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REQUIEM IN WHITE - Our dying Glaciers

The glaciers in the Eastern Alps are dying - irreversibly, scientists agree. Experts are warning of the changing conditions, and adjustments need to be made in many areas. But while the ‘eternal ice’ is disappearing and the permafrost is dissolving, tourism is booming. In summer, visitors crowd into glacier cable cars to get as close as possible to the glacier. In winter, skiing operations are running at full speed. interventions in nature are taking on ever more drastic forms: Slope stabilisation, snow farming, artificial snow systems, massive terrain levelling - a race against time.


With Requiem in White, Harry Putz stages a haunting cinematic homage to the dying of the glaciers in the Alps. Through in-depth interviews, he weaves science and emotion into an oppressive documentary. Shot at 14 glaciers in Austria, Germany, Italy and Switzerland, the film ends by posing the unavoidable question: How do we want to say goodbye to our glaciers?

  • Harry Putz
    Director
    Down to the Last Drop, The Pinnacle of Rush, Hike2Ride
  • Harry Putz
    Writer
  • Harry Putz
    Producer
  • Bernd Hupfauf
    Producer
  • Georg Kaser
    Key Cast
  • Jack Falkner
    Key Cast
  • Lindsey Nicholson
    Key Cast
  • Liliana Dagostin
    Key Cast
  • Gerd Estermann
    Key Cast
  • Reinhard Klier
    Key Cast
  • Karin Seiler
    Key Cast
  • Verena Tanzer
    Key Cast
  • Kilian Volken
    Key Cast
  • Barbara Pucker
    Key Cast
  • Michael Krautblatter
    Key Cast
  • Birgit Sattler
    Key Cast
  • Moritz Nachtschatt
    Key Cast
  • Tobias Hipp
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Environmental, Climate Change
  • Runtime:
    52 minutes 32 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 21, 2025
  • Country of Origin:
    Austria
  • Country of Filming:
    Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland
  • Language:
    English, German
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, 4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Autentic GmbH
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: Internet, Video on Demand, Pay Per View, Hotel, Airline, Ship, Video / Disc, Free TV, Paid TV, Console / Handheld Device
Director Biography - Harry Putz

At the age of 25, Harry Putz began producing mountain films alongside his career as a professional snowboarder. He has been working as a freelance filmmaker since 2001. Under the name ‘FREILUFTDOKU’, he has regularly realised freelance productions in mountain and documentary film in addition to commissioned work in the form of reports and advertising films. Since 2015, he has increasingly devoted himself as a filmmaker to nature films in connection with environmental protection. In 2023, his work culminated in the multi-award-winning documentary ‘Bis Zum Letzten Tropfen’ about the expansion of hydropower in his native Tyrol/Austria. His current work deals with the dying glaciers of the Eastern Alps, due for completion in March 2025. He is co-founder and curator of the largest ski and snowboard film festival of its kind: freeride-filmfestival.com

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