The Meadow

June 2020, Corona, one year after the national women's strike. Six directors dive into the everyday life of six women and explore what it means to be a woman in today's Switzerland.

Summertime in a city. The coolness of a morning swim in the river quickly vanishes as the heat exacerbates insignificant daily nuisances. As Eli tires to escape the narrowness and agitation of the city, she keeps on facing aggression. Her rage starts to build up.

Laurianne is waiting for her work colleague to pick her up – and for the result of her pregnancy test. While she tries to cope with her everyday life, she starts to struggle. Not with the decision of what to do, but with this responsibility that her body brings with it. And the question of how alone she is with it.

Set to a classic Duke Ellington recording "Daybreak Express", this is a five-minute short of the soon-to-be-demolished Third Avenue elevated subway station in New York City.