Bruno Spoerri

The Grisons singer Walter Lietha was one of the biggest names in the Swiss music scene in the 1970s, becoming the voice of a generation with his poetic, sometimes socially critical songs. But at the beginning of the 1980s, this voice largely fell silent in the public sphere. In August 2025, the 75-year-old Grisons bard was honored with a concert at the "Alpentöne" music festival, featuring, among others, Corin Curschellas, Sophie Hunger, Stephan Eicher, Michael von der Heide, and the Narrenschiffband. What has become of Walter Lietha, his utopian visions, his songs?

Two younger musicians are wondering where there pop star careers went after becoming fathers. So they decide to meet older musicians from the Swiss scene, from Hardy Hepp to Barry Window, from Düde Dürst to Valerie Claus, from Christine Lauterburg to Bruno Spoerri, incorporating musicians from other and earlier scenes.

The film accompanies musicians who have devoted themselves to new, uncharted sounds with a great deal of passion. They build new instruments and work with quotidian noises. In the process, the ostensible noise often becomes sound. An adventurous journey of discovery into the realm of noises and sounds, rhythms and stillness. Together with people who listen closely and without reservation. A film that aims to engage viewers to listen with their eyes and see with their ears. Astonishingly sublime.