Shorts

Paradox

Moris Freiburghaus | 2013 | Drama | 17 min

A portrait of an manic-depressive teenager

Mak

Géraldine Zosso | 2010 | Drama | 18 min

In a photo booth, a baby is crying.

Where are we going

Cosima Frei | 2012 | Fiction, Coming of Age | 20 min

Cem runs away from his family who want to ship him back to Turkey.

Sweet Home

Armin Nussbaumer | 2011 | Thriller, Drama | 9.5 min

Who said that at home you can feel save?

Facing Mecca

Jan-Eric Mack | 2017 | Drama | 27 min

Roli comes to Fareed’s assistance when he is faced with the burial of his Muslim wife.

Red Light District

Sarah Bellin | 2013 | Fiction | 12 min

Aus dem Master-Projekt "Käufliche Liebe in Zürich"

Periphery

Lisa Brühlmann, Jan-Eric Mack, Luca Ribler, Yasmin Joerg and Wendy Pillonel | 2016 | Fiction | 81 min

Five life stories, all being connected the fight for their rights, dignity and respect.

Streifen

Moïra Himmelsbach | 2010 | Fiction, Experimental | 7 min

She´s on a train. He sits down opposite her.

Toprak

Isil Demircan | 2016 | Tragicomedy | 13 min

A girl with Turkish heritage who discovers that she has none and many home countries.

Almost everything

Lisa Gertsch | 2017 | Drama | 24 min

Leandra has to bring her husband Paul into a retirement home. But he would rather go to th

Idiotikon

2018 | Fiction, Tragicomedy | 16 min

Dimi visits his hometown in Italy, which he regrets right at the start of the journey.

In Takt

Johannes Bachmann | 2017 | Drama | 15 min

Bruno works in a factory.

Treehouse

Simon Gutknecht | 2012 | Drama | 14 min

Two siblings, a brother and a sister, meet in an empty house.

Juanita

Bettina Schwarzenbach | 2004 | Fiction | 11 min

12 year old Florian is in love with the much older Juanita.

Fledermäuse im Bauch

Thomas Gerber | 2004 | Comedy | 18 min

Viktor is a vampire who feels like a failure because he has not managed to bite anyone.

Inland

Piet Baumgartner | 2015 | Drama | 20 min

Alina is fifteen when her stepfather, a stately Nigerian, is arrested for dealing drugs

Aquarium

Cosima Frei | 2015 | Fiction | 16 min

Kurt Früh Reloadet: Studenten interpretieren Kurt Frühs wichtigste Werke filmisch neu.

Alice - Paris

Stefan Muggli | 2008 | Fiction | 22 min

Alice is waiting for her acceptance letter from the arts college.

Irgendwie

Lisa Brühlmann | 2012 | Fiction | 6 min

Big Size

Thomas Waidelich | 2006 | Fiction | 12 min

Mannu and Flo are broke. But they have a plan: Canada.

Taub

Talkhon Hamzavi | 2009 | Family Drama | 16 min

Parents of two children, they try to avoid their problems in their own way.

Timeless

1998 | Fiction | 15 min

Vanessa gets lost in the timeless labyrinth of her decisions.

Sehnsucht nach Meer

Juliette Forster | 2005 | 18 min

Iuna is spending her spring vacation in canton Jura with her friend Svetlana.

Standby

Fabian Gamper | 2010 | Tragicomedy | 8 min

STANDBY is a little story about a young man’s uncertainties.

Frohe Ostern

Ulrich Schaffner | 2005 | Fiction | 12 min

Tom visits his parents with his girlfriend to break important news.

The Party

Mica Agustoni | 2011 | Drama | 17 min

Right in the middle of.

Meyers

Steven Hayes | 2003 | Shortfilm | 12 min

Married for 30 years, Ernst and Edna lead the usual life of couples their age.

Part 2

Azmi Baumann | 2001 | Kurzspielfilm | 10 min

Wesley visits Salome, he had a holiday romance with her in London.

Parents

Luca Ribler | 2015 | Drama | 15.5 min

Mathias and Nina are prospective parents. But their relationship is on shaky ground.

Leyla means night

Tirza Bosshardt | 2011 | 19 min

Leyla (15) is caught in an unhealthy relationship with "Big", an unpredictable man.

Les Heures-Encre

Wendy Pillonel | 2016 | Drama | 29 min

What is the consequence of an immolation by fire? Can radical action really change things?

Half of the world

Jérôme Furrer | 2014 | Drama | 18 min

Nadir realizes that his son has had a change of heart he never thought was possible.

Connie

Judith Kurmann | 2009 | Shortfilm | 8 min

Connie (14) is new to the village.

