A Long Way Home · 2018

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A Long Way Home

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Luc Schaedler | go between films
CH 2018 | 73 | DE, EN, FR, Chin
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The documentary « A Long Way Home» centers around five of the most significant representatives of contemporary Chinese counterculture: the visual artists the Gao Brothers, the choreographer and dancer Wen Hui, the animation artist Pi San and the poet Ye Fu.

With bravery and subversive wit, they each shed light on the social problems in their country from their unique perspective. What they share is a struggle to come to terms with their respective pasts, all scarred by violence and oppression. Their vision is of a democratic, supportive and humane civil society.

A Long Way Home takes us on a fascinating journey into both the grim days of recent Chinese history and the dazzling cultural scene in present-day China. In doing so, the film poses universal questions that ultimately concern us all: which values determine our cultural identity and in what kind of world do we want to live? A Long Way Home is an entertaining and moving plea for human solidarity.

«The beginning of my engagement with China is now more than 25 years ago. Since the brutal suppression of the democracy movement in 1989, I have repeatedly travelled through China. I have followed China’s economic development and the associated political and social upheaval with both amazement and irritation: What do external events, ruptures and changes trigger in people’s lives, and what does this mean for them in their everyday lives?»
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FESTIVALS

– Solothurner Filmtage (Switzerland)
Nomination Prix de Soleure
Nomination for Swiss Film Award
– Montréal, Festival des films du monde (Canada)
– Dharamshala Intl. Filmfestival (India)
– Cracking the Frame (The Netherlands)
– International Filmfestival Innsbruck (Austria)
– Fünf Seen Filmfestival, Starnberg (Germany)
– EPOS Intl. Art Filmfestival (2020), Tel Aviv (Israel)

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PLAYLIST (10 Clips):

Gao Brothers, Wen Hui, Pi San, Ye Fu, original Kuang Kuang Clip etc.

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Luc Schaedler with the Gao Brothers in Beijing 2015

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Watermarks · 2013

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Watermarks – Three Letters from China

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Luc Schaedler | go between films gmbh
CH 2013 | 80 | EN, DE, FR, Chin
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Based on three different places, «Watermarks» portrays the infractions to which people living in modern day China are subjected due to rapid developments.

We learn of the deceptively idyllic Jiuxiancun in the rainy south; of the apocalyptic coal mining site of Minqin and Wusutu in the parched north; and of Chongqing, the megacity on the Yangtze River.

The protagonists give their moving accounts of an unresolved past, an uncertain present and their tentative steps into the future. The film thus paints a complex image of the mental state of the people in this complicated country. “Watermarks” is a subjective snapshot in time that takes a poetic look at the changing everyday life in China.

«Since the crushing of the democracy movement in 1989, I have followed the upheaval in China with equal parts amazement and irritation: the country looks like a huge construction site and seems to be involved in a precipitous search for itself. In this unstable present the protagonists are taking tentative but courageous steps into the future.»
Luc Schaedler

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– Locarno, Semaine de la critique (Competition)
– Warszawa, Planete + Doc (Competition)
– Istanbul, TRT Awards (Best Documentary)
– Dublin, Silk Road Film Festival (Best Documentary)
– München DOK.fest competition
– San Francisco, Golden Gate Awards
– Solothurner Filmtage official selection

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Unpublished scenes from Watermarks · 2013

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Luc Schaedler while shooting in Inner Mongolia, 2011

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Angry Monk · 2005

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Angry Monk – Reflections on Tibet

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Luc Schaedler | go between films
CH 2005 | 97  | EN, DE, FR, Tib
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→ Statement Director (am)
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→ Bio of Gendun Choephel (am)
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Playlist (9 Clips):

Unpublished scenes · 2005

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Interview with Luc Schaedler about his film «Angry Monk» and its making on YouTube (part 1 – 4):

(German with English subtitles)

⋅ About «Angry Monk» 1 (7:12)

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⋅ The making 1 (7:46) → watch on YouTube

