Hirtenreise ins dritte Jahrtausend
Shepherds' Journey Into The Third Millenium
Transhumance vers le troisième millénaire
Transhumanza verso il terzo millennio
Switzerland, April 2002
FILM,
Documentary,
124 min.
- directed by
- Erich Langjahr
- Written by
- Erich Langjahr
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.langjahr-film.ch
Following "Alpine Ballade" and "The Peasants' War", "Shepherds' Journey into the Third Millennium" is the third film of a trilogy in which I deal with the fundamental issues of human beings and their existence. The main themes are the issues of identity, survival, and future. One of the oldest cultural forms of human existence is that of the shepherd. In its essence it is of economic interest even today, and also embodies a distinct lifestyle and worldview. I wanted to get to know the life of today's shepherds on the threshold of the third millennium. In a time of upheaval and changes in values between tradition and future, the film is also an expression of my own inner conflict. I tell a modern shepherds' story, based on transhumance, that transfer of herds between the seasons in search of greener pastures. The shepherds in the film take on a life of privation and face a challenge that often reaches the limit of their capacities. They do not come from an agricultural background, but have chosen this life themselves out of a need for the freedom to do something meaningful.
credits
- World Premiere
- April 2002
- Original Version
- Swiss-German, colour, 35mm, 124 min.
- Production
- Langjahr Film GmbH
- Producer
- directed by
- Erich Langjahr
- Written by
- Erich Langjahr
- Cinematography
- Erich Langjahr
- Editing
- Erich Langjahr
- Music
- Hans Kennel
- Location Sound Mix
- Silvia Haselbeck
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Langjahr Film GmbH
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
-
Langjahr Film GmbH
Distribution
Release date: 17.10.2002
Awards
(a selection)
- Grenoble, Festival du film Pastoralismes et Grands Espaces, Prix spécial du Jury 2004 (Winner)
- Internationales Filmwochenende Würzburg, Dokumentarfilmpreis 2004 (Winner)
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Chicago International Documentary Film Festival,
Arie & Bozena Zweig Innovation Award
2004
(Winner)
Erich Langjahr - Leipzig, Internationales Leipziger Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm, Goldene Taube 2002 (Winner)
- Leipzig, Internationales Leipziger Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm, Don Quixote Preis 2002 (Winner)
- Leipzig, Internationales Leipziger Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm, Preis der ökumenischen Jury 2002 (Winner)
- Solothurn, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Award, Best Documentary Film 2003 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
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Amsterdam, 29th IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
16.11.2016 - 27.11.2016 -
Buenos Aires, 15° Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente
10.04.2013 - 21.04.2013 -
San Francisco, 48th San Francisco International Film Festival
21.04.2005 - 05.05.2005 -
Grenoble, 6ème Festival du Film Pastoralismes et Grands Espaces
13.10.2004 - 16.10.2004 -
Der Neue Heimatfilm
25.08.2004 - 29.08.2004 -
Göttingen International Ethnographic Film Festival
19.05.2004 - 24.05.2004 -
Bozner Filmtage
22.04.2004 - 25.04.2004 -
Chicago International Documentary Film Festival
01.04.2004 - 10.04.2004 -
Internationales Filmwochenende Würzburg
22.01.2004 - 25.01.2004 -
Osaka European Film Festival
15.11.2003 - 24.11.2003
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Kasseler Dokumentarfilm- & Videofest
11.11.2003 - 16.11.2003 -
Vienna, Viennale - Vienna International Film Festival
17.10.2003 - 29.10.2003 -
Yamagata City, Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
10.10.2003 - 16.10.2003 -
Figueira da Foz, Festival Internacional de Cinema da Figueira da Foz
07.09.2003 - 14.09.2003 -
Munich, 18. Int. Dokumentarfilm Festival München
03.05.2003 - 10.05.2003 -
51. Filmfest. Int. Montagna Esplorazione
25.04.2003 - 03.05.2003 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
20.01.2003 - 26.01.2003 -
Filmtage Augsburg
24.11.2002 - 30.11.2002 -
Vienna, 40. Internationale Filmfestwochen Wien
18.10.2002 - 30.10.2002 -
Leipzig, 45. Internationales Leipziger Festival
15.10.2002 - 20.10.2002 -
Locarno, 55. Festival internazionale del film Locarno
01.08.2002 - 11.08.2002 -
Cracow, Krakow Film Festival
24.05.2002 - 28.05.2002 -
Nyon, Visions du réel - Festival int. du cinéma documentaire
22.04.2002 - 28.04.2002