YENISH SOUNDS
by Karoline Arn, Martina Rieder
synopsis
He plays with the image of the gypsy. He senses his Yenish roots: Stephan Eicher. The traces lead us to the Grison mountains, to former immigrant families and their legendary dance tunes. Within these Yenish families lies an unknown music tradition: it has shaped Swiss folk music, approaches the blues, shines as chanson, or rebels with punk music. However, the film also tells the story of discrimination and persecution which have silenced these musicians. It is a film about the secret of a special sound.
international title: | Yenish Sounds |
original title: | Unerhört jenisch |
country: | Switzerland |
sales agent: | Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion |
year: | 2017 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Karoline Arn, Martina Rieder |
film run: | 92' |
screenplay: | Karoline Arn, Martina Rieder |
cinematography by: | Martina Rieder |
film editing: | Anja Bombelli |
producer: | Werner Schweizer |
production: | Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG, SRF - Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen |
distributor: | Frenetic Films |