Swiss Films
The Siege of Paradise
TOURISM: Follow the residents of Cinque Terre as they navigate a tourist economy that both sustains and slowly erodes the villages they call home.
The Roots of Madness
GEOPOLITICS: Veteran Middle East correspondent Ulrich Tilgner traverses the ruins of Western intervention, arguing that the refugee crisis cannot be understood apart from the wars, alliances, and hypocrisies that produced it.
Heat
CLIMATE: In Heat, Jacqueline Zünd gracefully explores the extreme weather conditions in the Persian Gulf, among the hottest inhabited regions on the planet
Dentro
ARTS: Set inside Tuscany’s Volterra Penitentiary, Dentro is a quiet, powerful portrait of incarcerated men discovering creativity, discipline, and emotional range through theatre.
Arctic Link
NATURE: The arrival of broadband to remote Alaskan islands unfolds here as a meditation on civilisation itself, where maritime craft, industrial process, and post-industrial connectivity are woven into one fragile but far-reaching chain.
Open My Mind
DRUGS: Set against Switzerland’s unusually progressive therapeutic framework, a personal account of psychedelic treatment unfolds as both self-exposure and self-repair.
Tristan Forever
ESCAPE: A piano on a cargo ship opens Tristan Forever, a film about Tristan da Cunha and a doctor’s longing for distance, belonging, and a simpler life.
Didy
MEMORY: A son’s journey to rediscover his mother unearths buried memories and reveals the silenced strength of Rwandan women.
FIFDH launches Swiss Focus at 2025 Impact Days
March 2025 will mark the debut of Swiss Focus, a new event under the #FIFDH Impact Days initiative, designed to foster dialogue and collaboration among Swiss impact stakeholders, international guests, and filmmakers from all Swiss language regions. As part of Impact Days, the event aims to bridge connections and facilitate collaborations between filmmakers, NGOs, impact…