Above And Below
Switzerland / Germany, January 2015
FILM,
Documentary,
118 min.
- directed by
- Nicolas Steiner
- Written by
- Nicolas Steiner
- Status
- In distribution
Far, far away and out of sight, that’s where April, Dave, Cindy, Rick and the Godfather are creating life on their own terms. From the depths of the flood channels under Sin City, to a reclaimed military bunker in the middle of the dusty, heated Californian nowhere land, to beyond the stratosphere where Mars now lives on earth. Each individual has been flung into periling circumstances on this rollercoaster ride called life. Through the hustle, pain, and laughter, we are whisked away to an unfamiliar world where we discover its inhabitants to be souls not unlike our very own.
credits
- World Premiere
- January 2015
- Original Version
- English (french/german subtitles), colour, DCP, 118 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0003-A87E-0000-O-0000-0000-2
- Production
- maximage, Flying Moon Filmproduktion, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, ZDF / 3sat
- Producer
- Brigitte Hofer, Cornelia Seitler, Helge Albers, Nicolas Steiner
- directed by
- Nicolas Steiner
- Written by
- Nicolas Steiner
- Cinematography
- Markus Nestroy
- Editing
- Kaya Inan
- Sound Editing
- Tobias Koch
- Sound Design
- Tobias Koch
- Re-Recording Mix
- Jacques Kieffer
- Music
- John Gürtler, Jan Miserre, Lars Voges
- Location Sound Mix
- Tobias Koch, Bertin Molz
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- maximage
Worldwide Distribution
- Austria
-
ABC-Films
Distribution
Release date: 15.04.2016 - France
- Septième Factory Distribution
- Germany
-
déjà-vu film UG
Distribution
Release date: 25.02.2016 - Switzerland
-
Cineworx GmbH
Distribution
Release date: 25.02.2016 - United States
-
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Distribution
Release date: 15.04.2016
Awards
(a selection)
- Filmschau Baden-Württemberg, Bester Dokumentarfilm 2015 (Winner)
- St. Petersburg, Message to Man International Film Festival, FIPRESCI Award 2015 (Winner)
- Poindimié, Festival International du Cinéma des Peuples «ânûû-rû âboro», Grand Prix du Festival Meilleur long métrage 2015 (Winner)
- Poindimié, Festival International du Cinéma des Peuples «ânûû-rû âboro», Prix du Jeune Public 2015 (Winner)
- Paris, Signes de Nuit Festival International Paris, Mention spéciale (Jury étudiants) 2015 (Winner)
- Warsaw, Docs Against Gravity Film Festival, Millenium Award 2015 (Winner)
- Milan, Milano Film Festival, Students Award (Docucity/UNIMI Award for the Best Documentary on the city) 2015 (Winner)
-
Munich, DOK.fest München,
Deutscher Dokumentarfilmmusikpreis
2015
(Winner)
John Gürtler -
Munich, DOK.fest München,
Deutscher Dokumentarfilmmusikpreis
2015
(Winner)
Jan Miserre - Zürich, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Award, Best Documentary Film 2016 (Winner)
-
Zürich, Bundesamt für Kultur,
Swiss Film Award, Best Film Editing
2016
(Winner)
Kaya Inan - Berlin, Deutsche Filmakademie, Deutscher Filmpreis LOLA Bester Dokumentarfilm 2016 (Winner)
-
Berlin, Deutsche Filmakademie,
Beste Kamera / Bildgestaltung
2016
(Winner)
Markus Nestroy - Zürich, Filmpreis Stadt Zürich, Zürcher Filmpreis 2015 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
13. Internationales Filmfest Eberswalde
01.10.2016 - 08.10.2016 -
Lima, 20° Festival de Cine de Lima
05.08.2016 - 13.08.2016 -
Belgrad, Beldocs 2016 International Documentary Film Festival
12.05.2016 - 18.05.2016 -