Dada in the car

Gabriela Kvet | 2016 | Documentation | 19 min

Discovering Switzerland and its refugee policy while hitchhiking.

Documentary Films

Zurich East

Béla Batthyany | 2003 | Documentation | 40 min

Zurich East is a documentary roadmovie and a tribute to friendship.

Ma Na Sapna

Valerie Gudenus | 2013 | Documentary | 86 min

Surrogacy in a clinic in the Northwest of India.

The simple life

Titus Bütler | 2013 | Documentary | 40 min

In the midst of the steep slopes of the Maggia Valley they live.

Conversation over the fence

Lisa Gerig | 2014 | Documentary, Essay | 13.5 min

A documentary essay-like film about the deportation center in Zürich.

Paloma

Fanny Bräunig | 2001 | Documentation | 30 min

Choreographer Barbara Cleff places an advertisement and wakens many dreams.

To the other end of the world

Risa Madörin | 2003 | Documentation | 28 min

Both say that it was the love of their lives. But this love could not be.

If I would be a flower

Barbara Burger | 2007 | Documentation | 50 min

Shenthuya, Jana, Joana, Haris and Renad attend school receiving special tuition.

Heidi goes Alfa

Heidi Hiltebrand | 2012 | Documentary | 53 min

«Heidi goes Alfa» is a 10 year project about my car and myself.

Digital Immigrants

Dennis Stauffer and Norbert Kottmann | 2016 | Documentary | 21 min

A group of seniors is trying to find their place in the digital age.

Familiensache

Sarah Horst | 2010 | Documentary | 27 min

A tragicomic portrait of a family living beyond the usual conventions.

Abi means papa

Armin Tobler and Simon Gutknecht | 2014 | Documentary | 78 min

Armin travels to Indonesia with two friends to find his birth father.

Rolling Home

Florian Siegrist | 2008 | Documentary | 16 min

Lisa and Michael travel around the world as Swiss seamen.

Die Taxifahrt

2001 | Documentary | 20 min

In 1970 Nico G. was adopted. 30 years later he wants to find his birth mother.

Hüllen

Maria Müller | 2010 | Documentary | 73 min

Three muslim women, three generations, one family.

Dark Black Eyes

Franziska Schlienger | 2010 | Documentary | 51 min

Paul Haller led a life of yearning for the absolute truth.

Der Komplex

Fabienne Boesch | 2002 | Documentation | 30 min

More than 800 people inhabit Lochergut, a tower block in the heart of Zurich.

Sarah Sheeba

Andrina Schneller | 2011 | Documentary | 32 min

Sarah Sheeba was born in India and left behind in a home by her sick mother.

Balazher

Lesia Kordonets | 2013 | Documentary | 29.5 min

A Ukrainian bus, old in years and kilometers.

Little Water

Angela Spörri | 1999 | Documentary | 27 min

An island owner and his life between dream fulfillment and everyday life.

Pofonok

Men Lareida | 1998 | Documentation | 22 min

Pofonok tells the story of victory and defeat and life in Budapest.

Yo no tengo miedo de nada

Patricia Stotz | 2002 | Documentation | 20 min

Mari-Carmen and Conchita are playing and talking. They open a fictional dialogue.

Sous la peau

Alexander Szombath | 2000 | Documentation | 15 min

Love get's under your skin.

Familienbruchstück

Natalie Pfister | 2015 | Documentary | 60 min

FAMILY FRAGMENTS reconstructs the memories of a divorced family.

Autopsy

Anne-Catherine Kunz | 1998 | Documentation | 9 min

Portrait of a coroner.

The Children of Babel

Lena Mäder | 2016 | Documentary | 50 min

Children with an immigration background find a common language in classical music.

Padrone e Sotto

Michele Cirigliano | 2014 | Documentary | 72 min

In the deep south of Italy a group of men play a drinking game named: Padrone e Sotto.

Le Dimanche en famille

Annie Gisler | 2013 | Documentary | 25 min

"Sunday with the familiy" is an intimate portrait of a family observed from the kitchen.

Tiger's Nose

Lobsang Tashi Sotrug | 2010 | Documentary | 52 min

Tiger`s Nose is an 80-year-old Tibetan. He was imprisoned for over 30 years.

Klara & Alfred

Bettina Oberli | 1999 | Documentation | 16 min

Klara loves Alfred. Alfred loves Klara.

Die Einweicher

Romana Lanfranconi | 2006 | Documentary | 30 min

The film accompanies four mentally handicapped musicians in their everyday lives.

