For the first time, Vreni leases a cow to someone from the city outside of her once-thriving farming village of Guttannen, Switzerland. This documentary explores how the alpine community has adapted to economic changes, focusing on the impact of the hydropower industry on the village’s 500-year-old communal farming system. The ethnographic journey brings to light the transformation of the Alpine farming system over the past hundred years.
Language: German
Subtitles: Italian
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Livni Holtz
Harvest Salon, a research-driven filmmaking collective, explores the interplay between rural & urban dynamics. The collective became LINA fellows, further advancing their practice in collaboration with institutions affiliated with the European platform LINA.
Sebastian Reinicke
Harvest Salon, a research-driven filmmaking collective, explores the interplay between rural & urban dynamics. The collective became LINA fellows, further advancing their practice in collaboration with institutions affiliated with the European platform LINA.
Nicolas Seiler
Harvest Salon, a research-driven filmmaking collective, explores the interplay between rural & urban dynamics. The collective became LINA fellows, further advancing their practice in collaboration with institutions affiliated with the European platform LINA.
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