Closer to God
Switzerland, April 2018
FILM,
Documentary,
84 min.
- directed by
- Annette Berger, Grete Jentzen
- Written by
- Annette Berger
- Status
- In distribution
The film immerses itself in the spiritual everyday life of the mystic Gogha Sain and the master singer Ustad Saami. The master singer dedicates his work entirely to music, an ancient heritage of the undivided subcontinent, and its transmission to the next generation. Gogha Sain seeks to place his existence entirely at the service of God and his fellow human beings. What they have in common is the realization that only those who find their way to themselves respect their counterparts.
credits
- World Premiere
- April 2018
- Original Version
- Pushto, English, Urdu (french/english/german subtitles), colour, DCP, 84 min.
- Production
- DokWerkstatt GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
- Producer
- Annette Berger, Ivo Hutzli
- directed by
- Annette Berger, Grete Jentzen
- Written by
- Annette Berger
- Cinematography
- Lars Barthel, Simon Widmer
- Editing
- Grete Jentzen
- Sound Editing
- Alexander Heinze
- Re-Recording Mix
- Sebastian Reuter
- Music
- Ustad Naseeruddin Saami
- Location Sound Mix
- Marc von Stürler, Mourad Keller
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- DokWerkstatt GmbH
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
-
DokWerkstatt GmbH
Distribution
Release date: 18.04.2019
Festivals
(a selection)
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Solothurn, 54. Solothurner Filmtage
24.01.2019 - 31.01.2019 -
Rotterdam, 48th International Film Festival Rotterdam
23.01.2019 - 03.02.2019 -
Nyon, 24e Visions du Réel Festival international de cinéma Nyon
13.04.2018 - 21.04.2018