On Solid Ground(2021)
Written & directed by Jela Hasler
A city, in summer. The morning coolness in the river does not last long, the heat covers the city like a magnifying glass under which supposedly trivial everyday nuisances suddenly take on weight. Eli tries to escape the narrowness and agitation of the city – yet keeps being confronted with aggression. And the rage starts to build up within her.
Short film | 00:12:15 | Narrative Fiction | Themes: Patriarchy, Female Gaze, | Colour | 1.85:1 | Switzerland| Spoken language: Swiss German | Subtitles: English, Germany, French | Format: DCP, ProRes | Dolby 5.1 & Stereo LtRt
Festival Selections:
- Semaine de la Critique Cannes 2021, short film competition, France.
- Sarajevo international film festival 2021, European Shorts competition, Bosnia & Herzegovina
- GwangHwaMun International Short Film Festival 2021(former Asiana Film Festival), international competition, South Korea.
- Guanajuato International Film Festival 2021, Official Selection(short fiction), Mexico.
- Uppsala Short Film Festival 2021, international competition, Sweden
- El Gouna Film Festival 2021, international short film competition, Egypt🏆
- Queer Film Festival MEZIPATRA, international short film competition, Czech Republic
- Winterthur international short film festival 2021, international & national competition, Switzerland.
- Leuven international short film festival 2021, international competition, Belgium.
- Beijing international short film festival 2021, international competition, China
- Les Arcs Film Festival 2021, official short film competition, France
- Solothurner Filmtage 2022, short film competition, Switzerland.
- Tampere Film Festival 2022, international competition, Finland
- Festival international de Film de Femmes de Créteil 2022, international short competition, France
- Short Film Week Regensburgs 2022, international competition, Germany
- Minimalen Short Film Festival 2022, international competition, Norway
- Go Short International Short Film Festival 2022, European competition, the Netherlands
- Vilnius International Short Film Festival 2022, international competition, Lithuania
- ShorTS 2022, maremetraggio competition, Italy
- Short Waves Festival 2022, international competition, Poland
- Palm Springs Short Fest 2022, short film competition, US
Awards:
- Bronze Star Award for Short Film, El Gouna Film Festival 2021.
- Qualification for the European Film Award, Winterthur Int. Short Film Festival 2021.