Four artists open the doors to their lives and creative work, offering insight into the world of inclusive dance. The documentary follows the development of two productions by the Bern-based dance company BewegGrund, creating a multifaceted portrait of creativity, collaboration, and personal expression.

“Bewegt – Tanzen im Gegenwind” takes us into a world where dance becomes a universal language — one that transcends barriers and places the possibilities of the body at its center, rather than its limitations. A film about inclusion, self-determination, and the search for a balance between stage and everyday life.

• SRF Sternstunde Kunst (autumn 2026, date tba)

Welcome to the golden years! Rudy has worked all his life for the company and his family, but now everything is about to change: Rudy is retiring. No alarm clock, no meetings, no business trips set the rhythm anymore. Shopping, cooking, gardening and everyday married life define his new routine. Rudy had looked forward to this – to the time after. But he soon realises that life in the so-called best years is an emotional rollercoaster. Retirement is not for the faint-hearted.

• 28th Visions du Réel, Nyon – International Competition
• 58th Solothurn Film Festival – Panorama
• 44th Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis, Saarbrücken
• 40th Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival

• Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis – Audience Award Documentary 2023 (Winner)
• Berne Film Fund – Documentary Film Award 2022 (Winner)

A cinematic exploration of dance as a form of expression between body, space and perception.

Commissioned by the Museum of Communication in Bern, created in collaboration with Cie Beweggrund.

• 17th Inshadow, Lisbon Screendance Festival

What traces does life leave in us? Three young men talk about how fate has changed their lives: Loris learns to walk again after a spinal cord injury, Pascal escapes a circle of violence through music, and Yannick recounts his new beginning in Switzerland after being deported from the USA.

During a hitchhike at night, a young man gets drawn into conversations about wishes, desires and fears. As he listens to the people he meets, he starts to question his own dreams.

A Swiss farmer recounts his journey through the United States, where he discovered his sense of freedom and the life philosophy of Indigenous peoples. Back in Switzerland, he shows how he tries to shape his life and which challenges he faces while pursuing his dream.

Official music video.

Official music video.

Official music video.

Official music video.