Madison, 18th Wisconsin Film Festival
14.04.2016 - 21.04.2016 -
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minneapolis St-Paul International Film Festival
07.04.2016 - 23.04.2016 -
Atlanta, Atlanta Film Festival
01.04.2016 - 10.04.2016 -
8e Millenium International Documentary Film Festival
18.03.2016 - 27.03.2016 -
Filmfestival Schaffhausen
16.03.2016 - 20.03.2016 -
Guadalajara, 31° Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara
04.03.2016 - 13.03.2016 -
Zagreb, 11th Zagreb International Documentary Film Festival
21.02.2016 - 28.02.2016
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Portland, Portland International Film Festival
11.02.2016 - 27.02.2016 -
42. Internationales Filmwochenende Würzburg
28.01.2016 - 31.01.2016 -
Helsinki, 14th DocPoint Helsinki Documentary Film Festival
25.01.2016 - 31.01.2016 -
Solothurn, 51. Solothurner Filmtage
21.01.2016 - 28.01.2016 -
San Francisco, Berlin & Beyond Film Festival San Francisco
14.01.2016 - 20.01.2016 -
9th Iran International Documentary Film Festival "Cinema Verité" Tehran
13.12.2015 - 19.12.2015 -
Vienna, This Human World Int. Filmfestival der Menschenrechte
03.12.2015 - 11.12.2015 -
Filmschau Baden-Württemberg
02.12.2015 - 06.12.2015 -
Paris, 13e Festival international Signes de Nuit Paris
26.11.2015 - 06.12.2015 -
Bydgoszcz, International Film Festival of the art of Cinematography PLUS CAMERIMAGE
14.11.2015 - 21.11.2015 -
Wiesbaden, 28. exground filmfest Wiesbaden
13.11.2015 - 22.11.2015 -
6th DOC NYC New York Documentary Festival
12.11.2015 - 19.11.2015 -
Cork, 60th Cork Film Festival
09.11.2015 - 17.11.2015 -
Copenhagen, 13th CPH:DOX International Documentary Film Festival Copenhagen
05.11.2015 - 15.11.2015 -
Duisburg, Duisburger Filmwoche / vhs
02.11.2015 - 08.11.2015 -
Hof, 49. Internationale Filmtage Hof
20.10.2015 - 25.10.2015 -
Poindimié, 9e Festival International du Cinéma des Peuples «ânûû-rû âboro»
16.10.2015 - 24.10.2015 -
Human Rights Film Festival “Inconvenient Films”
14.10.2015 - 24.10.2015 -
St. Petersburg, 25th "Message to Man" International Film Festival St. Petersburg
26.09.2015 - 03.10.2015 -
Vancouver, 34th Vancouver International Film Festival
24.09.2015 - 09.10.2015 -
21st Athens International Film Festival
23.09.2015 - 04.10.2015 -
Milan, 20th Milano Film Festival
10.09.2015 - 20.09.2015 -
14th Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival Prizren
08.08.2015 - 16.08.2015 -
Locarno, 68° Festival del film Locarno
05.08.2015 - 15.08.2015 -
36th Durban International Film Festival
16.07.2015 - 26.07.2015 -
Karlovy Vary, 50th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
03.07.2015 - 11.07.2015 -
Edinburgh, 69th Edinburgh International Film Festival
17.06.2015 - 28.06.2015 -
Warsaw, 12th Docs Against Gravity Film Festival
08.05.2015 - 17.05.2015 -
Munich, 30. DOK.fest Internationales Dokumentarfilmfestival München
07.05.2015 - 17.05.2015 -
Leuven, 11th Docville International Documentary Film Festival Leuven
01.05.2015 - 09.05.2015 -
Toronto, 22nd Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Toronto
23.04.2015 - 03.05.2015 -
Nyon, 21e Visions du Réel Festival international de cinéma Nyon
17.04.2015 - 25.04.2015 -
Buenos Aires, 17° Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente
15.04.2015 - 25.04.2015 -
Rotterdam, 44th International Film Festival Rotterdam
21.01.2015 - 01.02.2015 -
Saarbrücken, 36. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis Saarbrücken
19.01.2015 - 25.01.2015