PEOPLE ON SATURDAY

MENSCHEN AM SAMSTAG

Switzerland

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Synopsis

Synopsis

A sunny Saturday afternoon in Zurich. In the middle of a crowded square, a businessman is lying on a bench, seemingly asleep. Someplace else, a teenager is longing for appreciation. A commuter is fighting the ticket machine. The film shows ten tableaus of everyday situations in the city. The people in it are getting confronted with small or big problems; each one of them is a Sisyphos, endlessly rolling the little stones of daily life up the mountain.

Biography

Jonas Ulrich was born in Zurich in 1990. In 2013, he graduated from the University of Zurich, where he studied History and Film. Also 2013, he co-founded Dynamic Frame and since then has been working as a director, author and editor.

FILMOGRAPHY:
2020 PEOPLE ON SATURDAY, short
2018 THIN AIR, short
2017 STUCK, short

A sunny Saturday afternoon in Zurich. In the middle of a crowded square, a businessman is lying on a bench, seemingly asleep. Someplace else, a teenager is longing for appreciation. A commuter is fighting the ticket machine. The film shows ten tableaus of everyday situations in the city. The people in it are getting confronted with small or big problems; each one of them is a Sisyphos, endlessly rolling the little stones of daily life up the mountain.

Selections

  • Short Film Candidates

Cast & Crew

  • Directed by: Jonas Ulrich
  • Written by: Jonas Ulrich
  • Produced by: Nicole Boner
  • Cinematography: Andi Widmer
  • Production Design: Chloé Bourgogne
  • Costume Design: Talissa Schraner
  • Sound: Julian Joseph
  • Editing: Jonas Ulrich

Director's Statement

The universally understandable images work like codes for our society, which can also be read by people in other countries. The audience is not limited by nationality, age or gender. We firmly believe that the film, with its unique combination of humour and social criticism, can address a broad audience, stimulate reflection and trigger discussion.
This project is to be understood as an essay film that combines staged scenes with documentary flair and an associative, sophisticated narrative structure.

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