Support our work

Our purpose

Otherlands makes long-form documentary films, photography, and writing — sustained, observational work that follows people whose lives are shaped by particular landscapes, languages, and ways of living. The association is based in Graubünden, and works without commercial backing.

Our current project is Grischun, a series of films, photographs, music, and writing made in the Engadin valleys of south-east Switzerland. Roger Rominger is filmed across multiple seasons in Val Fex. Adriano Coretti is followed through the rhythms of logging, farming, and inheritance in Sils Maria. This kind of sustained, unhurried attention is what the work requires — and what makes it possible at all.

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What your support makes possible

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    Film Production

    Cinematography, travel, and the time needed to work closely alongside our subjects across seasons and years.

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    Music

    Original scores composed by Lorenz Weber, developed through direct engagement with the landscape and its people.

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    Photography and Writing

    A year-round visual and written record of the Engadin, published through the Otherlands Journal and in print.

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    Community Screenings

    Bringing the finished work back to the valleys and people it comes from, in Romansh, German, and English.

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    The Print Journal

    A high-quality publication in the Engadin idioms of Putèr and Vallader, German, and English, designed to remain in the communities it documents.

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    Local Engagement

    The work is made from within the valley, not about it from a distance. We collaborate with locally rooted artists and organisations throughout.

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Why it matters

The people and places Otherlands works with rarely appear in contemporary media on their own terms.

The Grischun series follows Romansh-speaking communities in Graubünden — a language spoken by fewer than 60,000 people, within farming and craft traditions practiced by fewer still. This is not a project about decline. Roger and Adriano are not relics. It is about people living fully within a world that rarely looks their way, given space to be seen without interpretation.

That principle — sustained attention, without agenda — is what guides everything Otherlands makes.

Donate

If you would like to support the work, donations can be made directly to the association account below or with the QR code:

Name: Otherlands

IBAN: CH98 0077 4010 5371 5050 0

Graubündner Kantonalbank

For institutional partnerships, please contact us directly.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Otherlands is a newly founded non-profit and our tax-exempt status is currently being processed. In the meantime, any support goes directly toward the work — we'll update this page as our status is confirmed.

  • Donations support the development and production of place-based, independent cultural and artistic work.

    This includes documentary film production, long-term research and fieldwork, cultural documentation, and the dissemination of finished projects through screenings, exhibitions, and publications.

    As a small association with minimal overhead, the majority of funds directly support creative production and the time required to carry out careful, long-term work.

  • Yes. From time to time there are opportunities to support projects through research assistance, production support, translations, archiving, or cultural collaboration.

    If you are interested in contributing your time or expertise, please get in touch and briefly describe your background and areas of interest.

  • Yes. In-kind support can be very valuable to independent cultural projects.

    This may include equipment access, archival materials, translation support, research resources, production facilities, or other forms of professional expertise.

    If you would like to contribute in this way, please contact us to discuss possibilities.

  • Yes. Donations can be made in honor or memory of an individual.

    If you would like the dedication to be noted, please include the name of the person in the payment reference or contact us after making the donation.