African Mirror
Switzerland, February 2019
FILM,
Documentary,
84 min.
- directed by
- Mischa Hedinger
- Written by
- Mischa Hedinger
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.africanmirror.ch
For decades the Swiss travel author René Gardi (1909-2000) elucidated the African continent and its inhabitants for us. In books, television programmes and films, he rhapsodised about the beautiful naked peoples and the pre-modern times in which they lived. The allegedly ideal world became Gardi’s paradise and Africa the surface on which to project the longings of those back home. The film tells the story of our colonial image of Africa.
credits
- World Premiere
- February 2019
- Original Version
- French, Swiss-German, German (german subtitles), colour and b/w, DCP, 84 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0004-FF21-0000-X-0000-0000-C
- Production
- ton und bild GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
- Producer
- Simon Baumann
- directed by
- Mischa Hedinger
- Written by
- Mischa Hedinger
- Editing
- Mischa Hedinger
- Re-Recording Mix
- Daniel Hobi Billeter
- Compositing
- David Röthlisberger
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- ton und bild GmbH
Worldwide Distribution
- France
- Tënk VOD
- Germany
- Sooner VOD
- Spain
- Filmin VOD
- Switzerland
-
Outside The Box Sarl
Distribution
Release date: 14.11.2019 - United States
- Kinoscope VOD
- WORLDWIDE
- Vimeo VOD
Awards
(a selection)
-
Köln, Schnitt Preise,
Schnitt Preis Dokumentarfilm
2020
(Nomination)
Mischa Hedinger - Zürich, Swiss Film Award, Swiss Film Award, Best Documentary Film 2020 (Nomination)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Solothurn, 55. Solothurner Filmtage
22.01.2020 - 29.01.2020 -
Amsterdam, 32nd IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
20.11.2019 - 01.12.2019 -
Tübingen/Stuttgart, 36. Französische Filmtage Tübingen
30.10.2019 - 06.11.2019 -
Sao Paulo, 43a Mostra Internacional del Cinema de Sao Paulo
17.10.2019 - 30.10.2019 -
Tel Aviv, 21st Docaviv International Documentary Film Festival Tel Aviv
23.05.2019 - 01.06.2019 -
Thessaloniki, 21st Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
01.03.2019 - 10.03.2019 -
Berlin, 49. Internationales Forum des Jungen Films
07.02.2019 - 17.02.2019