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22.02. / Monday, 21:30 - 00:00 Theatre 5 | |
24.02. / Wednesday, 14:00 - 16:00 Theatre 5 | |
26.02. / Friday, 15:00 - 17:00 Theatre 3 | |
28.02. / Sunday, 12:00 - 14:00 Theatre 3 | |
28.02. / Sunday, 18:00 - 20:00 Theatre 4 | |
28.02. / Sunday, 20:00 - 22:00 Theatre 5 | |
28.02. / Sunday, 22:00 - 00:00 Theatre 2 |
Rick and Cindy are a loving couple. Homeless, they have lived for a long time in a tunnel on the outskirts of Las Vegas. Dave survives alone in a shelter in the Californian desert. He constantly talks about God and sends him messages composed of empty bottles in the sand. April has a home, but humanity's overall crisis makes her think of moving to Mars. She dons an astronaut suit and goes off to explore the rocky Utah landscape as if it indeed were the Red Planet. Nicolas Steiner takes a high-speed trip through this unseen America, following his outlandish characters with such empathy and passion that it is impossible to call them outsiders. They live, love and dream to the fullest, as only true romanticists can. All of them are the invisible superheroes of today’s world, which seems an abandoned place, full of solitude, longing and a desperate urge for freedom.
Nicolas Steiner, born in 1984, Switzerland, studied Film in Ludwigsburg, Germany. The drummer, actor and filmmaker has made both animations and (short) films and documentaries. His successful short It’s me. Helmut was shown at over 240 festivals in all five continents and received 42 prizes and honorary mentions. Above and Below (2015) is his second feature-length documentary.
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ABOVE AND BELOW
Switzerland, Germany
2015, 118'
Directed by:
Nicolas Steiner
Screenplay by:
Nicolas Steiner
Cinematography:
Markus Nestroy
Edited by:
Kaya Inan
Music:
John Gürtler, Jan Miserre
Producers:
Brigitte Hofer, Helge Albers, Cornelia Seitler
Produced by:
maximage GmbH, Flying Moon Filmproduktion, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, 3sat Zürich
Festivals & Awards:
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