Elephants & Squirrels
Switzerland, October 2025
FILM,
Documentary,
114 min.
- directed by
- Gregor Brändli
- Written by
- Gregor Brändli
- Status
- In distribution
Doing research in Swiss museums, artist Deneth Piumakshi Veda Arachchige comes across a collection of ancestral remains and artifacts from an indigenous Sri Lankan community. The objects were brought to Basel at the beginning of the twentieth century by Swiss explorers – using methods that combine colonial violence and scientific aspirations in a disturbing way. In a lengthy process, Deneth and the chief of the Wanniyala-Aetto seek the return of all items.
credits
- World Premiere
- October 2025
- Original Version
- English, Vedda, Sinhalese, German (french/english/german subtitles), colour, DCP, 114 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0006-0029-0000-0-0000-0000-3
- Production
- soap factory GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
- Producer
- Frank Matter
- directed by
- Gregor Brändli
- Written by
- Gregor Brändli
- Cinematography
- Jonas Jäggy
- Editing
- Gregor Brändli
- Location Sound Mix
- Jonas Jäggy, Kathleen Moser, Wendelin Schmidt-Ott, Silvio Anania, Victor Moser
- Sound Editing
- Daniel Hobi Billeter
- Sound Design
- Thomas Rechberger
- Re-Recording Mix
- Thomas Rechberger
- Music
- Yanik Soland
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Filmotor S.R.O.
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
- Royal Film Verleih Distribution
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Amsterdam, 38th IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
13.11.2025 - 23.11.2025 -
Leipzig, 68. DOK Leipzig - Internationales Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm
27.10.2025 - 02.11.2025