⋅ The making 2 (5:48) → watch on YouTube

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→ FESTIVALS (selection)

– Sundance, Nomination Grand Jury Award
→ Talk on «Sundance TV» with Luc Schaedler (YouTube)
– Busan (competition)
– Vancouver (competition)
– Montréal, Festival Nouveau Cinema (competition)
– München DOK.fest (competition)
– Melbourne (competition)
– Auckland (competition)
– Solothurner Filmtage Official Selection

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ARTICLES on «Angry Monk»:
→ History & Anthropology (2008) 
→ Visual Anthropology (2008) 
→ American Anthropologist (2010)
→ IIAS Newsletter (2008) – Rebel with a cause
→ AEMS Review (2008) – A review 
→ Himal Southasian (2006) – The new reasoning

LINKS to «Angry Monk»:
→ Swiss Films 
→ IMDb.com 
→ The Movie Database 
→ More on Gendun Choephel
 → Gendun Choephel (Wiki)
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Luc Schaedler while shooting in Tibet, 2002

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Made in Hong Kong · 1997

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Made in Hong Kong

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Luc Schaedler | go between films
CH 1997 | 75 | 4:3 Letterbox | EN, DE, FR
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The documentary allows glimpses on a Hong Kong shortly before the handover to China in 1997…

But rather than attempting to paint the portrait of a «city in panic», it takes an in-depth look based on interviews with a broad spectrum of inhabitants.

These include Peter – a British civil servant in the former colony, Nicole – a South African journalist, Eric Lye – a Chinese architect, Guo – a Chinese musician, Afzal – a Pakistani actor and Mohan – an Indian businessman. Their stories reveal the different stages of migration to this Asian metropolis, and are blended with images that capture Hong Kong’s many contrasting architectural faces.

There are poetic moments, when the camera lingers in the labyrinthine passages of the legendary Chungking Mansions. Other essayistic images explore the multi-layered daily life and give the viewer the feeling of what it must be like to live in such a vast city, seen through the eyes of illegal immigrants, typical HK TV ads and other imag

The restrictions of physical space, the architectural chaos, its celebrated booming economy, its untarnished attraction to immigrants, and the political and social uncertainties that stretch beyond 1997, all these are revealed in this very personal interpretation of Hong Kong today.

Article «Filmbulletin»: Made in Hong Kong (1997)

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– Dok Leipzig (competition)
– Busan Intl. Filmfestival (Wide Angle competition)
– Vancouver International Filmfestival (competition)
– Solothurner Filmtage official selection

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→ Swiss Films – Made in Hong Kong
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The documentary «Made in Hong Kong» was also the main part of my Master Thesis in Visual Anthropology at the University of Zurich

→ Master Thesis: Arbeitsbericht zur Entstehung von «Made in Hong Kong» (German only)

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PLAYLIST (5 Clips):

Unpublished scenes from Made in Hong Kong · 1997

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Director Luc Schaedler in 1997

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A Swiss film production company, engaged in making documentaries for cinematic and TV release. The company’s topics have an historical, social and political background with a strong focus on cross-cultural dialogue. It aims to produce both artistically and intellectually challenging films.

Luc Schaedler of «go between films» also defines himself at the interface of film and science. In addition to mentoring students in documentary filmmaking, he is engaged in research projects in the field of visual anthropology.

go between films was founded by Luc Schaedler in 2009. In 2010 he was joined by scriptwriter and script consultant Josy Meier.
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In October 2023, Luc Schaedler has retreated from the company «go between films GmbH». The new owner is now Josy Meier.

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FILMOGRAPHY – go between films

2021 • LOBA LOBA
Release: Spring 2021
Producer
Director: Anka Schmid
Music: Corin Curschellas
Short Documentary, 5 mins.

2018 • A LONG WAY HOME
Producer, writer, director, camera
Documentary, 75 mins.
Nomination for Swiss Film Award 2018

2013 • WATERMARKS
Producer, writer, director, camera
Documentary, 80 mins.
Invitation to Semaine de la critique (Locarno)

2005 • ANGRY MONK
Producer, writer, director
Documentary, 97 mins.
Invitation to Sundance (competition), nomination for the “Grand Jury Prize”.

