Leaving one place for another is rarely a single event; it is a long arrival that never quite finishes. Short films and documentaries are sharp at it, holding one journey close enough to feel the distance from home. These films are hand-picked, complete, and free to watch. Stories about starting over somewhere new.
Sprache ist Leben follows a deaf boy who flees from Syria to Switzerland and faces the challenges ahead, and My Journey to Switzerland documents a search that led a young Spanish woman north. Gym Patriot watches a white man's unease escalate when he hears Arabic singing, while Stray Dog is a Swiss street drama where loneliness, crime and drugs tighten their grip.
The best short films about immigration and displacement keep the human at the centre. Samaritan follows a Muslim doctor who stumbles on the body of a right-wing politician, and Only The Lonely sits with an old lady whose world becomes intolerable after a loss. Editor-curated and free in all 193 countries with nothing to subscribe to. Press play and cross the border.
