DOK.deutsch competition
For this screening, directors Andreas Müller and Simon Guy Fässler are our special guests for a subsequent Q&A.
RUÄCH – EINE REISE INS JENISCHE EUROPA
Schweiz 2023 – Director: Andreas Müller, Simon Guy Fässler – Original with English subtitles (Q&A with the directors Müller und Guy Fässler) – Length: 118 min.
They live in big family groups and love travelling life, even if many of them have had to become settled. Exposed to the most severe discrimination, they are still fighting for recognition today. Their language is secret, their love of freedom great. They often work as knife grinders or scrap metal collectors. In search of the unknown Yenish people: a European road movie. Ysabel Fantou
Biography
Andreas Müller
studied at the Zurich University of the Arts and graduated with a promotional prize.
Simon Guy Fässler
was born in Zurich and studied visual communication with a focus on film at the Hochschule für bildende Künste, Hamburg.
RUÄCH – REISE INS JENISCHE EUROPA is their first joint work.
Filmography
Andreas Müller
CHRISTIAN SCHOCHER, FILMEMACHER, CH 2015, 90 min. (together with Marcel Bächtiger)
Simon Guy Fässler
ONKEL ALBIN, CH/DE 2011, 62 min.
Nominated for the DOK.deutsch Wettbewerb
Intense stories and the unusual on one's own doorstep: the competition presents films that deal with people and topics in German-speaking countries. The VIKTOR DOK.deutsch Competition is endowed with 7,500 euros. The prize sponsor is Sky.
English/Original Title: RUÄCH – A JOURNEY INTO YENISH EUROPE. Writer: Andreas Müller, Simon Guy Fässler, Marcel Bächtiger. Camera: Simon Guy Fässler. Sound: Andreas Müller. Editing: Marcel Bächtiger. Production: soap factory GmbH. Producer: Frank Matter.
