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It’s not just about chocolate and pocketknives anymore. The queers of Switzerland speak the universal language of gay in this eclectic shorts program.
Swiss Treats starts with Vandals, the tale of two young graffiti writers torn between the love for graffiti and the love for each other. Franco, a student in history, decides to seek evidence as he discovers the unorthodox sexual practices of his thesis director and suspects his research has been stolen in Comme une lettre à la poste. Simone misses a connecting flight for her father’s funeral, and now she’s stuck in a small airport in 510 Meters Above Sea Level. The beautifully shot think-piece 14h05, follows a couple as they anticipate the arrival of their new adopted baby. But maybe Julien isn't as ready as he would let Alex believe. In Fifth Fugue, a young student takes piano lessons with a teacher. Thirty-year-old Elena is waiting for life to start; and luckily, one night Lia appears in her copy shop in Easy Tiger. Eye and Axis is a dreamlike film mixing images of nature, humanity, and the ocean. Finally, a salsa course unites Helen, a high level broker, and Anna, her cleaning lady, in Dancing to Happiness.

This beautifully shot think-piece follows a couple as they anticipate the arrival of their new adopted baby. But maybe Julien isn't as ready as he would let Alex believe.

A small airport in Switzerland. Simone has to attend her father's funeral. But she misses her connecting flight. Natalie is waiting. For whom, she doesn't know yet. Two strangers, caught in a night with no morning. They hesitate. Recognize and lose themselves. Far away from time that keeps on ticking.

Franco is studying history at the university. His girlfriend criticizes him for his existential inertia, which hinders him from growing up. After Franco finally manages to submit his final thesis, his professor rejects it, but steals his ideas for an article of his own. When Franco starts to search for evidence, he discovers the somewhat unorthodox sexual practices of his professor.

Anna is working as a cleaning lady. Every night she cleans Helen's office. Helen is a high level broker working in the stock exchange. The two women live in different worlds and normally would never meet each other. However they happen to have enrolled on the same salsa course. Due to the lack of men, Anna and Helen have to dance together.

A young student takes lessons with a piano teacher.

Two male graffiti artists are secret lovers, but their views on the relationship differ — one wants it to stay purely physical, while the other craves something deeper. As they plan a major project with fellow artists, tensions rise, especially when a female colleague shows interest in one of them.