Gambling, Gods and LSD
Documentary, 180 min.
Coproduction
by Peter Mettler
Switzerland / Canada, April 2002
A three hour flow, following the invisible currents which interconnect people through culture and time. The land of Toronto, Nevada, Switzerland, South India. The smell of ecstasy, plastic, sex, dust and divinity. An associative tableau portaying the inexhaustible pursuits within which we attempt to bring meaning into our lives. A filmmakers journey which blends documentary observation with the logic of lyricism, the movements of music, probing to bring back a sense of wonder in everyday life.
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Directed by:
Peter Mettler
Written by:
Peter Mettler
World Premiere: April 2002
Original Version:
English/Swiss-German (english subtitles), colour, 35mm, BlowUp, 180 min.
Production:
maximage GmbH, Grimthorpe Film Inc.
Cinematography:
Peter Mettler
Editing:
Peter Mettler, Roland Schlimme
Sound:
Peter Bräker, Peter Mettler
Music:
Fred Frith, Jim O'Rourke, Knut & Silvy, Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki (a.o.)
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World Sales:
Alliance Atlantis Pictures International
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Distribution Switzerland:
Columbus Film AG
Distribution Germany:
GM Films
Distribution Austria:
Polyfilm Verleih
Distribution Canada:
Odeon Films
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- , , Qualitätsprämie des Bundesamtes für Kultur 2003
- Toronto, Toronto International Film Festival, Best Feature Lenght Documentary Genie Awards 2003
- Warsaw, Planete + Doc Film Festival, Award for Best Film 2003
- Duisburg, Duisburger Filmwoche, 3SAT-Dokumentarfilmpreis für den besten deutschsprachigen Dokumentarfilm 2002
- Montréal, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma Montréal, NFB Best Documentary Award 2002
- Nyon, Visions du Réel, Grand Prix UBS 2002
- Nyon, Visions du Réel, Prix du jeune public 2002
- Vancouver, Vancouver International Film Festival, National Film Board Award for Best Documentary 2002
Open / CloseFestivals
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Warsaw,
10th Planete + Doc Film Festival Warsaw,
10.05.2013 – 19.05.2013
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Toronto,
20th Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Toronto,
25.04.2013 – 05.05.2013
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Prizren,
10. Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival Prizren,
23.07.2011 – 31.07.2011
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Firenze,
51. Festival dei Popoli Firenze,
13.11.2010 – 20.11.2010
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Amsterdam,
21th International Documentary Festival Amsterdam,
20.11.2008 – 30.11.2008
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Leipzig,
50. Internationales Leipziger Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm,
29.10.2007 – 04.11.2007
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Yamagata,
Yamagata Int. Documentary Film Festival,
07.10.2005 – 13.10.2005
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Beirut,
6th Docu Days - Beirut International Documentary Festival,
01.11.2004 – 10.11.2004
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Helsinki,
DocPoint - Helsinki Documentary Film Festival,
15.01.2004 – 18.01.2004
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Amsterdam,
16th International Documentary Film Festival,
20.11.2003 – 30.11.2003
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Denver,
26th Denver Int. Film Festival,
09.10.2003 – 19.10.2003
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Melbourne,
52nd Melbourne International Film Festival,
23.07.2003 – 10.08.2003
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Trencianske Teplice,
International Film Festival Trencianske Tepice,
20.06.2003 – 28.06.2003
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Buenos Aires,
Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival,
16.04.2003 – 26.04.2003
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Torino,
2nd Intinity Festival - Film and Spiritual Research,
05.04.2003 – 12.04.2003
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Thessaloniki,
Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival,
01.03.2003 – 09.03.2003
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Rotterdam,
32nd International Film Festival Rotterdam,
22.01.2003 – 02.02.2003
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Solothurn,
38. Solothurner Filmtage,
20.01.2003 – 26.01.2003
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Saarbrücken,
24. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis,
13.01.2003 – 19.01.2003
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Busan,
7th Pusan International Film Festival,
14.11.2002 – 23.11.2002
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Duisburg,
26. Duisburger Filmwoche,
04.11.2002 – 10.11.2002
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Montréal,
Festival international du cinéma et des nouveaux médias,
10.10.2002 – 22.10.2002
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Vancouver,
21st Vancouver International Film Festival,
26.09.2002 – 11.10.2002
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Toronto,
27th Toronto International Film Festival,
05.09.2002 – 14.09.2002
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Cape Town,
4th South African International Documentary Festival,
21.07.2002 – 30.07.2002
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Nyon,
Visions du réel - Festival int. du cinéma documentaire,
22.04.2002 – 28.04.2002
Open / CloseNews
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Nyon, Munich, Toronto: Swiss doucumentaries in international limelight
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«Gambling, Gods and LSD», a film by Peter Mettler, wins at
Visions du Réel in Nyon 2002
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Swiss documentary opens «Duisburger Filmwoche»
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«Gambling, Gods and LSD» wins 3Sat-Price in Duisburg
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Prologue to the Swiss Film Prize 2003: the Nominations
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Remarkable Swiss Presence at Max Ophuels-Prize Film Festival
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“Gambling, Gods and LSD” nominated for the 2003 Canada Genie Award
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“Gambling, Gods and LSD” wins GENIE award in Toronto
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Large presence of Swiss documentary films in Amsterdam
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Swiss Documentary Films on German Movie Screens
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Switzerland at Valladolid International Film Festival
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Peter Liechti’s works and other artist films on tour in Poland
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Shepherds, lovers, and dreams – Swiss films are touring Latin America
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Toronto honors Peter Mettler
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Swiss documentary filmmaking strongly represented at Leipzig Festival
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Swiss films take Korea by storm
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Prominent presence for Swiss documentary films in Amsterdam
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Swiss documentary filmmaking honoured in Lisbon
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Grand presence for Swiss documentary films at Popoli Festival in Florence
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Swiss films screened in programme at Dokufest in Prizren (Kosovo)
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Peter Mettler and Marcel Gisler in North America
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Peter Mettler featured as guest in Warsaw and Wroclaw