Werner van Gent – Leben zwischen Krieg und Musik
Werner van Gent - life between war and music
Switzerland, January 2023
FILM,
Documentary,
65 min.
- directed by
- Michael Magee
- Written by
- Werner van Gent, Amalia van Gent
- Status
- In distribution
The documentary is about the life of Werner van Gent. He worked together with his wife and journalist Amalia as a war journalist in Iraq, Pakistan and the Balkans. The film raises the question of the definition of good journalism and the limits of journalism. It also deals with the processing of war experiences. In the case of Werner van Gent, music plays a very central role.
credits
- World Premiere
- January 2023
- Original Version
- German (french/english subtitles), colour, DCP, 65 min.
- Production
- Michael Magee Productions GmbH
- Producer
- Michael Magee
- directed by
- Michael Magee
- Written by
- Werner van Gent, Amalia van Gent
- Cinematography
- Michael Magee, Christoph Frutiger, Hans-Rudolf Abbühl
- Editing
- Rafael Gschwend, Michael Magee
- Re-Recording Mix
- Renzo D'Alberto
- Music
- Johann Sebastian Bach, James Brandon Lewis
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Michael Magee Productions GmbH
Festivals
(a selection)
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Solothurn, 58. Solothurner Filmtage
18.01.2023 - 25.01.2023