SCHWIMMEN GEHEN
Switzerland 2011 – Director: Bettina Schwarzenbach – Original language: Icelandic – Subtitles: English – Length: 70 min.
“God bless Iceland.” This is how the Icelandic prime minister ended his speech on the collapse of the country’s three biggest banks. Since then a lot has changed for the Icelandic people. SWIMMING AND WATCHING THE BIRDS chronicles the fate of a number of individuals since the financial crisis. Designer, Gudrun Lilja, can’t get rid of her “Limited Edition” and may have to give up her house. Palin lost her job at the bank and now works in an ecovillage. Tradesman, Valdi, rents out his two houses while he lives in his garage. The anarchist author, Siggi Punk, predicted the crisis. Hannes has been unemployed since October and is worried about the coming winter. An intimate look at the aftermath of Iceland’s crisis. Anja Klauck
DOK.special - Nordic Talking, in cooperation with the Münchner Volkshochschule and the Münchner Stadtbibliothek.
English/Original Title: Swimming & Watching the Birds. German title: Fara ad synda. Writer: Bettina Schwarzenbach. Camera: Géraldine Zosso. Editing: Bettina Schwarzenbach. Music: Oskar Gudjonsson, Amiina. Production: Marfilms. Producer: Ramona Mueller.
