Schlafsand
TITLE
Schlafsand
DIRECTOR
Elias Bötticher
COUNTRY
Switzerland
YEAR
2024
DURATION
14′
GENRE
Video Art & Experimental
Schlafsand
Schlafsand (the sand that makes us sleep) is here our refutation of the existential threat linked to human induced climate change. Shot in Switzerland, a land famous for its breathtaking mountain landscapes and its comfortable living standards, the film investigates the visual evidence of this denial.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Elias Bötticher
Elias Bötticher (1997, CH) is a Zürich based photographer and director. After working in Berlin and Basel for various commercial and documentary projects, he enrolled in the Zürich University of the Arts (ZHdK) to pursue a Bachelor‘s degree in film focusing on camerawork and directing (2020). Growing up on the countryside as one of many siblings, Elias tried to carefully observe his surroundings from an early age on. His work engages with sociopolitical and ecological inevitabilities, seeking tenderness between nature‘s vastness and concrete shadows. His latest film SCHLAFSAND premieres at IFFR 2024.
- DirectorElias Bötticher
- ScreenplayElias Bötticher
- Cinematography
- Cast
- EditingElias Bötticher
- Producer/s Filippo Bonacci
- Production Company
- Distributor/s Zürich University of the Arts
- Project TitleSchlafsand
- Project TypeVideo Art & Experimental
- Completion Date 1 January 2024
- Country of originSwitzerland
- Country of filmingSwitzerland
- LanguageNo Dialogue
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectYes
Elias Bötticher
Elias Bötticher (1997, CH) is a Zürich based photographer and director. After working in Berlin and Basel for various commercial and documentary projects, he enrolled in the Zürich University of the Arts (ZHdK) to pursue a Bachelor‘s degree in film focusing on camerawork and directing (2020). Growing up on the countryside as one of many siblings, Elias tried to carefully observe his surroundings from an early age on. His work engages with sociopolitical and ecological inevitabilities, seeking tenderness between nature‘s vastness and concrete shadows. His latest film SCHLAFSAND premieres at IFFR 2024.
