Spotlight
4 Filme am Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival!
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Degree Films 2023
Mr. Karlsen
Basil Burger | 2023 | Drama, Coming of Age | 15 min
Book antiquarian Karlsen can not get away from his store.
Klemens - For the love of things
Tobias Wanner | 2023 | Documentary | 20 min
The restless collector Klemens is alone with his vision, he has to clear his storerooms.
Of Animals and Humans
Lisa Jödicke | 2023 | Documentary | 23.5 min
Petting mice, styling dogs, killing cows.
Hemmli
Achille Lietha | 2019 | Fantasy | 9 min
A lonely artist is called by a disembodied voice.
On my Way Home
Konstantin Shishkin | 2023 | Coming of Age, Drama | 14.5 min
I’m on my way. It leads me through my memories. All the way to home.
Electric Fields
Lisa Gertsch | 2023 | Drama | 80 min
An inexplicable shift in the rules of the world brings to light people’s forgotten dreams.
Remeber, broken crayons colour too
Urša Kastelic and Shannet Clemmings | 2023 | Documentary, LGBTQIA | 13.5 min
Shannet shares her journey of healing the wounds caused by transphobia.
Theory of Change
Dennis Stauffer | 2023 | Documentary | 72 min
A political hero's journey without a happy ending
To The Sun
Ivan Avramović | 2023 | Comedy | 21 min
Can homeless Nia escape her predicament?
Nowrooz
M. Reza Jafari | 2023 | Experimental, Drama | 17.5 min
Thorns turn into flowers through love.
A Monster called Love
Sophia Lara Nimue Schweizer | 2023 | Experimental, Fantasy, Horror, LGBTQIA, Dance | 13 min
Once upon a time O. wakes up from a nightmare...
Heimisch
Zoë Bayer | 2023 | Experimental, Drama | 7.5 min
A night on an empty campsite turns into a nightmare for three young camp leaders.
Eyes Shut
Angela Kuhn | 2023 | Drama, Coming of Age | 11 min
The bond between two siblings suffers the burden of domestic violence.
Where the Wild Bees Are
Pascal Kohler | 2023 | Documentary | 9.5 min
Wild Bees are being displaced from their habitat by farmed honey bees.
And the wind weeps
Aulona Selmani | 2023 | 24.5 min
An untold war story
Without Reason
Vanessa Blättler | 2023 | Drama | 25 min
Frida goes through a rollercoaster of emotions, told in a surprising and multilayered way.
The Value of Things
Tobias Luchsinger | 2023 | 69 min
Three people, a film crew, one goal. They want to make a sustainable change in society.
Showcase
Lothar
Luca Zuberbühler | 2013 | Comedy, Fantasy | 13 min
Forced to be alone: Whenever Lothar sneezes, nearby objects explode. To
Warum Kurt sich in den Schrank sperrt...
Patrick Karpiczenko | 2008 | Comedy | 9 min
Kurt locked himself in the closet and refuses to come out.
Sjeki Vatcsh!
Thomas Ott | 2001 | Fantasy, Horror | 15 min
An accountant dies and finds himself on the train that is supposed to take him to paradise
Eddy
Matthias Frey | 2011 | Children, Commercial | 5.5 min
Eddy just wants to throw some baskets at his favorite basketball court.
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.
Schonzeit
Irene Ledermann | 2009 | Drama | 20 min
The brothers Oli and Jan are confronted with the absence of their parents.
Millimeterle
Pascal Reinmann | 2016 | Drama, Coming of Age | 15 min
Swimming. Night. Adolescents. A dangerous balancing act between game and reality.
Als der Funke übersprang
Annette Brütsch | 2010 | Documentary | 16 min
Paloma
Fanny Bräuning | 2001 | Documentary, Dance | 30 min
Choreographer Barbara Cleff places an advertisement and wakens many dreams.
Floh!
Christine Wiederkehr | 2005 | Comedy | 16 min
The child prodigy Floh has a wild story to tel.
Fascht e Dokfilm
Marco Arrigoni | 2016 | Comedy | 26 min
Fledermäuse im Bauch
Thomas Gerber | 2004 | Comedy, Fantasy | 18 min
Viktor is a vampire who feels like a failure because he has not managed to bite anyone.
