Synopsis

During the shooting of a short documentary about Swiss radio amateur Hans, Serbian director discovers that this elder man reminds him of his deceased grandfather. While Hans connects to the world by his radio, the present and the past, the near and the far areas merge together.

About Project

The film was created as part of the “5x5x5” documentary residency program, a collaboration between the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) and the production company Lang Film.


World Premiere: November 2011, Winterthur Kurzfilmtage

Festivals: Rio de Janeiro short film festival, Cinema City Novi Sad, Dokufest Prizren


Technical Specs:

Short documentary

12′ 30″ / color / 16:9

Language: Swiss-German, Serbian (English subtitles)

Credits

Production: Langfilm – Bernard Lang AG, ZHdK

Director: Ognjen Isailović 

DOP: Elena Brotschi

Editing: Fabian Kaiser

Sound design: Gregg Skerman

AD/Location Sound: Jan-Eric Mack

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