Project “Kurt Früh Reloaded 2015”

Devil

Yasmin Joerg | 2015 | Fiction | 15 min

Studenten interpretieren Kurt Frühs wichtigste Werke filmisch neu.

Mäge

Lisa Brühlmann | 2015 | Fiction | 21 min

Studenten interpretieren Kurt Frühs wichtigste Werke filmisch neu.

Aquarium

Cosima Frei | 2015 | Fiction | 16 min

Kurt Früh Reloadet: Studenten interpretieren Kurt Frühs wichtigste Werke filmisch neu.

Destiny

Wendy Pillonel | 2015 | Fiction | 17 min

Studenten interpretieren Kurt Frühs wichtigste Werke filmisch neu.

King

Jan-Eric Mack | 2015 | Fiction | 24 min

Ein frischer Blick auf Früh: Studenten interpretieren Frühs wichtigste Werke filmisch neu.

De letscht Fall

Luca Ribler | 2015 | Fiction | 19 min

Kurt Früh Reloadet: Studenten interpretieren Kurt Frühs wichtigste Werke filmisch neu.

Project “Sex Sells in Zurich 2013”

Elite

Piet Baumgartner | 2013 | Fiction | 19 min

Aus dem Master-Projekt "Käufliche Liebe in Zürich"

Red Light District

Sarah Bellin | 2013 | Fiction | 12 min

Aus dem Master-Projekt "Käufliche Liebe in Zürich"

Tauchä

Dominik Locher | 2013 | Fiction | 14 min

Aus dem Master-Projekt "Käufliche Liebe in Zürich"

Bianca

Anita Blumer | 2013 | Fiction | 10 min

Aus dem Master-Projekt "Käufliche Liebe in Zürich"

Huere Müehsam

Anja Habermehl | 2013 | Fiction | 15 min

Aus dem Master-Projekt "Käufliche Liebe in Zürich"

Simone

Rebecca Panian | 2014 | Fiction | 15 min

Aus dem Master-Projekt "Käufliche Liebe in Zürich"

Degree Films 2018

Echo

Jelena Pavlovic | 2018 | Fiction, Coming of Age, Onirism, Surrealism | 18 min

A journey into the depths of the subconscious.

Fragments of a Farewell

Michael Karrer | 2017 | Drama | 15.5

A little girl is immersed in the grieving process of her father‘s death.

Idiotikon

2018 | Fiction, Tragicomedy | 16 min

Dimi visits his hometown in Italy, which he regrets right at the start of the journey.

All Good

Luisa Ricar | 2018 | Drama | 18.5 min

With friends, sex at an afterhour, an unspoken No. All good?

Riese Mamma

Sarah Rathgeb | 2018 | Fiction, Drama | 15 min

Sarah is pregnant and has to tell her divorced parents the big news.

Don't make a fuss

Natascha Vavrina | 2017 | Fiction | 18 min

Leon finally wants to leave everything behind him and start a new life.

Elephant in the room

Chanelle Eidenbenz | 2017 | Fiction, Drama | 20 min

Irna seeks comfort in her own world, where rubber doll Elias makes up her reality.

Degree Films 2017

The Children of Babel

Lena Mäder | 2016 | Documentary | 50 min

Children with an immigration background find a common language in classical music.

Almost everything

Lisa Gertsch | 2017 | Drama | 24 min

Leandra has to bring her husband Paul into a retirement home. But he would rather go to th

Les Heures-Encre

Wendy Pillonel | 2016 | Drama | 29 min

What is the consequence of an immolation by fire? Can radical action really change things?

Nightglow

Fabienne Andreoli | 2017 | Drama | 15 min

Lea is in the middle of her preparation for an important figure skating competition.

Sono Pippa

Yasmin Joerg | 2017 | Drama | 28 min

Pippa looses herself in dreams of becoming a famous actress.

Cloud Rider

Manuela Rüegg | 2016 | Fiction, Drama, Children's Film | 18 min

Maximilian loves daydreaming, but his mother won’t let him.

Facing Mecca

Jan-Eric Mack | 2017 | Drama | 27 min

Roli comes to Fareed’s assistance when he is faced with the burial of his Muslim wife.

Goliath

Dominik Locher | 2017 | Drama | 85 min

David is not ready for fatherhood. He starts using steroids.

Mask of Sanity

Oliver Rogers | 2016 | Fiction, Drama | 7 min

An intimate play about dark and hidden desires.

Intervention in einer Bank

Matthias Sahli | 2017 | Fiction, Experimental, Satire | 13.5 min

A man tries to safe the employees of a Swiss bank by the use of interventions.

