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Bird's Nest

Switzerland, January 2008
FILM, Documentary, 87 min.

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directed by
Christoph Schaub, Michael Schindhelm
Written by
Christoph Schaub, Michael Schindhelm
Status
In distribution
Website
www.herzogdemeuron-film.com

Schaub and Schindhelm’s documentary follows two Swiss star architects on two very different projects: the national stadium for the Olympic summer games in Peking 2008 and a city area in the provincial town of Jinhua, China. Architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron are literally building bridges between two cultures, two architectural traditions, and two political systems. Their work doesn’t simply enhance China’s great international debut, but serves the everyday needs of the Chinese population. “Bird’s Nest” presents the Basle architects as they find solutions not in the comfort of an ivory tower but in encounters and friction on the ground.

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World Premiere
January 2008
Original Version
Chinese, English, German (german subtitles),  colour, Digi Beta, 87 min.
Production
T&C Film AG, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, SRG SSR, ARTE G.E.I.E.
Producer
directed by
Christoph Schaub, Michael Schindhelm
Written by
Christoph Schaub, Michael Schindhelm
Cinemato­graphy
Matthias Kälin, Stéphane Kuthy
Editing
Marina Wernli
Music
Peter Bräker
Location Sound Mix
Martin Witz, Marc von Stürler

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T&C Film AG

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