Elephants & Squirrels
Switzerland, Planned for November 2025
FILM,
Documentary,
114 min.
- directed by
- Gregor Brändli
- Written by
- Gregor Brändli, Deneth Piumakshi Veda Arachchige
- Status
- Post-production
Doing research in Swiss museums, artist Deneth Piumakshi Veda Arachchige comes across a collection of human remains and artifacts from an indigenous Sri Lankan community. The objects were brought to Basel at the beginning of the 20th c. by Swiss naturalists - 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
- Planned for November 2025
- Original Version
- English, Vedda, German (french/english/german subtitles), colour, 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, Deneth Piumakshi Veda Arachchige
- Cinematography
- Jonas Jäggy
- Editing
- Gregor Brändli
- Location Sound Mix
- Gregor Brändli
- Sound Design
- Thomas Rechberger
- Music
- Yanik Soland
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- soap factory GmbH