Switzerland is where Klipist is based, so its shelf runs deep. Swiss short film is quietly distinctive: precise, understated, often funnier and stranger than its reputation suggests. The films below are hand-picked, complete, and free to watch, from across the country and its languages.
Sprache ist Leben traces a deaf boy's flight from Syria to a new life in Switzerland, and Geheimtipp strands two Alpine farmers who have suddenly gone viral. Stray Dog tightens loneliness, crime, and drugs around a Swiss street, while Billie seats a woman at a poker table with revenge on her mind.
The best Swiss short films reward patience. The Cook watches a young chef prepare a single, mysterious dish, and Tudescends offers a woman a choice that could make her rich, if she can live with it. Every film here was chosen by our editors and streams free in all 193 countries, with no subscription. Press play and see Switzerland up close.