- Occupation
Director - Country
Switzerland
Schwietert Stefan
Echoes Of Home
What does a baby's cry have in common with the echo of a mountain yodler, and what connects the head tone of a Tuvin nomad with the stage show of a vocal artist? The answer is: THE VOICE. Against a background of powerful alpine vistas and modern city landscapes, heimatklänge enters the wondrous sonic world of three exceptional Swiss vocal artists. Their universe of sound extends far beyond what we would describe as singing. In their engagement with local and foreign traditions, the powerful mountain landscape becomes a stage as do the landscapes and sonic backdrops of modern life.
Balkan Melodie
Over 50 years ago Marcel and Catherine Celliermade went on their first journey behind the Iron Curtain where they have spent years collecting the best East European music. Marcel Cellier assisted the Romanian pan flute virtuoso Gheorghe Zamfir and the legendary Bulgarian female vocal choir “Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares” in achieving world fame. The film traces the Celliers’ footsteps in Eastern Europe to meet up again with the protagonists from the old times - and to discover new musical treasures.
What does a baby's cry have in common with the echo of a mountain yodler, and what connects the head tone of a Tuvin nomad with the stage show of a vocal artist? The answer is: THE VOICE. Against a background of powerful alpine vistas and modern city landscapes, heimatklänge enters the wondrous sonic world of three exceptional Swiss vocal artists. Their universe of sound extends far beyond what we would describe as singing. In their engagement with local and foreign traditions, the powerful mountain landscape becomes a stage as do the landscapes and sonic backdrops of modern life.
Balkan Melodie
Over 50 years ago Marcel and Catherine Celliermade went on their first journey behind the Iron Curtain where they have spent years collecting the best East European music. Marcel Cellier assisted the Romanian pan flute virtuoso Gheorghe Zamfir and the legendary Bulgarian female vocal choir “Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares” in achieving world fame. The film traces the Celliers’ footsteps in Eastern Europe to meet up again with the protagonists from the old times - and to discover new musical treasures.
* 1961, aufgewachsen in Therwil/Schweiz. 1979 Matura und erste Filme in der Videogenossenschaft Basel. 1981/82 ein Jahr in Brasilien, Arbeit als Regieassistent für TV Globo im Bereich Musikfilm. 1983 Gaststipendium am California Art Institute in San Francisco, Film- und Videoklasse. 1984-90 Studium an der Deutschen Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin. 1991 Gründung der Produktionsfirma NEAPEL FILM in Therwil. In der Folge Produktion von zwei Kurzfilmen und Stefan Schwieterts Lang-Filmen in internationaler Co-Produktion. Stefan Schwietert lebt und arbeitet heute in Therwil und Berlin.