Zauberfelsen
Spirits of the Rock
Les rochers de la mémoire
Switzerland / Germany, September 2002
FILM,
Documentary,
78 min.
- directed by
- Peter Ammann
- Written by
- Peter Ammann
- Status
- In distribution
The film journeys into the world of the bushmen, to the hunters and gatherers who once populated the entire region of southern Africa. They were virtually decimated by the white colonists. What remains is their unique rock paintings. Descendants of the white colonists became interested in these primitive people, discovered the significance of their art and myths and searched for links to the past and those “ancestors” which were physically displaced and psychologically dismissed. For the indigenous, this link to the past takes a different course. For some of them, their ancestors include the spirits of the long-lost bush people who had once inhabited and painted the caves – places of special healing powers – and whose presence is still manifested there.
credits
- World Premiere
- September 2002
- Original Version
- English, African languages (german subtitles), colour, 35mm, 78 min.
- Production
- Triluna Film AG, Dialog Film, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, Bayerischer Rundfunk
- Producer
- Rudolf Santschi
- directed by
- Peter Ammann
- Written by
- Peter Ammann
- Cinematography
- Axel Brandt
- Editing
- Lilo Gerber
- Sound Editing
- Florian Eidenbenz
- Re-Recording Mix
- Florian Eidenbenz
- Music
- Richard Wolfson
- Location Sound Mix
- Dieter Meyer
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Accent Films International Ltd.
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
-
Frenetic Films
Distribution
Release date: tba
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Biarritz, 16ème Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels
21.01.2003 - 26.01.2003 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
20.01.2003 - 26.01.2003