ETERNAL SNOW

Cinema Documentary | CH | HD | 90′ | Released

Living in Nepal’s Khumbu Valley, two Tamang brothers have very different bonds with the mountains: one, a porter for tourists heading to Everest Base Camp, aims to work as a guide. The other, a Buddhist monk in a high-altitude monastery, aspires to become a great lama and prays for his brother’s safe ascents. Both strive in their own ways to break free from the poverty heightened by the booming mountain tourism business. Torn between their need to survive and their dreams, they face choices that could change their lives forever.

Crew

Director / Script
FRANÇOIS KOHLER
Artistic collaboration

ANTOINE JACCOUD

Recherch
MARION CHAYGNEAUD-DUPUY

Editing
KARINE SUDAN

DoP
NICOLAS VEUTHEY

Sound
THEODORA MENTHONNEX

SHRAWAL RP

Production
CORINNA DÄSTNER

DODO HUNZIKER

Assistant Director

BÉNÉDICTE PAREL

Translation

SUVA RAJ

Production Manager
ANASTASIA ZEHNDER

Assistants Production

FLORA TISCHHAUSER

RAHEL HUNZIKER

Assistents Editing

FEDERICO NÍPOLI

BEGOGÑA HERRERA

DokLab GmbH

In coproduktion with

Instant Film Sàrl, SRF RTS

With the support of the

Federal Office of Culture (FOC), Pro Cinéma Berne & Swisslos, Cinéforom & Loterie Romande, Burgergemeinde Bern

News

8 April 2026

ETERNAL SNOW – World Premiere at Visions du Réel

ETERNAL SNOW by François Kohler will have its world premiere at Visions du Réel in Nyon. As part of the festival’s National Competition, it will be screened on April 18, 2026, at 4 p.m. at Théâtre de Marens.

Find tickets here.

27 January 2026

DOM – Nomination for Swiss Film Award 2026

We are delighted that DOM has been nominated for the Swiss Film Award 2026 in the category ‘Best Documentary Film’!

We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to everyone who made DOM possible – the courageous activists for their trust and courage, our film crew, the institutions for their support, and all our colleagues who appreciate the work of Svetlana Rodina and Laurent Stoop!

Photo: Schweizer Filmpreis

Until 7 July 2026

DOM on Playsuisse

New on Playsuisse: the film DOM (OV/d/f/i) by Sveta Rodina and Laurent Stoop!

Young Russian opposition activists come together in an emergency shelter in Tbilisi: a women’s rights activist, a young journalist couple, a Navalny supporter and a political blogger resist from here. The war in Ukraine and repression forced them to leave their homeland. In exile in Georgia, they live as digital dissidents in search of a new home.

Stream it now for free on Playsuisse!

21.11.25 to 23.11.25

DOM at BE MOVIE –

The Bern Film Weekend

DOM (‘Home’ in Russian) will be screened at ‘BE MOVIE – The Bern Film Weekend’, which takes place from 20.11.25 to 23.11.25! Secure your ticket now and experience ‘DOM’ on the big screen! The film will be shown at the following cinemas:

Cinématte Bern,
Friday 21 November 2025, at 6 p.m. (OV/df)
In the presence of director Svetlana Rodina and director and DOP Laurent Stoop

Kino Meiringen,
Saturday, 22 November 2025, 5 p.m. (OV/d)

Kino im Schlosshof Oberhofen,
Sunday, 23 November 2025, 10:15 a.m. (OV/d)
In the presence of director Svetlana Rodina and director and DOP Laurent Stoop

Lichtspiel / Kinemathek Bern,
Sunday 23 November 2025 at 2 p.m. (OV/df)
In the presence of producer Corinna Dästner

06.11.2025

BADI at doxs!-festival in Duisburg

The short documentary film ‘BADI’ by Romana Lanfranconi celebrates its WORLD PREMIERE at this year’s doxs! festival in Duisburg! ‘BADI’ will be shown on 6 November 2025 at 12:30 p.m. at doxs!, the documentary film festival for young people and children.

28.09.2025 & 01.10.2025

DOM on SWISS TV

TV Premiere

SRF 1: on September 28, 2025, at 11.45 p.m.

RTS 1: on October 1, 2025, at 11.25 p.m.

18.08.2025

ZWEI SOMMER IN DER BADI

Internal screening at the Waldbad Zimmeregg in the presence of the protagonists and the crew.

23.06.2025

DOM

Upcoming screenings:

Kino REX Bern, 13.07.2025 – 6.15 PM

Tickets are available here!

10.06.2025

DOM at the Kino REX Bern

DOM has its Bernese premiere on Tuesday, June 17 at 8 PM at the Kino REX Bern. There will be a Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening.
Get your tickets now on the Kino REX website or click here.

01.06.2025

DOM at the Movies in Switzerland

DOM at the Cameo Winterthur cinema – 01.06.2025

DOM at the Cameo cinema Winterthur – 05.06.2025

DOM at the Cameo cinema Winterthur – 16.06.2025

DOM at the REX cinema Bern – 17.06.2025

DOM at Espace Noir, St. Imier – 21.06.2025

29.04.2025

DOM in Freiburg

DOM by Svetlana Rodina and Laurent Stoop will be opening the Freiburger Filmforum

DOM at the Freiburger Filmforum – 27.05.2025

22.04.2025

Filming for EWIGES EIS

François Kohler and his team are in Nepal and soon on their way to the base camp of Mount Everest for the cinema documentary EWIGES EIS.
All the best for the filming – come back safe and sound!

07.04.2025

JESUS GOES TO HOLLYWOOD on SRF

On Palm Sunday, 13.04.2025, JESUS GOES TO HOLLYWOOD by Norbert Busé will be shown on SRF 1 at 10:00 on Sternstunde Religion. Watch the divine superstar! The film was featured on Deutschlandfunk Kultur.

05.03.2025

DOM in Paris and Riga

On 08.03.2025, DOM by Svetlana Rodina and Laurent Stoop will be shown at the Splendid Palace at the Artdocfest in Riga and on 23 March 2025 at the Cinema du Réel Festival in Paris. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the filmmakers.

25.01.2025

Swiss premiere of DOM

Swiss premiere of DOM at the Landhaus, with the auditorium so full and the audience so attentive. It was something special! Merci Soleure! Merci Svetlana Rodina et Laurent Stoop et nos protagonistes courageu*ses!

22.01.2025

DOM in Solothurn

DOM by Svetlana Rodina and Laurent Stoop will be shown twice on the big screen at the Solothurn Film Festival! We are looking forward to celebrating the Swiss premiere with the audience on Saturday evening.

16.12.2024

Arte about JESUS GOES TO HOLLYWOOD

The DokLab coproduction JESUS GOES TO HOLLYWOOD by Norbert Busè will be broadcast on arte on 25.12.2024 at 10:25! Watch the divine superstar on screen!

11.12.2024

DOM nominated for Prix de Soleure

DOM by Svetlana Rodina and Laurent Stoop has been nominated for the Prix de Soleure at the Solothurn Film Festival! We are looking forward to celebrating the Swiss premiere of the film on Saturday 25.01.2025 at 08:15 at the Landhaus in Solothurn!