Common Ground

In an Alpine village where every square meter holds value, locals have used the communal pastures—the Allmend—for centuries. Filmmaker Anna Schmid documents how modern economic realities clash with traditional ways of life. Farmers argue over grazing quotas, the youth leave for cities, and tourists bring new money and new problems. The 2026 film becomes a chronicle of an invisible war for land, where the right to profit meets the right to community. It’s a study of how globalization reshapes the face of places seemingly frozen in time, and what happens when the commons become a commodity.