Film
My filmwork contains mainly of experimental and surreal work and documentary. The process of filming someone to me feels very related to the way I paint someone. But I can not finish the film in one clear gesture as I do my paintings sometimes.
TOMORROW AND I
THE WHORE'S BALL
ELYSIUM (short), 2019, German
ELYSIUM (short), 15 min, 2019, German
Detached from time and space a man loses himself in the underwater world of his bathroom. He is haunted by the stereotypical image of the female muse. Overwhelmed with his confusion with patriarchy his whole world blows up in flames and he discovers a new approach to sexuality within himself. He decides to leave his dream world in order to create a new one.
Written, Directed & Edited by: Kathrin Schweizer
Starring: David Martinez Morente and Jasmin Hauser
DOP: Natascha Vavrina (www.nataschavavrina.com)
Produced by: Zurich University of the Arts.
DEMAIN ET MOI (TOMORROW AND I)
work in progress, 2022,
English, French, Hindi
A young filmmaker discovers her sexuality and womanhood through the lens of her camera.
Written, Directed, Filmed & Edited by: Kathrin Schweizer
L'AUTRE CÔTÉ DE SON ÂME (The other side of the soul),
24 min, 2021, French
Two symbiotic twins enter adulthood. While Lucie is hungry for life, Pierre discovers the desire to be a mother and experience pregnancy. Biologically, Pierre is not capable. Lucie gets pregnant with her boyfriend who wants to be a parent. But she doesn't want to. And Pierre and the boyfriend have to learn to accept this.
Written, Directed & Edited by: Kathrin Schweizer
Starring: Sarah Donsimoni, Angie Mercier, Ivan Larson, Kathrin Schweizer
DOP: Alicja Pahl
Décor: Clara Boulard
Produced by: Zurich University of the Arts.
LE BAL DES PUTES (The Whore's Ball)
(in development)
Two young women from different backgrounds reflect on sex work
Written & Directed by: Kathrin Schweizer and Jomé Rain
SWISS FILM PRIZE (Portrait of Gabriel Sandru), 2019, German
Das Fräulein remixed (Tribute to Andrea Štaka),
for Play Suisse at Locarno Film Festival 2021
FILMOGRAPHY
Director, Script, Actor, Editor
2021 // L'autre côté de son âme - The other side of the soul (CH)
(queer-experimental short film, 23 min, French, Zurich University of the Arts)
2021 // C'est le début des haricots - The end is another time (feature film in development)
Director, Script, Cinematography, Editor
2021 // Éclats de l'âme - Fragments of the soul (CH)
(experimental documentary in post, french, cantonese, english, hindi, Zurich University of the Arts)
2019 // Wolfskind - Wolf child (CH, experimental short film, 7 min, no dialogue, Zurich University of the Arts)
Actor (small role)
2020 // 99 moons (CH) Director: Jan Gassmann
(feature film, Swiss German, in post - production, Zodiac Pictures)
Director, Script, Editor
2019 // Elysium (CH, experimental short film, 15 min, German, Zurich University of the Arts)
2021 // The forest (CH, 15 min, experimental ASMR Video, in post-production, Silnap AG)
Script
2021 // Bath room stories // Hike (CH, two Mini-series, 5 videos à 15 minutes, in post-production, Silnap AG)