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Program 2023

Scientists-as-Filmmakers 
Only films from this category are now ONLINE

Zurich (Filmpodium Cinema)

Saturday 1 April, 11:00

ONE TABLE 50 YEARS

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SWITZERLAND 2022, 3 min, No dialogue

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SCIENTISTS-AS-FILMMAKERS

Pia Seimetz

University of St. Gallen

Claudine Brändle

University of Zurich 

Tobias Hobmaier

University of Ludvig-Maximilians in Munich

Geena Gasser 

Filmmaker

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STORY

In this movie, we travel through time and visit festive food and beverage trends of the past 50 years. It does not impose norms, but rather leaves the audience with individual points of connection that trigger food for thought. 

Zurich (Filmpodium Cinema)

Saturday 1 April, 14:00

PACK-BODY: A GAME OF MOBILITY

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SWITZERLAND 2022, 3 min, English

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SCIENTISTS-AS-FILMMAKERS

Eda Elif Tibet

University of Bern 

Eleonora Dallorto 

University of Turin 

Sarah Hartmann 

University of Bern 

Laura Kmoch

University of Kassel 

Zeynep Köylü

University of Basel

Sandra La Rota

University of Antwerp

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STORY

There are too many factors at play for people to have a successful mobility experience. Some of these are quite random, like in a video-game. Pack Body pictures the story of a successful and unsuccessful attempt at moving cross-borders.

Zurich (Filmpodium Cinema)

Saturday 1 April, 16:30

WHAT GOES AROUND

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SWITZERLAND 2022, 2 min, English

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SCIENTISTS-AS-FILMMAKERS

Flavian Tschurr

ETH Zurich 

Marieke Behlen

University of Ludvig-Maximilians in Munich 

Laura Schütz de Rivera 

FiBL

Mina Stanikic

University of Zurich 

Albert Blanch

Filmmaker

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STORY

From zero to hero, or from shit to pasta. Circularity can render food systems more environmentally friendly while producing sufficient healthy food. However, thinking out of the box of the current system, considering radical changes are needed to come to circular redesigns.

Zurich (Filmpodium Cinema)

Saturday 1 April, 19:30

SEWING SOULS

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SWITZERLAND 2022, 4 min, No dialogue

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SCIENTISTS-AS-FILMMAKERS

Célestin Mutuyimana

University of Zurich 

Nataliya Borys

University of Geneve 

Yinyin Ma

ETH & EAWAG 

Surangika Jayarathne 

University of Bern 

Yumo Cheng

Filmmaker

Eda Elif Tibet

University of Bern

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STORY

In communities where people have experienced man-made trauma, silence about the trauma and mistrust is high, while the culture of sharing their trauma is low. Despite some beliefs that marriage should heal, this can lead to family problems.

Zurich (Filmpodium Cinema)

Sunday 2 April, 11:00

50 SHADES OF GREEN

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SWITZERLAND 2022, 4 min, English

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SCIENTISTS-AS-FILMMAKERS

Julia Joswig

University of Zurich 

Roya Afshari

University of Basel 

Ilaria Ghia

University of Turin 

Daniela Campanini

University of Zurich 

Lara Pretz

Zurich University of the Arts

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STORY

The plants that inhibit our planet are immensely diverse. They collaborate, interact with their environment and face challenges in their own unique way. Here we show some examples of how the fauna works and why we should appreciate and protect it more.

Basel (Cinema Pathe Küchlin)

Friday 31 March, 19:30

Zurich (Filmpodium Cinema)

Sunday 2 April, 14:00

THE SCIENCE OF FULFILLMENT IN LIFE

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SWITZERLAND 2022, 3 min, English

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SCIENTISTS-AS-FILMMAKERS

Katrina Obas

Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute 

Sarah Luo

Zurich University of the Arts 

Doris Baumann 

University of Zurich

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STORY

People not only want to live a long life, but also to live a meaningful life at any age. This explanatory film reveals what scientists have found out about a fulfilled life. 

Zurich (Filmpodium Cinema)

Sunday 2 April, 19:20

TWENTY WORDS

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SWITZERLAND 2022, 2 min, English

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SCIENTISTS-AS-FILMMAKERS

Bastien Ruols

University of Lausanne

Duriya Charykphan

University of Zurich

Maurizio Grassano

University of Turin 

Lisa Groenner

University of Zurich 

Silvan Spiess

University of Zurich

Halil Kesselring 

Filmmaker

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STORY

Many animals like birds have only a very limited repertoire of calls to express themselves, what if we humans would have to reduce ours to twenty words?

Zurich (Filmpodium Cinema)

Sunday 2 April, 19:20

UNCOVERING THE UNKNOWN

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SWITZERLAND 2022, 5 min, English

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SCIENTISTS-AS-FILMMAKERS

Emanuele Aucone

ETH Zurich & WSL 

Niklas Frost

Ludvig-Maximilians-Universität München 

Luca Girardi

ETH Zürich & WSL 

Tatiana Keller-Drozhzhova

University of Bern 

Flurin Leugger

ETH Zurich & WSL 

Gian Marco Palamara 

EAWAG

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STORY

Equipped with the newest technologies, a scientist solves a mysterious appearance in the forests of Graubünden (Switzerland). Uncovering the Unknown is a film about new biodiversity monitoring methods and how the combined efforts of passionate researchers can help us to better understand the (bio)diversity of our planet.

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