Cafe Gilberte
Maria Sigrist | 2010 | Drama | 5 min
It’s a normal day in a coffee shop of a small American town. Suddenly the oxygen runs out.
Blue blue sky
Bigna Tomschin | 2014 | Children | 8 min
"In summer everyone goes on vacation, to the beach I guess."
Labyrinth
Diego Hauenstein | 2016 | Drama | 19 min
Carnival
Supernova
Bettina Oberli | 2000 | Coming of Age | 14 min
Today is his best day, today is the supernova.
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.
Bei Parish
Yaël Parish | 2003 | Documentary | 30 min
This film should have been about the former nannies of the director.
Journey to Jerusalem
Monica Amgwerd | 2012 | Comedy | 10 min
Emma and Gloria are having coffee before work.
Aufhellungen im Laufe des Tages
Anna-Lydia Florin | 2001 | Experimental | 14 min
A round of inconspicuous events.
Ein Prinzessinnen-Film
Lisa Gertsch | 2016 | Experimental, Fantasy, Children | 7 min
Making of: Die Unerträglichkeit der Schärfe
Martin Arpagaus and Norbert Kottmann | 2013 | Making Of | 14 min
Video zum 4K–Forschungsprojekt
Apprentice
Aurelio Buchwalder | 2013 | Coming of Age | 11 min
The film is about a carpentry apprentice who is confronted with his craft and himself.
Un dia y nada
Lorenz Merz | 2008 | Drama | 21 min
An abandoned tourist resort at the end of the world.
Männer
Stefan Künzler | 2014 | Comedy | 15 min
The quest for happiness between hotdogs, free parking spaces, and self-assembly furniture.
Meyers
Steven Hayes | 2003 | Comedy | 12 min
Married for 30 years, Ernst and Edna lead the usual life of couples their age.
The Kids are alright
Rafael Kistler | 2014 | Coming of Age, Road Movie | 9.5 min
Luka is clattering through the night with his Piaggio Ciao until he met a little boy..
Oscar
Roberto Martinez | 2003 | Comedy | 10 min
Oscar and his father watch Oscar's son play a football match.
Echo
Jelena Pavlovic | 2018 | Experimental, Coming of Age | 18 min
A journey into the depths of the subconscious.
Aujourd'hui, il ne pleut pas en Suisse
Lara Stoll | 2015 | Comedy | 10.5 min
An homage to the unspectacular.
Where are we going
Cosima Frei | 2012 | Coming of Age | 20 min
Cem runs away from his family who want to ship him back to Turkey.
Tauchä
Dominik Locher | 2013 | Drama | 14 min
Aus dem Master-Projekt "Käufliche Liebe in Zürich"
Blush
Barbara Kulcsar | 1999 | Drama | 11 min
Zurich Central Station. She is from Berlin, he is from New York. Their eyes meet...
Grüne Weihnacht
Thomas Hess | 1998 | Comedy | 7 min
A man goes into the forest to steal a Christmas tree to decorate his living room.
Peggys Parade
Bigna Tomschin | 2011 | Documentary | 15 min
Peggy fights for her womens group to be part of the parade called "Sechseläuten".
Gran Canaria
Samuel Ammann | 2001 | Drama | 25 min
Maria represses her loneliness by sacrificingly caring for other people's problems.
Degree Films 2022
The true face
Emanuel Hänsenberger | 2022 | Drama | 16.5 min
A stormy concert. A winemaker. And her blind father who won't listen.
Time Stranger
Lara Jacobs | 2022 | Drama | 9.5 min
An easily distracted young woman loses her grip on time.
Utopia
Michael Schwendinger | 2022 | Documentary, Experimental | 18 min
A visual study of the ambivalence of human needs.
Motër
Dorentina Imeri | 2022 | Drama, Mobile | 12 min
So that the silken thread does not tear, the firstborn takes over the parental tasks.
Half Conversations
Valentin Raeber | 2022 | Comedy | 8 min
A listless young man suffers from the expectations of those around him.
Heart Fruit
Kim Allamand | 2022 | Drama, Comedy, LGBTQIA, Dance | 20 min
5 episodes about imperfection in relationships.
The Glasbox
Lena Imboden | 2022 | Drama | 19 min
Play becomes serious: a journey into the depths of repressed memories.
Der Molchkongress
Matthias Sahli | 2022 | Experimental, Fantasy, Science Fiction | 15 min
Stop feeding the salamanders!
