STORIES AND ENCOUNTERS
18 films. 18 perspectives on the world.
DVD · 2013
Bernard Bovet, 94 years old, is a man who worked the land. He has a firm handshake and is a thoughtful, measured and attentive man who commands the respect of everyone in his region. To hear this patriarch from Gruyère expressing…
DVD · 2023
Good foot, good eye and good memory. At 84 years old, Bernard Crettaz, with his fervent words never without a sense of humor, welcomes us with open arms and takes us on a journey through his life. This is the story of a farmer's…
DVD · 2022
For nearly 50 years, Laurence Deonna, reporter, writer and photographer dared to risk her life documenting the sound and fury of our time through the experiences of women, in Switzerland and around the world. Always through field…
DVD · 2017
Seven years after the success of “Teenager Stories”, Troubadour Films is continuing its sociological epic with another movie. Xavier, Rachel, Thys, Mélanie and Jordann accepted to participate in this new film and describe their…
DVD · 2002-08
Adolescence is a difficult and often awkward age. It is a complex period, during which teenagers try to assert themselves on their way to adulthood. A period full of dangers, discoveries, experimentations, dreams and tough…
DVD · 2000
Using archive material that are being made public for the first time, this film is the first to ever attempt to portray the life of Annemarie Schwarzenbach, scion of a wealthy Zurich industrial family that made no attempt to…
DVD · 2015
Five persons born with disabilities, each with a distinct life and from a different background, are part of joint project that shows us how human beings live in their environment in various parts of the world. Leave Switzerland…
DVD · 2001
A mirror of the Swiss cultural identity through its traditional cooking. As the culinary traditions of a nation are tightly linked to the geography of its country, these 10 authentic recipes are reflecting the wealth and variety…
DVD · 2003
Robert Guillet lived its fifty-fourth season on the alp. Victim of speculation, the alpine cheesemaker became a landless peasant. He has neither field nor cattle to leave to his son Benoît. Shooting for more than a year alongside…
DVD · 2008
How some couples do manage to display a radiant health after decades of living together? What are their recipes to avoid routine and maintain harmony? They are often surprised exchanging languorous glances, holding hands gently…
DVD · 2013
Drawn from the books of a travelling reporter, texts both fiery and poignant; the voices of women from Egypt, Somalia, Iran, Yemen, bruised by war or by cruel practices. They are interwoven with the voice of the author, for whom…
DVD · 2008
In Haiti, his country, Mario Benjamin is the leader of the Contemporary Art. Invited to take part in major events like the Biennial of Venice, Kwangju, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg and various prestigious exhibitions in the United…
DVD · 2011
The Swiss multiple motocross champion Marc Ristori had a terrible fall during the Geneva SuperCross on 30 November 2007. He was 25 years old. The accident was serious and the diagnosis was going to change his life dramatically:…
DVD · 2015
Dominique Appia, an 87-year-old Geneva painter, shares his work in a film that takes the form of an invitation to a journey. A journey about a human being who has marked his time with works that are a marvellous combination of…
DVD · 2002
A border. The frequently tragic fate of those who sought asylum in Switzerland. They were men, women and children, several of whom the authors of this film have tracked down again and whose personal stories provide information…
DVD · 2006
Geneva, 24 hours in the life of five people, none of whom fit into Geneva’s postcard image as a city of privilege. Hans an old cop exhausted by life and a divorce he did not expect at all. Adé, a young Malian who dreams of…
DVD · 1998
Child victims of extortion and violence in schools are becoming more numerous. They are intimidated, assaulted, robbed, humiliated and all this in silence. Elsa is 14 years old, she undergoes this violence daily. For parents, it…
DVD · 2019
How to grieve the loss of a child that died too young? A brutal and unacceptable death is not something which happens just to other people! The tragic fate 22-year-old Johann was unable to escape from, confronts us with our own…
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