COOK, EAT & CLEAN – Ritual of Disobedience 

SAT 22 NOV

Walden

Director: Daniel Zimmermann

Format: feature film

Duration: 106 min

Short description In the forest of the Catholic Monastery of Admont in Austria a fir tree is felled and processed into planks of wood. By train, truck, boat and finally by hand, the stack is transported to a mysterious destination right in the heart of the Brazilian rainforest. The wooden planks´ trajectory corresponds to one of the central, raw materials trade routes, however in reversed direction of transport. The film is a meditative and subtle comment on the absurdity of the economic rationale that underlies our globalised world. Each sequence of shots corresponds to a stage in the process. By means of thirteen 360-degree shots, the Swiss filmmaker Daniel Zimmermann clears a paradoxical pathway into the logic of globalised trade routes.

BIO

born in Switzerland, visual artist, originally trained as wood sculpturer, works in film, stereoscopic photography, installation and performance.

His artistic work has been shown internationally in museums, exhibition spaces, and in public spaces. His is also a director of short films that were presented at renowned international film festivals. He was nominee for the best Swiss short film in 2008. He has received numerous stipends and awards.

Credits: Script: Daniel Zimmermann I Cinematography: Gerald Kerkletz I Editing: Bernhard Braunstein

Sound Design: Karoline Heflin IRecording: Klaus Kellermann I Colour Correction: Andi Winter

Production: Beauvoir Films I Compositing: Matthias Halibrand I Producer: Aline Schmid