Der Engelmacher
The Angel Maker
Switzerland, Planned for 1st quarter 2026
SERIES,
Documentary,
4x45min
- created by
- Marina Klauser
- directed by
- Marina Klauser
- Status
- Pre-production
A brilliant inventor of a world-changing energy machine becomes the centre of a reclusive community – and reveals himself as a charismatic yet manipulative spiritual leader. The documentary series reconstructs the hidden power structures surrounding Paul Baumann, the controversial founder of the religious group Methernitha, an internationally connected community that still exists in Switzerland today. At the heart of the story are the powerful testimonies of women – then still girls – who dared to escape a system of psychological and physical abuse.
credits
- World Premiere
- Planned for 1st quarter 2026
- Original Version
- French, Swiss-German, German, colour, DCP, 180 min.
- Production
- tellfilm GmbH, SRG SSR
- Producer
- Danielle Giuliani, Stefan Jäger, Marisa Meier
- created by
- Marina Klauser
- directed by
- Marina Klauser
- Cinematography
- Fabian Kimoto
- Editing
- Annette Brütsch, Gina Calamassi
- Music
- Mirjam Skal
- Lighting Design
- Esther Mattei
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- tellfilm GmbH