Bird's nest
Julie Olympia Cahannes | 2022 | Comedy | 13 min
A flat search through death notices
Sorry No Vacancy
Lars Wicki | 2022 | Comedy | 10 min
Mrs. Bünzli does not want to take in a refugee.
Chagrin Valley
Nathalie Berger | 2022 | Documentary | 62 min
A journey to a crystallized past through the residents and workers of an elderly home.
Ukopan
Andrea Popović | 2022 | Drama | 28 min
A story of belonging, melancholia and ripped roses.
Motherland
Stefania Burla | 2022 | Drama | 15 min
Due to the current political state, a Polish grandma is asked to emigrate to her family.
Thing
Pascale Egli and Aurelio Ghirardelli | 2022 | Documentary | 23 min
Is love more than just a projection?
get up and go
Aurelio Ghirardelli | 2022 | Road Movie | 14 min
To feel the wall you are running against, it is necessary to move.
Belcanto
Ian Oggenfuss | 2022 | Drama | 17.5 min
The opera singer Enrico is confronted with his mothers death on the premiere night.
Degree Films 2021
So far, so good
Leon Schwitter | 2021 | Experimental, Comedy | 13.5
Four groups sweat without noticing that the water is up to their necks.
Phlegm
Jan-David Bolt | 2021 | Fantasy, Horror, Comedy | 6 min
Crush. Crush. Crash.
L’autre côté de son âme
Kathrin Schweizer | 2021 | Coming of Age, Drama, Experimental, LGBTQIA | 23.5 min
The twins Lucie and Pierre believe they have switched bodies.
Talponi
Vanja Victor Kabir Tognola | 2021 | Fiction, Comedy | 15 min
Unable to afford a fancy holiday, a family hides at home to save their reputation.
Forget me not
Lea Gygli | 2021 | Fiction | 22 min
In the care of the forest Yuna finds acceptance for the cycle of life.
Love will come later
Julia Furer | 2021 | Documentary | 81 min
A young Maroccan in search for love and a brighter future. What price will he pay for it?
Folly for Two
Nicole Doppmann | 2021 | Coming of Age, Drama, Experimental | 8 min
On her magical search for freedom, Mia also finds herself.
Onur Calling
Annik Faivre | 2021 | Documentary, LGBTQIA | 37 min
Onur leads the filmmaker to the gay prides in lstanbul and Zurich.
Antes de Cenar
Manolo Zacate Lizárraga | 2017 | Fiction | 17 min
A portrait of a family is revealed through their dreams.
Smoke Break
Alan Sahin | 2021 | Documentary | 9.5 min
Seven places where people are on a cigarette break.
Fishfingers
Lars Mulle | 2021 | Comedy, Short, Drama | 8.5 min
Summer is over, it's hard to let it go.
The Evil Witch
Valentin Räber | 2021 | Adventure | 11 min
In a medieval village, Valesquita discovers the sinister machinations of her mother.
Domiz 2
Shafa Semo | 2021 | Documentary | 22 min
It seems all difficult for the family. But the hope is still there.
Supernova
Rapahel Schulze-Schilddorf | 2021 | Essay | 18.5 min
Destruction is a part of us, we are part of it.
A town still standing
Marvin Meckes and Lukas Fuhrimann | 2021 | Documentary | 18.5 min
Everything ticks in Triberg, the birthplace of the cuckoo clock. Only time stands still.
It must
Jumana Issa and Flavio Luca Marano | 2021 | Drama | 18.5 min
Silvia is going through a day of defeat.
Degree Films 2020
we are fine.
Lukas Bösch | 2020 | Direct Cinema | 15 min
A digital shopping experience.
Next
Beryl Guhl | 2020 | Drama | 16 min
Larissa, a young woman seeks recognition using socialplatforms as guidelines.
Pushing Boundaries
Lesia Kordonets | 2020 | Documentary | 100 min
A portrait of a country, being incapacitated by the war – it had lost its limbs.
Milk
Florian Hinder | 2020 | Drama | 29 min
A peasant couple loses everything, but they discover love.
Deaf Samurai Apocalypse Ultra
Kenneth Gilomen | 2020 | Thriller, Western, Post-Apocalypse | 11.5 min
Only one will leave the inn alive.
