Switzerland’s Sister Distribution Boards ‘The Indies’ From ‘They Will Be Dust’ Producers: ’It’s Not Character-Driven but Image-Driven’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Jun 5, 2026 1:56am PT Switzerland’s Sister Distribution Boards ‘The Indies’ From ‘They Will Be Dust’ Producers: ’It’s Not Character-Driven but Image-Driven’ (EXCLUSIVE)

The Swiss-Spanish co-production by debut feature helmers Pauline Julier and Nicolas Chapoulier will bow at Madrid's ECAM Forum as a work in progress

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'The Indies' – Courtesy of Alina Film

After serving as a minority partner to Spain’s Lastor Media on the Toronto-winning Spanish pic “They Will Be Dust,” established Swiss banner Alina Film is majority-producing with Lastor the period road movie “The Indies,” (“Les Indes”) which will be sneak-peeked as a work in progress at ECAM Forum co-production market in Madrid, running June 9-11.

Switzerland’s Sister Distribution has just snapped up the rights to the pic, co-written and directed by first-time feature filmmakers Pauline Julier and Nicolas Chapoulier.