2010 | Color | 83 min A documentary dedicated to Daniel Schmid, one of the most innovative directors of the 1970s and 1980s, who was born in 1941. During his childhood, he was inspired by his grandmother’s imaginative stories. At the same time, the lobby of his father’s hotel became the stage for his own storytelling – a passion which was to remain with him for the rest of his life. This is a portrait of a man and his fantastical and extravagant style of making films. Country: Suiza Direction: Jaberg; Benny, Hoffman; Pascal Script: Jaberg; Benny, Hoffman; Pascal Production: Hoehn; Marcel Photography: Zumbrunn; Filip Sound: Brüngel; Christoph Music: Scherer; Peter Participation year at FICM: 2010
2010 | Color | 83 min A documentary dedicated to Daniel Schmid, one of the most innovative directors of the 1970s and 1980s, who was born in 1941. During his childhood, he was inspired by his grandmother’s imaginative stories. At the same time, the lobby of his father’s hotel became the stage for his own storytelling – a passion which was to remain with him for the rest of his life. This is a portrait of a man and his fantastical and extravagant style of making films. Country: Suiza Direction: Jaberg; Benny, Hoffman; Pascal Script: Jaberg; Benny, Hoffman; Pascal Production: Hoehn; Marcel Photography: Zumbrunn; Filip Sound: Brüngel; Christoph Music: Scherer; Peter Participation year at FICM: 2010
Mexico will no longer exist! A frenetic view runs over a convulsed Mexico City, a colossal metropolis sustained by the myth of "mestizaje" and other colonial forms of violence. Past and present weave a flurry of images; fragmented memories of this land. Ancient deities are incarnated, while dreams overlap among intimacy, complicity and the tumult. This is an erratic film that invites us to reimagine the complex relationship we have with the constructed “mexicanidad.” See More
Ziuta travesías Ziuta, a Polish Jewish survivor of World War II, was an extraordinary woman who sparked special devotion for her political commitment and her support for clandestine struggle. As a teenager, Ziuta weathered exile with fortitude and determination, saving her mother and other relatives from perishing in their flight. Despite the horrors and scarcity she endured, she upheld a grateful outlook on life. See More
Zinzindurrunkarratz Oskar Alegría embarks on a journey to recover the past. With a Super-8 camera that once belonged to his father and has remained untouched for 41 years, he plans to retrace the path of the shepherd: the journey of transhumance that his grandfather undertook in his youth, following now-forgotten coordinates. The result is a film that delights in the search —as well as the many detours along the way. See More
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