Films

A Sisters’ Tale

An Iranian housewife dreams of becoming a singer, but her husband and the regime say no. But it takes more than that to stop her in a genuine festival hit, filmed over seven years by her own sister.

Leila Amini / Switzerland, France & Iran / 2024

Fire of Wind

A mythological and enchantingly beautiful story from the hot, southern Portuguese vineyards, where harvesting farmers hang out high in the oak trees to avoid a ravenous bull. 

Marta Mateus / Portugal, Switzerland & France / 2024

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In a public hospital in Milan, the progressive Dr. Maurizio Bini gives advice to childless couples and transgender people. But his stubborn fight for his patients' rights faces political opposition.

Gianluca Matarrese / France, Italy & Switzerland / 2025

Human Race

Professor Eske Willerslev has an ambition to build the world's largest collection of prehistoric human DNA. As the collection grows, he is forced to confront the ghosts of his own past.

Simon Lec / Denmark, United Kingdom, Norway, Germany, Switzerland & United States / 2025 / World Premiere

On the Border

The desert city of Agadez in Niger is a hub of trade routes, migration, EU politics and the nomadic culture of the Tuaregs. A cinematic report from a human tower of babel, where dilemmas line up.

Gabriela Schild & Gerald Igor Hauzenberger / Austria, Germany & Switzerland / 2024