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He sets his easel up towards the end of the valley near the waterfall, to linger, observe and paint. Just to be there, in the power of natural light. His house, the centre of his existence and his hearth in the winter months, stands at the edge of the forest. Paris, “Ville lumière”. A man. A woman. Both actors. Both blind. Blind in a blinding-dazzling world. Hearing in darkness. Seeing in darkness. Keeping alert. A play of shadowy figures emerges from the darkness towards the light, into the light: a playing child that knows only the present and in it recognises the wonderful “now” in which all things exist. A film about light, seeing and perception.

  • Dieter Fahrer
    Director
  • Bernhard Nick
    Director
  • Dieter Fahrer
    Writer
  • Dieter Fahrer
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 21 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 1, 2000
  • Production Budget:
    800,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Switzerland
  • Country of Filming:
    France, Italy, Switzerland
  • Language:
    French, Swiss German
  • Shooting Format:
    Super-16mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:1,66
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Vision du Réel, Nyon
    Nyon
    Switzerland
    April 1, 2000
    World Premiere
    Prix du Documentaire (Jury de la Presse Internationale)
  • Toronto International Film Festival, ‚Real to Reel‘
    Toronto
    Canada
    April 1, 2000
    North American Premiere
  • Festival Internacional de Cinema da Figueira da Foz
    Figueira da Foz
    Spain
    April 1, 2000
    Grand Prix ‚images et Documents‘ (Jury Officiel), Prix Découverte (Jury Officiel),
  • Rencontres Internationales du Docu de Montréal
    Montréal
    Canada
    April 1, 2000
  • Filmpreisfestival des Kantons Bern
    Bern
    Switzerland
    October 1, 2000
    Pilmprize Catnon Berne
  • Federal Office of Culture
    Bern
    Switzerland
    October 1, 2000
    Special Prize for Camera
Director Biography - Dieter Fahrer, Bernhard Nick

1958 born in Berne/CH. 1979-1981: Studies in photography , Munich/D.
Since 1983: Collaboration on numerous fiction and documentary projects by F. Tissi, C.Klopfenstein, D. Schmid, N. Humbert & W. Penzel, P. Gröning a.o.
1977 Founding of Balzli & Fahrer, Filmproduction: Documentaries for cinema, festivals and TV.

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