Stéphane Goël

In Lausanne, Switzerland, a group of young women in their twenties embark, while working or studying, on making ethical and dissident pornographic films.

At dawn, a cannon shot shatters the plain. Horses gallop across the beaten earth. Eva, 21 years old, wants to join the hunters of the Imperial Guard, a Napoleonic regiment of historical re-enactment reserved for men. In her quest for romanticism, she hides her identity so that she can set foot in the stirrup, braving a 200-year-old ban. In this world of gunpowder and smoke, Eva discovers herself as she has always dreamed: a handsome soldier at the side of a beautiful princess.

The road from the kitchen to parliament was long and rocky for Swiss women - four generations had to fight for the male electorate to grant women the right to political participation. Stéphane Goël's documentary traces this path with sensitivity and humor.

The road from the kitchen to parliament was long and rocky for Swiss women - four generations had to fight for the male electorate to grant women the right to political participation. Stéphane Goël's documentary traces this path with sensitivity and humor.

When he received the 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Jacques Dubochet saw his life turned upside down. Moving from shadow to light, he is in demand from all sides. What to do with this voice now heard by all? How to find its place and define the struggles to be led? How to become a “Nobel Citizen”, with the objective of assuming his responsibility as a researcher and a member of the human community?

Ambassade questions the role of diplomatic relations and territorial representation. Through the prism of the American hostage crisis in Iran between 1979 and 1981, this film focuses on Switzerland’s role as an intermediary in resolving this international conflict. Pascal Décosterd was a young Swiss diplomat sent to Tehran in 1979. Today, recently retired, he is embarking on a journey to try to understand the events of which he was one of the actors. Flavio Meroni was number 2 of the Swiss Embassy in Iran, today he is writing a book on negotiations to free the hostages. In their company we visit places in the United States, Iran and Switzerland, we meet the protagonists and retrace the different stages of these three years that shaped a new global balance. Behind the scenes of these events, where small and great history mingle, Ambassade offers insights into the importance of the human being at the heart of major diplomatic mechanisms.

En 1877, un aristócrata suizo, Alfred von Rodt, se convirtió en el gobernador de la remota isla chilena que había dado origen a la leyenda de Robinson Crusoe. Exiliado de su país y familia, Von Rodt se esforzó por construir un "pequeño reino" utópico hasta su muerte, pero fracasó y perdió toda su fortuna. La película cuenta la historia de este paria a través de la vida de sus descendientes, quienes hoy buscan autonomía política y la preservación de su identidad indígena.

En 1877, un aristócrata suizo, Alfred von Rodt, se convirtió en el gobernador de la remota isla chilena que había dado origen a la leyenda de Robinson Crusoe. Exiliado de su país y familia, Von Rodt se esforzó por construir un "pequeño reino" utópico hasta su muerte, pero fracasó y perdió toda su fortuna. La película cuenta la historia de este paria a través de la vida de sus descendientes, quienes hoy buscan autonomía política y la preservación de su identidad indígena.

They are single, widowed or divorced; they have had children, husbands, work; they have a life behind them, but also one to come… 'Ladies' reveals the intimate lives of five women in their sixties who are waging a discreet daily battle against solitude. It’s true that men often prefer younger women, it’s true that one feels invisible in a youth-oriented society, but these women are not washed up, far from it.

Some people think of Switzerland as a heaven on earth, but what do the Swiss themselves imagine life after death will be like? To answer this question, documentary filmmaker Stéphane Goël spoke with large numbers of his compatriots – all of them in the twilight of their life – about how they picture the hereafter. The result is a series of remarkable, poignant and funny conversations in which the interviewees open up about their dreams, passions and fears.

Some people think of Switzerland as a heaven on earth, but what do the Swiss themselves imagine life after death will be like? To answer this question, documentary filmmaker Stéphane Goël spoke with large numbers of his compatriots – all of them in the twilight of their life – about how they picture the hereafter. The result is a series of remarkable, poignant and funny conversations in which the interviewees open up about their dreams, passions and fears.

Switzerland was one of the last countries in the world to grant women the right to vote. This film guides us through a century of Swiss history, tracing the imprint left by the women who fought for the right to leave hearth and home – and by the men who did everything they could to send them back – until they gained legal equality, whose implementation seems to be in question still today.

Switzerland was one of the last countries in the world to grant women the right to vote. This film guides us through a century of Swiss history, tracing the imprint left by the women who fought for the right to leave hearth and home – and by the men who did everything they could to send them back – until they gained legal equality, whose implementation seems to be in question still today.

