Snow, sweat, testosterone and the sound of chainsaws. Every four years, over a period of three months in winter, wood is being cut in a steep mountain high above Lake Ägeri and prepared for log rafting. Neither economic change nor technology has been able to replace this traditional and sustainable craft in Switzerland.
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Corina Schwingruber IllicCorina was born in Werthenstein (Switzerland). She studied at the University of Design & Art in Basel, majoring in Fine Arts/New Media where she also took part in an exchange program with the fine art academy in Belgrade (Serbia). From 2006 to 2009 she completed her studies at the Lucerne University of Art & Design, majoring in Video. She works as a filmmaker and teaches filmmaking.
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Thomas HoratThomas, born in Schwyz (Switzerland), worked on other professions but always had an interest in movies. After a few practical trainings on documentaries he starts in 2003 with his first feature documentary Wätterschmöcker and a second Alpsummer which has been successfully shown on several festivals in Austria and USA. Today he works as a filmmaker in directing, sound engineering, but also as distributor and sometimes also as producer.
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Horat
Thomas Horat, was born in Schwyz (Switzerland) in 1964. It is only in 2003 that he produced his first documentary projetc Wätterschmöcker" which has been successfully shown in the cinemas of Switzerland and Austria and in festivals in the USA. His second full feature "Alpsummer", has also won several awards int the USA.