The Magic Cut

2006 | Drama, Horror | 13 min

Directed by Jackie Brutsche

Collection: Degree Films 2006

Dolores has had enough. In the long term, her job as the “The Woman Who Gets Sawed In Half”, doesn't look promising, especially as the magician, “Magic Magnus” comes drunk to work every night… It’s time to take charge of everything, including the chainsaw…

Runtime13 min
Year of Production2006
Country of ProductionSwitzerland
Aspect Ratio16:9
Audio FormatStereo
Shooting FormatDigibeta
Spoken LanguageEnglish
Available SubtitlesGerman, French
Director, Screenplay Jackie Brutsche
Cinematography Marco Barberi
Production Design Serge Nyfeler, Stefanie Schaad
Music Balz Bachmann
Editor Jackie Brutsche
Gion-Reto Killias
Production Manager Niels Vije
Leading ActorsIris Minich
Roland Herrmann
Siegmund Tischendorf
Kamil Kejci
Jo Dunkel
Supporting ActorsBalz Bachmann, Jackie Brutsche, Chris Rosalesas The Broken Hearts
Focus Puller & Assistant Camera Mika Lanz
Grip Didier Lebel
Assistant Director Florian Engelhardt
Second Assistant Director Elvira Isenring
Casting Consultant Corinna Glaus
Script, Continuity Christine Wiederkehr
Gaffer Salvatore Piazitta
Electrician Alkmini Boura, Simone Nagel, Simone Buchmann
Sound Ruedi Guyer
Perche Sergio Milliet
Makeup Artist Simone Pfluger
Assistant Art Director Serge Nyfeler, Stefanie Schaad
Helpers Florian Widmeier, Sabina Sutter, Karin Moffa,
Valentin Altdorfer, Dinda Reumer, Pirmin Rösli,
Benjamin Steinemann, Corinna Zuberbühler
Ausstattungs Support Georg Bringolf
Set Dresser Corinne Dettwiler
Bauten Michael Baumgartner, Derek Uttley, Karl Engelhardt
Unit Manager Markus Sulger
Runner Benjamin Steinemann
Caterer Gabi Widmer, Bernadette Schäfli, Brigitte Buff,
Jasmina Courti, Sabina Sutter, Natalia Minder,
Rebecca Dutler, Lukas Schuhmacher, Marlene Fischer
Sounddesign Peter Bräker
Sound Editing Sergio Milliet
Sound Mixing Balz Bachmann, Peter & Bal Studio
Still Photographer Pirmin Rösli
Titelgrafik Franz Kündig
Visual Effects Dany Bittel
Color Grading Somm/ Treibhaus AG Zürich
Storyboard Felix Robert
Screenplay Mentoring Peter Purtschert, Jochen Brunow