Stories shaped by landscape.
Current project
Our pilot project, Grischun, is a series of five, short documentary films exploring Romansh culture and identity in south-east Switzerland.
“A cinematic portrait of the region and its people, Grischun explores how Romansh identity, craft, and landscape intertwine — capturing a culture at a turning point, held between deep tradition and a rapidly changing world.”
Through intimate portraits of individuals whose lives remain intertwined with the land, the film reveals a culture that speaks not only through words, but through gesture, craft, and rhythm.
Each story in the series contributes to a collective portrait of Romansh culture today.
By preserving the voices, faces, and landscapes that define this region, Grischun becomes a living record — a bridge between generations, languages, and ways of seeing.
Fexer
The first film of the Grischun series. A valley the world comes to see. A man who never left.
In the remote Val Fex, a blacksmith shapes knives from the same mountains that shaped his family over generations — as the valley around him is quietly transformed.
A film by Adrian Howell. Original score by Lorenz Weber. Featuring Roger Rominger.
Fexer is developed with support from: Lia Rumantscha, Gemeinde Sils/Segl, Pro Fex, GKB, Forum Engadin & Biblioteca Engiadinaisa.
Support
Otherlands is a registered non-profit association based in Graubünden, Switzerland.
We rely on the support of aligned individuals and institutions who believe in independent, place-based filmmaking to facilitate these projects.
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