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An eight-year-old girl forms a bond with a sinister creature in her home, which bears a striking resemblance to her own mother and draws her into a terrifying world.

Veska grew up in Svilengrad, Bulgaria. Years later, she returns as an archaeologist to lead the excavation of a medieval castle near the Turkish and Greek borders. When a former colleague turns up in the area looking to make a quick buck, she is drawn into the shadowy underworld of the border region.

We all come from houses in which we live, dream, love and die. This long-term documentary project explores the significance of architecture in our everyday lives and takes its audience on a journey to the most impressive places designed by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor.

Amanda and her stepfather Martin struggle with a moral issue that divides them. Has Amanda’s mother Leslie, who has dementia, lost the ability to make critical decisions in her own best interests? And, if so, who is responsible – a spouse, a child, an institution – for making such a determination? As Amanda and Martin are forced to make increasingly difficult choices, the repercussions spiral out of their control.

In March 2025, the Zurich cultural institution «Zukunft» was forced to close its doors for good. This prompted Stephan Schulz and Julian Kirchner to produce an independent, community-funded documentary. They document the final days of «Zuki» and the essence that made this gathering place so special.

A film essay montage of contemporary footage, archive and cinema history, about the age of post-truth and how one young man’s childhood epilepsy became representative of the woes of the world and how he triumphed against adversity.