Volko Kamensky

Our Name is Foreigner

Hêlîn, Selin, Firat and Serhat are siblings who grew up in a village in central Switzerland. They carry their family living-room out into public space: first the colourful carpet, then the couch, last of all the hot Çay. A new story takes shape where anger and resilience find their place unfazed alongside othering and fear.

Heroine - Necessary Objects

A portrait based on objects. The filmmaker goes in search of traces of her deceased sister. In the process, fragmented memories meet material things. A journey into a world in which absent people are also allowed to be present.

Today with sugar and tomorrow I don’t know yet

One house, ten patients, forty employees and death. In the Hospice of Central Switzerland, exceptional situations meet everyday life, spirituality meets rationality and individualism meets institutional mechanisms. The film gently encounters an uncomplicated and intimate approach to dying.

Feet Fear Freedom

Podiatrist Edi passionately takes care of his patients' hurting feet. A courageous cut, a well-aimed stitch, and the previously hidden foot stories come to the surface.

Houdini

An evening in a bar. A tangle of voices. Fragments of dialogue. The voices melt into sounds and reality becomes elusive, only to cohere again a moment later.

Bleach

A childhood memory is the trigger for research that uncovers an all too lucrative market and its racist background. What is the price of skin bleaching, who pays it and who benefits from it?

Dawgz

In order to dodge his problems in Switzerland, Krystian has withdrawn to southern Spain. There he lives with his dog on the fringes of society. With the support of his school friend, a filmmaker, he decides to face up to his past and takes a momentous decision.