"Sweeteye Films" formerly known also as "Les Films the l’Oeil Doux", is the name under which Karola Ritter has produced her films and videos ever since she graduated from her cinematographic studies under Jean Rouch and Eric Rohmer in Paris, France.
The name "Sweeteye" (l’Oeil Doux) was inspired by a magical lake in South of France, where Karola spent some of her early childhood with her artist painter parents Werner Ritter from Switzerland and Brigitte Kretz from Germany. Beyond the geographical background of this "sacred childhood place", the name also reflects Karola’s approach to filmmaking. Karola's eye behind the camera is dedicated to the search for a more sensitive and humane spiritual ethic beyond the dichotomous linear, patriarchal world-views and philosophies of western civilization, which have led to the destruction of our environment and systematic eradication of other cultures.

Karola's artwork over the past ten years is a reflection of this endeavor. Her video installation "Digital Swamp" for "Energia" at the National Museum for Contemporary Art, XTAA in Mexico City was a homage to the life-giving element of water, which she captured with her camera utilizing the moving abstractions created by the interplay of wind, sun and seasons. These unaltered moving images (and nature sounds) were the central piece of this installation. A member of the Sioux Indian Nation has commented, "Karola truly captures the spirit and the essence of these elements in her work."

Many of her documentaries are dedicated to environmental and minority issues, predominantly documenting Native American struggles. It is with a "sweet" eye behind the camera, that Karola has captured the plight of the disenfranchised and forgotten in our society. Her latest project with the Shinnecock Indian Nation in Long Island, New York, "The Last Piece" is a film that is an eye opener on the necessity of dialogue between different peoples. The Shinnecock commonly refer to her as "Sweeteye", which de facto has also become Karola’s "Indian name".