Der Mann auf dem Kirchturm
The man on the church spire
L’homme sur le clocher
Switzerland, January 2026
FILM,
Documentary,
80 min.
- directed by
- Edwin Beeler
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.calypsofilm.ch
He is the village chimney sweep, and as a roofer, he loves working on church steeples at dizzying heights. For the boy, his grandfather is a lucky charm and a strong man. He wants to emulate him and learn more about his heritage. But his grandfather's fall from the roof changes everything, and on the filmmaker's 31st birthday, an unimaginable suicide occurs.
What remains are open questions about intergenerational trauma, about male dominance, female subordination, about one's own identity - and silence.
credits
- World Premiere
- January 2026
- Original Version
- Swiss-German, German (german subtitles), colour, DCP, 80 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0006-63B4-0000-V-0000-0000-I
- Production
- Calypso Film AG, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
- Producer
- Edwin Beeler
- directed by
- Edwin Beeler
- Cinematography
- Daniel Leippert, Edwin Beeler
- Editing
- Mirjam Krakenberger, Edwin Beeler
- Location Sound Mix
- Thomas Horat, Olivier Jean-Richard
- Music
- Oswald Schwander, Albin Brun
- Compositing
- Peter Guyer
- Costumes
- Bernadette Meier
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Calypso Film AG
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
-
Calypso Film AG
Distribution
Release date: 15.01.2025