École Cantonale d'Art de Lausanne

In a moment of anger in a grocery store in Lausanne, a father loses patience and disciplines his disobedient child. A shocked customer immediately intervenes to express her concern. Other customers join the conversation and the discussion soon turns into a debate that gradually gets out of hand.

Despite his marginal and extrovert looks, Jérémie is a shy teenager who keeps a heavy secret: his homosexuality. While trying to find his way between his classmate and sexual fantasy Damien and his very generous but protective mother Gina, his life is about to change.

Philippe, a depressed young man, feels quite oppressed in his flat since his roommate has a new girlfriend. Irritated by her, Philippe destroys the fondue they were supposed to share. He finds himself wandering around the city, looking for someone to share his solitude. His nocturnal encounters will lead him to accept himself as he is.

Matteo is a 17-year-old boy who comes to the realization that he is in love with Don Massimo, a young priest of the village that leads the marching band in which Matteo plays the drum. He sees in Massimo a person willing to listen to his fears and desires. For the first time in his life, Matteo feels ready to open up to someone...

Adri and Beamo are two brothers who like to hang out and challenge each other. When Adri asks his little brother to enter an abandoned house and bring back an object, the latter will make a strange discovery that will haunt their night.

At dawn, in a great classical dance conservatory, a boy falls while rehearsing some movements. Something breaks in his foot, causing sharp pain. But it's exams day and the boy refuses to quit: he tries to face his dance partner and classmates, convincing himself his body has no limits.

Mary Lou is unhappy in love and decides to reconnect with her religious roots by marrying a practicing Jew. In order to get married, she has to pass the Shidduch test, which will determine whether her life will be a success or failure.

Looking for a flat to rent, Benoit is staying temporarily at a hotel. Having seen that flats are more easily rented to couples than singles, Benoit comes up with the plan to have Jeanne, his neighbour, act as his girlfriend. Through this role play, Benoit will fall under the charm of this young lady who is keen on horse betting, and will let himself be led into an amorous bet that will ruin him.

In a nursing home, a young man visits his grandmother. As she constantly repeats that she wants to go home, his grandson visits her now empty apartment, seeking to capture memories of a fading past.

A man loses his senses one by one. First he loses the instinct to own property, then his balance - so he can no longer walk - then his sight, then his touch... At the same time, he wants to go to China and become an "exote": a person who finds that the most exotic of countries is the one in which he was born. Based on Étienne Bonnot de Condillac's “Traité des sensations“ and Victor Segalen's “Essai sur l'exotisme“.

To escape from a lack of perspective in Kosovo, Hana decides to resort to the services of Emir, an illegal smuggler in Serbia that will drive her to Hungary. On the way, complications arise as Emir's unscrupulous associates try to take advantage of Hana's vulnerability. In the midst of the frozen winter, Hana's courage and determination and Emir's principles and beliefs will be put to the test.

A mosaic of interrelated characters living in the same social housing project and all in search of happiness, forgiveness and meaning.

Vinoth, a young Sri Lankan refugee, has been living alone and working in Switzerland for a year. He is looking for a volunteer activity to escape his loneliness but no one is willing to accept his help.

A country house in the evening. A couple returns home to find a bailiff inside, busy taking inventory.

In a great rock quarry, an explosion unveils an object from a different time.

Leila, who is singularly androgynous, works at a casino in a predominantly male environment. A croupier by night, she returns to her hotel in the early hours of the morning, while Camil, who occupies the room next to hers, disappears at dawn.The first time she sees him, he is leaning at his balcony, his appearance distraught and tears welling up in his eyes.

Men in disguise arrive at a square where the last survivors of Carnival are ending a night of excess in style. Daybreak approaches. Véronique, Xavier, and Jochen may well get their wings burned...

What remains of a mother after years of domestic violence? What remains of her body, her dignity and her strength? Surely words, memory and a few dance steps that can still be passed down.

Two imprisoned brothers, with no dreams or realities, seek a bit of air to breathe. What must die suffocates. What wishes to live hopes. A tunnel opens in front of them. They fall into it, sink into it, forget themselves. A light envelops them, then eternity.

Two men meet for a blind date in a dark apartment, according to an agreed arrangement. The lights come back on, Lucien and Anton confront their differences... On edge, a new scenario emerges.