About us
Otherlands makes documentary films, writing, and photography about people living closely with particular places.
We work through place-specific bodies of work — each named for where it's rooted, each moving at its own pace.
Serra came first, following people living remotely in the mountains of Portugal. Grischun is the current work, based in the Swiss canton of the same name.
The question underneath all of it: what does it mean to live closely with a particular place, and what can film do to hold that honestly.
Otherlands is the thread that connects them.
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Our purpose
Otherlands is a non-profit cultural association based in Graubünden, Switzerland — established to support independent artistic and documentary projects connected to landscape, culture, and language.
The association supports cultural production, artistic collaboration, and long-term documentary work. Films and writing are shared through festivals, local screenings, publications, and archives.
Donations and sponsorship go directly toward this work.