Switzerland was one of the last countries in the world to grant women the right to vote. This film guides us through a century of Swiss history, tracing the imprint left by the women who fought for the right to leave hearth and home – and by the men who did everything they could to send them back – until they gained legal equality, whose implementation seems to be in question still today.

Switzerland still carries out special flights, where passengers, dressed in diapers and helmets, are chained to their seats for 40 hours at worst. They are accompanied by police officers and immigration officials. The passengers are flown to their native countries, where they haven't set foot in in up to twenty years, and where their lives might be in danger. Children, wives and work are left behind in Switzerland. Near Geneva, in Frambois prison, live 25 illegal immigrants waiting for deportation. They are offered an opportunity to say goodbye to their families and return to their native countries on a regular flight, escorted by plain-clothes police officers. If they refuse this offer, the special flight is arranged fast and unexpectedly. The stories behind the locked cells are truly heartbreaking.

"Prud’hommes" is an immersion into the heart of a judicial court that handles disputes between employers and employees. This specific jurisdiction is a place of confrontation where the tensions, suffering and revolts that span the world of employment are exposed. In search of justice or recognition, employees speak out and face their employer face to face. This unique theatre plunges us into a real human drama and forces us to reflect upon today's society.

"Prud’hommes" is an immersion into the heart of a judicial court that handles disputes between employers and employees. This specific jurisdiction is a place of confrontation where the tensions, suffering and revolts that span the world of employment are exposed. In search of justice or recognition, employees speak out and face their employer face to face. This unique theatre plunges us into a real human drama and forces us to reflect upon today's society.

"Prud’hommes" is an immersion into the heart of a judicial court that handles disputes between employers and employees. This specific jurisdiction is a place of confrontation where the tensions, suffering and revolts that span the world of employment are exposed. In search of justice or recognition, employees speak out and face their employer face to face. This unique theatre plunges us into a real human drama and forces us to reflect upon today's society.

"Prud’hommes" is an immersion into the heart of a judicial court that handles disputes between employers and employees. This specific jurisdiction is a place of confrontation where the tensions, suffering and revolts that span the world of employment are exposed. In search of justice or recognition, employees speak out and face their employer face to face. This unique theatre plunges us into a real human drama and forces us to reflect upon today's society.

The personal stories of the people from all around the world waiting for a decision in an asylum-seekers centre in one of most restrictive countries in the world, Switzerland.

La revolución sandinista incitó a cientos de jóvenes occidentales a realizar sus ideales políticos en Nicaragua. Todo parecía posible en un país en plena reconstrucción socialista después de décadas del régimen totalitario de Somoza. Una generación de activistas se unió a la revolución y experimentó con ella diariamente. A partir de 1982, "la Contra", una guerrilla contrarrevolucionaria financiada por Estados Unidos, atacó al país para debilitar a los sandinistas. La guerra civil cobró 50,000 víctimas, entre las cuales había unos veinte jóvenes extranjeros. Después de pasar cuatro años en Nicaragua, el ingeniero agrónomo suizo Maurice Demierre fue asesinado en una emboscada el 16 de febrero de 1986. Se convirtió en mártir de la revolución. La película se remonta al viaje de Maurice Demierre y su compañera Chantal Bianchi, desde su partida de Suiza en 1982 hasta la peregrinación de Chantal a la tumba de Maurice veinte años después de su muerte.

La revolución sandinista incitó a cientos de jóvenes occidentales a realizar sus ideales políticos en Nicaragua. Todo parecía posible en un país en plena reconstrucción socialista después de décadas del régimen totalitario de Somoza. Una generación de activistas se unió a la revolución y experimentó con ella diariamente. A partir de 1982, "la Contra", una guerrilla contrarrevolucionaria financiada por Estados Unidos, atacó al país para debilitar a los sandinistas. La guerra civil cobró 50,000 víctimas, entre las cuales había unos veinte jóvenes extranjeros. Después de pasar cuatro años en Nicaragua, el ingeniero agrónomo suizo Maurice Demierre fue asesinado en una emboscada el 16 de febrero de 1986. Se convirtió en mártir de la revolución. La película se remonta al viaje de Maurice Demierre y su compañera Chantal Bianchi, desde su partida de Suiza en 1982 hasta la peregrinación de Chantal a la tumba de Maurice veinte años después de su muerte.