The Film About The Propellerman
Johannes Bachmann | 2020 | Comedy, Short Film | 22.5 min
Josef wants to fly and Claudius wants to make his degree film.
The Nitwits
Jan Linhart | 2020 | Comedy, Serie | 19 min
Hate your job? Don’t jump! Watch THE NITWITS instead.
The sad Ballad of Isabell K.
Carlo Beer | 2020 | Satire, Black Comedy | 20.5 min
Unable to overcome the death of her dog, Isabell decides that no one should have a dog.
Das Ende der Unschuld
Daniel Best Arias | 2020 | Fiction | 69 min
Manuela erlebt auf dem Geburtstag ihrer Freundin Vanessa eine unvergessliche Nacht.
Conversation at the end of life
Fabienne Koch | 2020 | Essay | 18.5 min
How does one stand growing old?
The train station
Elias Jutzet | 2020 | Comedy, Fantasy | 13 min
Four strangers are waiting for a train in an remote train station.
Oh my dear child
Seraina Scherini | 2020 | Drama | 22.5 min
Mother, daughter and cat are looking for love.
Mother
Daniel Grabherr | 2020 | Drama | 21 min
A mother is confronted with her son’s suicide.
Bićemo Najbolji
Jelena Vujovic | 2020 | Drama | 20 min
A Romeo & Juliet story set in the Kosovo War 1998.
Die Kirche im Dorf
Isil Demircan | 2020 | Fiction | 18.5 min
Arada
Jonas Schaffter | 2020 | Documentary | 83 min
Arada – displaced to a foreign homeland.
Jesus loves you
Urs Berlinger | 2020 | Drama | 15.5
A father-son story about faith and heavy metal.
Gaia
Flurina Gutmann | 2019 | Children | 9.5 min
Gaia lives alone in the forest. To save the planet, she needs to go to town.
Café Zentrum
Fabienne Steiner | 2020 | Documentary | 20.5 min
The end of an era is near – for a generation as for the Café Zentrum
Human Resources of Ugago
Ennio Ruschetti and David Oesch | 2019 | Science Fiction, Comedy, Animation | 13.5 min
Dave is the last human in an office full of hip robots.
Degree Films 2019
Fomo
2019 | Love Story, Thriller | 6 min
In search of a stranger, a young woman goes into her deepest dream world.
Circles
Noah Frey | 2019 | Drama | 21 min
Are we shaped by our memories or are we shaping our memories?
Things Falling Apart
2019 | Science Fiction | 25.5 min
In the future everyone has a brain implant from TEL that gives people telepathy.
Midnight
Giorgi Sakhelashvili | 2017 | Drama, mystery | 7 min
During a night’s drive, Luca is caught up in his past and loses his sense of reality.
Scherbenmosaik
Jonathan Hug | 2019 | Drama | 20 min
Fabrice is getting abused by his girlfriend, what is he going to do?
Isola
Aurelio Buchwalder | 2019 | Documentary | 70 min
Dialogue with a penal colony.
Cru
2019 | Thriller, Drama | 10 min
Sweat, blood and tears go into making every dish.
I see you
Luca Ribler | 2019 | Kurzspielfilm | 20.5 min
Christina lässt zu das Joel Nacktfotos von ihr macht. Kann sie ihm damit vertrauen?
Mama
Marlene Maggi | 2019 | Drama | 6.5 min
13-year-old Emil fearfully awaits his mother’s arrival.
Make My Day
Kirstin Reppas | 2019 | Road movie | 23 min
Reto, who decidedly has enough troubles of his own, drives a teenage runaway home to Italy
Therese
Fabiana Serpa | 2019 | BioPic | 29 min
Princess Therese of Bavaria, travels incognito to Brazil in 1888.
Hand in Hand
2019 | Satire | 3 min
Two politicians shake hands. The situation gets out of hand.
No Promised Land
Raphael Bondy | 2019 | Documentary | 52 min
Four young Ethiopian Jews struggle with racism against their community in Israel.
Anna Dongmu
Hae-Sup Sin | 2019 | Fantasy, Coming of Age | 18.5 min
A Swiss-Korean girl meets a mysterious North Korean man, who appears in her wardrobe.
Human Resources of Ugago
2019 | Comedy, Science Fiction | 13.5 min
Dave is the last human in an office full of hip robots.