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«SHIFTING GROUNDS» is an experimental essay film told from the perspective of peat, a living archive shaped by water, time and slow transformation. Tracing the history of wetlands from the last Ice Age to the present, the film observes how human intervention has drained, built upon and altered these fragile grounds.
Through layered images and a finely composed sound design, «SHIFTING GROUNDS» reflects on care, decay, and resilience. It asks what can emerge in landscapes marked by human intervention, yet still carrying traces of life.
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Director
Zana Selimi
Producer
Eva Schneuwly
Production
Kollektiv Chroma
Supported by
Grünstadt Zürich
Creative Concept
Zana Selimi
Justus Briese
Eva Schneuwly
Screenplay
Eva Schneuwly
Zana Selimi
Direction of Photography
Justus Briese
Edit
Zana Selimi
Justus Briese
Anton Krebs
Sounddesign and Composition
Mike Utiger
Production Design
Eva Schneuwly
Art Direction
Maëlle Leonie Odermatt
Costumes
Simona Schlegel
Hair and Make-Up
Paul Grieguszies
Andy Lörtscher
Lighting Design
Lea Studer
Line De Kaenel
Color Grading
Raphael Stäger
Cast
Cathrin Merscher
Voice-Over
Zana Selimi
Extras
Hannah Affentranger
Jonatan Bischof
Lisa Kilthau-Merscher
Paul Grieguszies
Felix von Niederhäusern
Leah Spirk