510 meters above sea level

2008 | LGBTQIA | 16.5 min | MA Film

Directed by Kerstin Polte

Collection: Degree Films 2008

A small airport in Switzerland. Simone has to attend her father's funeral. But she misses her connecting flight. Natalie is waiting. For whom, she doesn't know yet. Two strangers, caught in a night with no morning...

Runtime16.5 min
Year of Production2008
Country of ProductionSwitzerland
Distribution FormatHDCAM, Digi Beta, DVD
Aspect Ratio16:9
Audio FormatStereo
Shooting FormatSuper 16mm
Spoken LanguageGerman, Swiss German
Available SubtitlesEnglish, French
Director Kerstin Polte
Cinematography Anina Gmür
Production Design Claudia Rohner
Brigit Kofmel
Music Daniel Hobi
Editor Christian Wittmer
Screenplay Kerstin Polte
Production Manager Judith Lichtneckert
Leading ActorsUlrike Schwabas Simone
Nicole Lippoldas Natalie
Costume Design Božena Čivić
Makeup Artist Stephanie Baumann
Location Sound Engineer Ivo Schlaepfer
Daniel Hobi

Sound Design Ivo Schlaepfer
Daniel Hobi
Sound Mixing Gregg Skerman
Digital Colorist Jürgen Kupka
Technical Support Equipment Gian Courtin
Technical Support Postproduction Rebecca Siegfried
Project Supervision Gabriel Bauer
Project Mentoring Inka Parel (Buch)
Marco Baberi (Kamera)
Executive Producer Filippo Bonacci
Anita Wasser
Head of Programme MA Film Prof. Markus Imboden

News

10. August 2009
BEST FILM Amirani

BEST FILM Amirani at the International Student Film Festival, Tbilisi, Georgia


1. July 2008
The ZHdK President's Talent Award

Kertin Polte and Anina Gmür have received the ZHdK President's Talent Award for their MA degree film


Screenings

6. May 2010 – 12. May 2010
Thessaloniki International lgbti Short Film Festival
Thessaloniki

6. May 2010 – 13. May 2010
Flying Broom Women's Film Festival
Ankara

5. March 2010 – 14. March 2010
Roze Filmdagen - Pink Filmdays
Amsterdam

13. November 2009 – 22. November 2009
Festival international du Film d'Amiens

5. November 2009 – 14. November 2009
Reeling - Chicago Lesbian and Gay International Film Festival

16. October 2009 – 25. October 2009
Uppsala International Short Film Festival
Uppsala, Schweden
Programm der Lesbisch Schwulen Filmtage Hamburg

15. October 2009 – 18. October 2009
Bunter Hund - Internationales Kurzfilmfest München

21. September 2009 – 26. September 2009
International Short Film Festival of Drama
Athen

18. June 2009 – 28. June 2009
Frameline - San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival

29. April 2009 – 6. May 2009
Pink Apple - Schwullesbisches Filmfestival
Zürich

3. April 2009 – 9. April 2009
Brisbane Queer Film Festival
Australien

26. March 2009 – 29. March 2009
Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival

19. February 2009 – 21. February 2009
Lichtspieltage Winterthur

1. December 2008 – 7. December 2008
TIFF Tirana International Film Festival

6. November 2008 – 11. November 2008
Queersicht - Lesbisch-schwules Filmfestival Bern

5. November 2008 – 10. November 2008
AISFF - Asiana International Short Film Festival
Seoul

15. October 2008 – 19. October 2008
FIDEC International Festival for Cinema Schools
Huy, Belgien

8. October 2008 – 12. October 2008
international shortfilmfestival shnit
Bern