Inland

2015 | Drama | 20 min | MA Film

Directed by Piet Baumgartner

Collection: Degree Films 2015

Based on a true story, Alina is fifteen when her stepfather, a stately Nigerian, is arrested for dealing drugs and her world is turned upside-down.

Trailer

Runtime20 min
Year of Production2015
Country of ProductionSwitzerland
Distribution FormatDCP
Aspect Ratio4:3
Audio FormatStereo, 5.1
Shot onARRI ALEXA
Shooting FormatProRes
Spoken LanguageSwiss German, English
Available SubtitlesGerman, English, French
Director Piet Baumgartner
Cinematography Stefan Dux
Production Design Annina Geeser
Andrea Schmidlin
Music Roman Lerch
Editor Bigna Tomschin
Screenplay Marina Guerrini
Creative Producer Sarah Born
Leading ActorsRabea Egg
Diana Dengler
Supporting ActorsTaffy Oyewusi
Simona Faranda
Sebastian Krähenbühl
Elsa Langnäse
Sven Geiger
Jürg Plüss
Erich Hufschmid
Casting Nora Leibundgut
Glaus Casting
Costume Design Julia Brülisauer
Makeup Artist Michele Semeraro
Location Sound Engineer Christoph Cramer
Sound Design Manu Gerber
Benjamin Pogonatos
Sound Mixing Gregg Skerman
Graphic Artist
Technical Support Equipment Gian Courtin
Technical Support Postproduction Rebecca Siegfried
Project Mentoring Marcel Gisler
Jasmine Hoch
Michael Schaerer
Financial Support Zürcher Filmstiftung, Katholischer Mediendienst, Stadt Adliswil, Stiftung für Adliswiler Jugend, Gemeinde Rapperswil BE
Executive Producer Filippo Bonacci
Head of Programme MA Film Prof. Markus Imboden

News

1. June 2016
2016 CIVIS Media Prize

Joachim Gauck honours two ZHdK degree films: Piet Baumgartner's «Inland» (2015) and Anna Thommen's «Neuland» (2013) have been awarded the European CIVIS Media Prize for Migration, Integration and Cultural Diversity. At yesterday's ceremony, held at the German Foreign Ministry, the ZhdK filmmakers and other award winners received their prizes from Joachim Gauck, the President of Germany.

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1. September 2015
2015 German Talent Award - FIRST STEPS

Two MA degree films have been nominated at this year's German Talent Award FIRST STEPS. | Category Best Short Film: INLAND by Piet Baumgartner, 2015 MA graduate | Category Best Documentary Film: Familienbruchstück by Natalie Pfister, 2015 MA graduate

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31. March 2015
Studio Hamburg Talent Award

Best Script: Inland, 2015 MA degree film, written by Marina Guerrini (Director: Piet Baumgartner) | Best Short Film (Audience Award): Die Hälfte der Welt, 2014 BA degree film, by Jérôme Furrer

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Screenings

18. November 2016 – 20. November 2016
Aaretaler Short Film Days
Münsingen | Switzerland

6. October 2016 – 9. October 2016
Mostra Intern. di Montecatini Terme
Montecatini | Italy

19. August 2016 – 21. August 2016
African Diaspora International Film Festival
Washington DC | USA

14. June 2016 – 19. June 2016
Human Rights Human Dignity Film Festival
Yangon, Myanmar

9. June 2016 – 15. June 2016
Tel-Aviv Int. Student Film Festival
Tel Aviv

2. June 2016 – 8. June 2016
Filmbus Project
Israel

21. May 2016
Buchhandlung wortreich
Glarus

24. January 2016 – 24. January 2015
Max Ophüls Preis
Saarbrücken | Germany

21. January 2016 – 28. January 2016
51. Solothurner Filmtage

15. November 2015 – 21. November 2015
Int. Festival der Filmhochschulen München