ESCALE – Moments of Encounter

More encounters, more street life, more surprises in the neighbourhood – these wishes of the local residents formed the core of performance artist Marinka Limat's project in the city of Berne.
ESCALE (French for "stopover") took place in May 2019 in two neighbourhoods of the Swiss capital. A mobile wooden structure hosted its artistic actions: Moments of encounter were created with and for the residents using the pretext of artistic interventions.
The documentary by David Röthlisberger traces the project's development focusing on the personal views of the local stakeholders.

  • David Röthlisberger
    Director
  • Marinka Limat
    Producer
  • David Röthlisberger
    Cinematography
  • David Röthlisberger
    Editing
  • Miles Zuberbühler
    Music
  • Arian de Raeymaecker
    Music
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    25 minutes 50 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 31, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    Switzerland
  • Country of Filming:
    Switzerland
  • Language:
    French, Swiss German
  • Shooting Format:
    HD
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Premiere @ Kino Corso, Berne
    Berne
    Switzerland
    June 22, 2019
    Swiss Premiere
  • Screening @ Robert Walser Sculpture by Thomas Hirschhorn
    Biel-Bienne
    Switzerland
    July 19, 2022
  • Screening @ Spinnrad, Via Felsenau, Berne
    Berne
    Switzerland
    August 4, 2019
Director Biography - David Röthlisberger

David Röthlisberger is a cinematographer and colourist in Bern, Switzerland. He works for documentaries, on the conception and realisation of commissioned films, for theatre productions and museums, as well as on his own artistic explorations in the medium of film and photography. Studied from 2006-2009 in the video class at HSLU (Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts).

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