Switzerland

With tenacious empathy for his characters, Swiss filmmaker Frank Matter (In the Garden of Sounds) returns with a new documentary following four stubborn, noble and unconquerable elderly individuals through their everyday lives. Observing how they manage
the frustrations of gradually losing autonomy, Matter explores their increasing dependence on outside help, their insistence on living at home, and how their nurses reconcile their compassion with the professional, economic and bureaucratic demands of their
job.

Director Niccoló Bruna Attending
Dust: The Great Asbestos Trial documents how asbestos use has been steadily increasing, despite a large majority of developed countries banning the known carcinogen.

Swiss cellist and pediatrician Beat Richner has performed as the light-hearted musician “Beatocello” for over 40 years, but recently he’s combined his two professions to save lives in impoverished Cambodia.

Director Sophie Huber Attending

Lensed in colour and b/w by Seamus McGarvey, the film explores Harry Dean Stanton’s enigmatic outlook on his life and his unexploited talents as a musician. With excerpts from Alien, Paris Texas, The Straight Story, Missouri Breaks et al., and interviews with David Lynch, Wim Wenders, Sam Shepard, Kris Kristofferson and Debbie Harry. (SXSW)

Jullo, Edo and Chiara: three adolescents like thousands of others. Three teenagers whose lives are sport. Jullo “is” his skateboard; Chiara conquers the world on skis; Edo a sprayer.