This is the online Portfolio of Jan Schweizer, filmmaker.
I started out with skateboarding, then got to photographing birds and ended up making films.
I film interviews, campaigns, skateboarding videos, my friends and occasionally build a website.
I would be interested to hear from you!
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people & adventures
social media
animation & other
#documentary
The Decade of Friendship is a 30-minute documentary about the parkour team Freerun Zürich.
For the NZZ I created a series of Reels about how the newspaper researches information.
#animated explainer
With SRF School we animated an explainer video for kids to describe to concept of tidal power.
#interview
At the Zurich Film Festival 2024 I had talked with director Bogdan Muresanu about his newest film.
Sandy Apero is about swiss food for a young audience.
#essay
This is an essay video about turning around and what comes with making a decision to change direction.
#web-series
SCHWEGU is a three-part online series about the unique training style of the team Freerun Zürich.
The Present Magazine is the first swiss parkour magazine.
#stop-motion
This is a stop-motion project in which every movement is set by hand, and the combination of the many images brings the skateboard to life.
#portrait
A portrait about John Dahlquist and how he combines skateboarding with school subjects as co-head teacher of the bryggeriets gymnasium.
For the Travel Book Shop Zürich, I create weekly posts on Instagram and promote current Events.
#travel
A cinematic journey by train.