DOC NYC, America’s largest Documentary Festival, celebrates its 13th edition and features two Swiss films and one co-production: Radical Landscapes will hold its world premiere on Sunday, November 13 at 1:15 pm followed by a Q&A with director Elettra Fiumi; The US premiere of Girl Gang will screen on Friday, November 11 at 9:30 pm followed by a Q&A with director Susanne Regina Meures; and the Swiss, Italian and French co-production Mother Lode by Matteo Tortone will screen for the first time in North America on Wednesday, November 9, at 7 pm. Check the DOC NYC website for additional in-person and online screenings. 

Join us for the 2022 Friedrich Ulfers Prize Award Ceremony and the Festival Neue Literatur satellite event Express Yourself: Why Writers Write on November 14 at 7 pm at the Austrian Cultural Forum. In this panel discussion acclaimed German- and English language authors Judith Keller (Switzerland),  Raphaela Edelbauer (Austria), Nora Krug (Germany), and Jenny McPhee (US) will read from their recent works and discuss their process. The conversation will be moderated by award-winning literary translator Elisabeth Lauffer.
Image: Nora Krug © Nina Subin; Jenny McPhee © Lina Bertucci;  Judith Keller © Ayse Yavas;  Raphaela Edelbauer © Mafalda Rakos

Join us for a concert by Swiss pianist Cyrus von Hochstetter on Friday, November 18 at 8 pm at Soapbox Gallery. With his extensive training in both classical and jazz piano, Cyrus von Hochstetter straddles the musical worlds as a pianist, composer and teacher. Scenes from Childhood presents a varied program, ranging from Schumann’s Kinderszenen, Music for Children by Aram Kachaturian and a set of own Piano Miniatures by von Hochstetter with Louis Arques joining on clarinet.
Image: Cyrus von Hochstetter

CINZIA D'ADAMO RECOMMENDS
SUNRISE ON THE MATTERHORN BY ALBERT BIERSTADT

Allegra! My name is Cinzia and I am the new intern for Culture and Education at the Consulate General. As colder and darker days are fast approaching here in New York, I am excited to spend more time exploring the city’s beautiful museums. On my first trip to New York some years ago I accidentally stumbled upon a piece of home at the MET Museum. Ever since, Sunrise on the Matterhorn by Albert Bierstadt has been imprinted on my mind and has become one of my favorite pieces of art. Although the 19th century artist is celebrated for his lavish paintings of the American West, Bierstadt’s idyllic and lesser known paintings of Swiss landscapes invite to dream and let the viewer forget the hustle and bustle of the concrete jungle.
Image: Cinzia D'Adamo