The Kids are alright

Rafael Kistler | 2014 | Fiction, Comedy, Drama | 9.5 min

Luka is clattering through the night with his Piaggio Ciao until he met a little boy..

The Blackdyer

Christina Welter | 2016 | Fiction, Horror | 17 min

Together with his mother Finn moves into an old house.

Scherben

Emanuel Hohl | 2016 | Drama | 9 min

The view of a child of a family breaking apart

Blue My Mind

Lisa Brühlmann | 2017 | Coming of Age, Drama, Fantasy | 97 min

15-year-old Mia is facing an overwhelming transformation.

Stopover

Cosima Frei | 2017 | Drama | 17 min

Maren is a tourguide. Her motto: keep smiling & retain composure, until Max is in her bus.

Afterhour

Luca van Grinsven and Lisa Gertsch | 2015 | Horror | 13 min

Two friends are partying with an unexpected visitor.

Children of the night

Kim Allamand | 2017 | Drama | 23 min

Anna has doubts but she must decide and go down a painful path.

Degree Films 2016

Digital Immigrants

Dennis Stauffer and Norbert Kottmann | 2016 | Documentary | 21 min

A group of seniors is trying to find their place in the digital age.

Paradox

Moris Freiburghaus | 2013 | Drama | 17 min

A portrait of an manic-depressive teenager

Cabaret

Scherwin Amini | 2016 | Comedy | 12 min

Rafael invites you to a "Celebrity Advent Dinner"

Driven

Johannes Bachmann | 2015 | Fiction, Horror, Thriller | 9 min

A women, in a car, in the woods, at night. She hits something with her car.

Salem

Gabriela Kvet | 2015 | Fiction, Horror, Comedy | 11 min

A flat full of cameras and a cat with hurt feelings are going to be Monas’ worst nightmare

Labyrinth

Diego Hauenstein | 2016 | Drama | 19 min

Carnival

Millimeterle

Pascal Reinmann | 2016 | Drama, Coming of Age | 15 min

Swimming. Night. Adolescents. A dangerous balancing act between game and reality.

Dead Love

Elias Dellers | 2016 | Drama | 9 min

Tim falls in love with a corpse, which he should deliver to a necrophiliac brothel.

Raving Iran

Susanne Regina Meures | 2016 | Documentary | 84 min

Anoosh and Arash are at the centre of Tehran’s underground techno scene.

Invincible

Anna Furrer | 2015 | Fiction, Drama | 9 min

Shortly before a fight, boxer Tom hast lost his courage to win.

Toprak

Isil Demircan | 2016 | Tragicomedy | 13 min

A girl with Turkish heritage who discovers that she has none and many home countries.

My Life as a Film

Eva Vitija | 2015 | Documentary | 77 min

When I came of age, my father gave me a film about my life.

Degree Films 2015

Stoneage

Mirjam Zimmermann | 2015 | Fiction | 8.5 min

While Elin is doing a geological expedition she gets disturbed by an unexpected incident.

Aber I - IV

Freunde der Serengetis: Florian Bachmann, Thomas Kuratli, Cyrill Daepp and Jörg Hurschler | 2014 | Avantgarde | 34 min

A cinematographic experiment in four episodes.

What if..

Olga Dinnikova | 2015 | Drama | 18.5 min

When Lena is fed up with her drunk father she escapes from home.

Fragil

Rebecca Panian | 2015 | Drama | 25 min

NATALIE (35) has a first date with SASCHA (40), a guy from a dating website,

Conversation over the fence

Lisa Gerig | 2014 | Documentary, Essay | 13.5 min

A documentary essay-like film about the deportation center in Zürich.

Inland

Piet Baumgartner | 2015 | Drama | 20 min

Alina is fifteen when her stepfather, a stately Nigerian, is arrested for dealing drugs

Familienbruchstück

Natalie Pfister | 2015 | Documentary | 60 min

FAMILY FRAGMENTS reconstructs the memories of a divorced family.

Opposite

Sarah Bellin | 2015 | Drama | 16 min

EUGENE (50) lives alone in his small apartment at the edge of a city.

Paläontologie

Pablo Callisaya | 2015 | Comedy | 13 min

Rafi and Alex decide to focus on a new science: Paleontology.

Leonardo

Ilir Hasanaj | 2015 | Adventure Drama | 19 min

The old fashioned young inventor called Leonardo dreams of flying.

Please no dancing

Moritz Willenegger | 2015 | Coming of Age | 24 min

Katharinas decision to leave the band is more sweeping than it seems.

Taking The Dog Out

Felix Hergert | 2015 | Essay | 10 min

A glimpse of a city at night. Humans appear, stand still, stumble and disappear.