Film School Festival ZHdK
Block 4
ZAUNGESPRÄCHE
Switzerland 2015 – Director: Lisa Gerig – English subtitles – Length: 14 min.
Communication as a sign of respect. Once a week Lisa visits refugees awaiting deportation in a Swiss detention centre. In one-to-one conversations she sympathises with every individual’s fate.
English/Original Title: CONVERSATION OVER THE FENCE. Camera: Lisa Gerig. Sound: Lisa Gerig. Editing: Lisa Gerig. Production: ZHdK Zürich. Producer: Filippo Bonacci. International Sales: ZHdK Zürich Distribution: ZHdK Zürich
DAS LEBEN DREHEN – WIE MEIN VATER VERSUCHTE, DAS GLÜCK FESTZUHALTEN
Switzerland 2015 – Director: Eva Vitija – English subtitles – Length: 77 min.
As a child, she hated being filmed but when Eva Vitija’s father died she inherited his vast archive of home movies. The film is a personal and philosophical answer to the universal question: “why are you looking at me?”
English/Original Title: MY LIFE AS A FILM – HOW MY FATHER TRIED TO CAPTURE HAPPINESS. Writer: Eva Vitija. Camera: Stefan Dux. Sound: Remie Blaser. Editing: Fabian Kaiser, Natascha Cartolaro. Music: Christian Garcia. Production: SwissDok GmbH. Producer: Daniel Howald, Chantal Millès. Distribution: ZHdK Zürich
