Nest is a 2025 Swiss short drama film, co-written and directed by Stefania Burla. Starring Anouk Petri, the film follows fifteen-year-old Selma, who feels crushed by her mother's expectations, by those of the Catholic village in the Swiss mountains where she lives, and ultimately by her own.
The film had its world premiere in the Concorso Nazionale of the Pardi di Domani competition of the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 15 August 2025, where it was nominated for the Pardino d’Oro SRG SSR for the Best Swiss Short Film.
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Cast
Anouk Petri as Selma
Sarah Juliana Bahmou as Luisa
Aira Venzi as Michelle
Keira Jöhr as Olivia
Ruben Otth as Tobias
Nicolas De Peri as Ramon
Barbara Terpoorten as Marianne
Release
Nest had its World Premiere at the Concorso Nazionale portion of the Pardi di Domani competition of the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 15 August 2025, and competed for the Pardino d’Oro SRG SSR for the Best Swiss Short Film.
It was screened on 9 November 2025 at the 22nd Seville European Film Festival, and then on 13 November 2025, it was screened in the Festivals in the Spotlight Film program at the Zagreb Film Festival.