associated with love and celebrations. Through protagonists such as Raoni Metuktire or Marco Arana, the film opens our eyes to the devastating gold rush sites, deep within Amazonia. This film reveals important issues about a gold rush that is continuing in the 21st century, in silence and indifference, regardless of the interests of indigenous peoples and of our planet.
- A brief history of women in politics, in 20th and 21st century Switzerland. The often tortuous route travelled by Swiss women in order to escape the kitchen sometimes obscures other battles won during their march towards equality: social security cover for pregnancy, marriage law, elective abortion, equal pay..
- «Energy Pioneers» portrays two visionaries, who are convinced that their ideas will contribute to solving humanity's most challenging problems. The American entrepreneur James Ehrlich strives to reinvent urban planning through community driven living in so-called "ReGen Villages". The former Swiss ETH-Professor Hansjürg Leibundgut pursues technical innovation and a change of mind on a political level. What unites the two great minds is their commitment to fight for a sustainable future. While being underfunded, they both depend on selling their ideas and finding strong investors. This task takes a toll on both of them, but they are assisted by bright young minds, who share their passion and are prepared to accept their inheritance. «The Energy Miracle» follows these two unique individuals at a pivotal point of their projects where they can either succeed splendidly or fail unnoticed. A film about obstacles, crises and the power of an idea.
- 'Alpsummer' provides deep insight into everyday life in the alps of Central Switzerland. It tells the story of four families of different generations, who administer these alps with their animals in conventional ways. The modest life they chose to live during the summer also dictates the rest of the year's cycle. In a time in which society is more and more dependent on consumption, it's refreshing to see how a simple life can make us happy. Next to the ever-ringing bells of the goat and sheep, the breathtaking landscapes are accompanied by the archaic 'Naturjuuz' (and old way of jodeling).
- This is the story of 4 young people got so inspired by the french documentary "Demain" and decided to look for solutions around them. They started travelling around their town to meet the amazing people that already do so much for our future.
- Cairo, a city of more than 20 million people, has recently gone through multiple political, cultural and economic upheavals, forcing Egyptian society to reinvent itself. In Egypt, people don't live on their own and it's only after they get married that they can leave their parent's home to create their own household. Whatever their intimate feelings might be, marriage is an inevitable step towards independence. The film follows the path towards marriage through the eyes of three couples. Instead of presenting marriage as the union of two beings for eternity, FIANCEES uses marriage as a pretext to talk about men and women, and the social pressures young couples face every day. By freeing the intimate and sincere voice of those characters, the film allows us to see the aspirations and fears of today's Egyptian youth.
- If Switzerland is sometimes perceived as heaven on earth, the question that follows is: do its inhabitants believe in heaven? Believers, agnostics and atheists all feel the need for a narrative when confronting death. So, what is left of paradise, which once promised eternal happiness? Encountering people in the twilight of their years, this film offers a moving, offbeat and personal quest within the depictions of this place common to all of humanity, faced with hope and shared doubt.
- Don't look down Loch Änzi or you might turn into a ghost.
- Samba, together with football and beautiful woman, is what springs to mind when we think of Brazil. We wish to transcend such cliches and take Samba at its word, for what it is. And that is the great discovery of this film: that Samba cannot be reduced simply to dance and lascivious hip movements. Samba is also word, language, text, lyrics or simply said a way of life and also a cry against discrimination of black people. The composer and singer Martinho da Vila is our charismatic Cicero, guiding us through the world of Samba, telling stories about his 45-year career, meet his Samba school in Rio de Janeiro, the Vila Isabel.
- El tiempo nublado is a supremely personal film about a universal issue, we all have to face: What are we going to do with our parents, once they are old and ill?
- A film about the unprecedented Swiss grassroots movement of regular citizens who rise to aid thousands of refugees stranded at the European borders. In rich and safe Switzerland people from all backgrounds leave their regular life behind to support people in need. There is a Swiss farmer and his wife who keep cows in the Swiss Alps, a former commander of the Swiss Army, an elder rich lady residing at the lakeside, and a successful comedian and entertainer. These unexperienced volunteers take on an adventure that will change their lives forever.
- Explore the daily lives of those who remain with their pain after the loss of a child and give them a voice. These bereaved people reveal themselves and their difficult experiences. Dealing with loss, repressing, forgetting and healing to get to grips with their life again. There are also relatives and friends who act awkwardly, expressing themselves with unfortunate words or say nothing and do everything to avoid those who suffer. A film made of smiles and sorrows.