1997 • MADE IN HONG KONG
Producer, writer, director, camera
Documentary, 75 mins.
Invitation to Leipzig (competition), Study Award 1997 (BAK)

2011 · NAGA IDENTITIES (draft)
Director, Camera
Ethno-Documentary, 60 mins.

2007 · BURIAL RITES
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TV-Documentary, Sternstunde, 30 mins.
Directors: Mehdi Sahebi, Aya Domenig

Film Still of LOBA LOBA, 2020

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ANGRY MONK – materials

Additional Materials

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In the section «Angry Monk – Material» you can find additional information about this documentary by Luc Schaedler (go between films).

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→ Statement Director

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→ Bio Gendun Choephel

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Interview with Luc Schaedler about his film «Angry Monk» and its making on YouTube (part 1 – 4):

(German with English subtitles)

⋅ About «Angry Monk» 1 (7:12)

→ About «Angry Monk» 2 (7:31) 

→ The making 1 (7:46) 

→ The making 2 (5:48) 

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Tibet, the mysterious roof of the world, the seat of enlightened monks – only one of them is against it: Gendun Choephel is the name of the pugnacious monk who turned his back on monastic life in 1934 and set out for the modern age.

He is a rebel who heats up the minds of the Tibetan authorities. A reincarnated lama who also loves women and alcohol. A free spirit who is far ahead of his time and today has become a beacon of hope for a free Tibet.

This cinematic journey through time takes the life story of this unorthodox monk as an opportunity to uncover an image of Tibet that runs counter to common clichés. Numerous astonishing and rare historical photographs are made accessible to the general public here for the first time.

Elegantly and surprisingly, the film interweaves then and now: archival images of magnificent caravans and monasteries alternate with scenes of discos and images of multi-lane expressways in Lhasa, where pilgrims prostrate themselves to walk around their shrine. “Angry Monk” provides a timely and fascinating glimpse into a country whose fateful past is reflected in today’s everyday life – diverse and contradictory.

The documentary “Angry Monk” tells the story of a man who travels extensively in search of something that might release ancient Tibet from its torpor. The lateral thinker Gendun Choephel always remains open to the new. He is a stranger in his homeland and homeless in a foreign land — a wanderer between worlds.

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Luc Schaedler

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Filmmaker &
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Short Biography

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In October 2023 Luc Schaedler has retreated from the company «go between films GmbH». The new owner is now Josy Meier.

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Luc Schaedler was born in Zurich in 1963. He is the director and producer of “A Long Way Home” (2018); “Watermarks” (2013); “Angry Monk” (2005), “Made in Hong Kong” (1997) and “Loba Loba” (2021).

His films have been invited to various prestigious international film festivals including: Sundance; IFF Busan; Dok Leipzig; Montreal IFF; IFF Locarno; Munich; Tel Aviv…. (selection).

From 1986 to 2002 he worked at the off-cinema Xenix. From 1988 he undertook various trips to India, China, Tibet and Japan. Since 1998 he has been working as an independent film maker and producer. In 2009 he founded the production company go between films gmbh. From 1998 to 2001 he was involved in setting up the film club Zauberlaterne for children.

Luc Schaedler studied anthropology, film and social history at the University of Zurich and received his Ph. D. in Visual Anthropology in 2005 with a Ph.D. From 2006 to 2008 he was Head of the Visual Anthropology Department at the Ethnological Museum of the University of Zurich. In 2002 he co-founded the ethnological film festival “Regard Bleu” at the Ethnological Museum of the University of Zurich. Since 2001 he had various teaching positions in Visual Anthropology and documentary filmmaking at Universities in Zurich, Bern and Fribourg. From 2006-08 he was head of the department of Visual Anthropology at the Anthropological Museum of Zurich University.

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