The stone steeple of the Alt-Graun church rises from the waters of Lake Resia in the Venosta Valley in South Tyrol. It stands as a lonely, silent witness to the terrible tragedy that befell Graun (Curon) and Reschen (Resia) in 1950, when both villages – with their unique natural and cultural landscape – were submerged by the waters of the newly built Resia dam and water reservoir.

Through moving cinematic portraits, the filmmakers touch on the theme of “Heimat” (home) and its loss, and document the long-lasting effects of the Resia dam’s construction on past and present generations. The landscape of the Upper Venosta Valley through the changing seasons provides a stunning backdrop for this ambitious documentary.

 

81min | Documentary | Italy

 

Director: Georg Lembergh

Line producer/historical consultant: Hansjörg Stecher

DoP: Georg Lembergh

Sound: Martin Fliri, Patrick Bruttomesso, Simone Mo Pischl

Editing: Christin Gottscheber

Music: Marco Annau

Mix: Martin Fliri

Sound design: Stefano Bernardi

Postproduction: ammira Srl

Script consultant: Gabriele Mathes, Markus Wernig

Producers: Hansjörg Stecher, Wilfried Gufler, Thomas Menghin

Production: Albolina Film

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With the support of: IDM Film Funding

FESTIVALS

BOZEN FILM FESTIVAL 2018

TRENTO FILM FESTIVAL 2018

FILMFESTIVAL KITZBÜHEL (Official Selection, Kitzbühel, Austria)AUGUST 24, 2018

12th FÜNF SEEN INT'L FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Gilching, Germany)SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Special mention at 16th INT'L BERGFILM-FESTIVAL TEGERNSEE (Official Selection, Tegernsee, Germany)OCTOBER 19, 2018

17th FILM FESTIVAL RADSTADT (Official Selection, Radstadt, Austria)NOVEMBER 7, 2018

4th BAYAMON INT FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Bayamón, Puerto Rico)JANUARY 30, 2019

1st SOUTH EUROPE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - FUSION ISFF (Official Selection, Valencia, Spain)FEBRUARY 16, 2019

6th DOCFEED (Official Selection, Eindhoven, Netherlands)FEBRUARY 21, 2019

4th RAPIDLION - THE SOUTH AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Johannesburg, South Africa)MARCH 1, 2019

5th SANTA CRUZ INT'L FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Rio Gallegos, Argentina) APRIL 19, 2019

12th ECOZINE FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Zaragoza, Spain) MAY 3, 2019

14th HOBOKEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Greenwood, NY, USA) MAY 17, 2019

3rd SOUTHERN CONE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - FICCSUR (Official Selection, Valparaiso, Chile) MAY 23, 2019

4th LONDON INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURES AWARDS (Official Selection, London, UK) MAY 24, 2019

3rd FESTIVAL DE PORTOVIEJO (Official Selection, Portoviejo, Ecuador)JUNE 13, 2019

4th CANAL DE PANAMA INT'L FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Panamá, Panama)

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