Stick Climbing

A contemplative walk leads to a bizarre climbing tour. The camera that has just panned over everyday village life now homes in on a construction of wooden slats to then follow a breakneck route up a vertical rock face. From the perspective of the invisible climber, we experience a seemingly impossible ascent while hearing his breath growing heavier and heavier with every move. Having reached the top, the camera roams one more time over the point of departure – the village now in the distance, only a few exciting minutes of film and a tangible eternity away below the rock face.
(Robert Buchschwenter)

Orig. Title
Stick Climbing
Year
2010
Countries
Austria, Switzerland
Duration
14 min
Category
Avantgarde/Arts
Orig. Language
No Dialogue
Credits
Director
Daniel Zimmermann
Script
Daniel Zimmermann
Cinematography
Andreas Hasenöhrl, Harald Höllwöger, Anderes Kreimeier, Raoul Schmitz, Bernhard Braunstein
Editing
Bernhard Braunstein
Sound
Daniel Fritz, Bernhard Braunstein
Sound Design
Daniel Fritz, Daniel Fritz
Production
Daniel Zimmermann
Production Manager
Wolfgang Haas
Co-Producer
Schweizer Fernsehen SF
TV Coproducer
Maya Fahrni
Production Assistance
Katharina Bernard
Assistant Director
Katharina Bernard
Supported by
Cine Styria
Available Formats
Digital File (prores, h264) (Distribution Copy)
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Sound Format
Dolby Surround
Frame Rate
25 fps
Color Format
colour
35 mm (Distribution Copy)
Aspect Ratio
1:1,85
Sound Format
Dolby stereo
Frame Rate
25 fps
Color Format
colour
Festivals (Selection)
2010
Winterthur - Kurzfilmtage (Award: best Swiss film.)
2011
Solothurn - Filmtage
Berlin - Int. Filmfestspiele Berlinale - Wettbewerb
Trento - Montagne-Esplorazione-Avventura Film Festival
Graz - Diagonale, Festival des österreichischen Films
Wroclaw - WRO-International Media Art Biennale
Wien - VIS Vienna Independent Shorts
Hamburg - Int. Kurzfilm-Festival & No Budget
Kaunas Int. Film Festival
München - UnderDox, Festival für Dokument und Experiment
Bergamo - Cortopotere Int. Film Festival
Neubrandenburg (D) & Szczecin (PL) - dokumentART Film & Video Festival
Cork - Int. Film Festival
Namur - Festival Int. du Court Métrage
Bristol - Encounters Short Film Festival
Istanbul - Int. Short Film Festival
Ankara - Festival of European Film / Festival on Wheels
Madrid - Semana de Cine Experimental (Special Mention Photography)
Wilmington - Cucalorus Annual Festival of Independent Film
New Zealand Int. Film festival
Sarajevo - Int. Film Festival
Lincoln - TIE International Cinema Exposition
Marseille - FIDMarseille International Film Festival
2012
Sundance Film Festival
Regensburg - Kurzfilmwoche
Limassol - Cyrus Int. Short Film Festival