How is home-making put into motion?

Join us for a screening that brings this question to life through a series of short documentary films created by young mobile filmmakers. Developed within a participatory filmmaking workshop at the University of Neuchâtel, these films emerge from a process in which participants shaped their own stories—from concept to filming and editing—offering personal perspectives on belonging, movement, and the making of “home.”

The screening will be followed by a discussion with the filmmakers (in English) on their creative processes and the shared theme of home making.

The evening will conclude with drinks and nibbles at the cafeteria of the Musée d’ethnographie de Neuchâtel.

Films:

1. Chai to Chocolate: A Journey in the Details
Vrinda Gupta, Alessandra Polidori, Nesibe Polat, Roxane Mazery – 4 min, English (English subtitles).

2. On the Way Home
Dima Yaroshenko – 15 min, Ukrainian (English subtitles).

3. Geneva Is a Revelation
Carolina Earle, Geneva Oke, Rosa Ennison – 17 min, English (English subtitles).

4. Two Shores
Alessandra Polidori, Nesibe Polat, Roxane Mazery, Vrinda Gupta – 7 min, Italian and Turkish (English subtitles).

5. Planted
Carol Pierre – 9 min, English & French (English subtitles).

The event is organized by Emmanuel Charmillot and Janine Dahinden from the Laboratory for the 
Study of Social Processes, University of Neuchâtel, as part of the LYMAS project (Life Strategies 
of Young Mobile People in Aging Societies), funded by the VolkswagenStiftung (Volkswagen 
Foundation) and coordinated by the DeZIM Institute in Berlin.

Registration open until March 9, 2026