Under the ice
Switzerland, July 2024
FILM,
Fiction,
23 min.
- directed by
- Michel Kessler, David Oesch
- Written by
- Jonas Staehelin
- Status
- In distribution
A team of scientists conducts ice core drilling on the last remaining glacier but hasn't sent any new results for weeks. Data analyst Sasha Sirkovsky is sent to investigate the situation. As she delves into their work, mysterious hallucinogenic vapors rise from the ice, blurring the line between the icy landscape and her inner traumas. Confronting her past, she gains unexpected insights as the doors of perception open.
credits
- World Premiere
- July 2024
- Original Version
- English (french/german subtitles), colour, DCP, 23 min.
- Production
- Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK - Departement Darstellende Künste und Film
- Producer
- Levin Vieth, Filippo Bonacci
- directed by
- Michel Kessler, David Oesch
- Written by
- Jonas Staehelin
- Cinematography
- Natascha Vavrina
- Editing
- Tim Egner
- Location Sound Mix
- Simon Schmalz
- Sound Design
- Jakob Eisenbach
- Music
- Jakob Eisenbach
- 3D Animation
- Juliette Martin
- Production Design
- Simona Mele
- Lighting Design
- Caspar Brog
- Costumes
- Zoe Brandenberg
- Make up
- Simone Enkerli
Cast
Lena Tronina as Sasha
Cosima Shaw as Dr. Ross
Alireza Bayram as Lenz
Michael Neuenschwander as Alois
World Sales / World Rights
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Winterthur, 28. Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
05.11.2024 - 10.11.2024 -
Neuchâtel, 23rd Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
05.07.2024 - 13.07.2024