Niederurnen, GL (Malo Vento)
Documentary | 00:18 | SWITZERLAND
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY ANNA JOOS
IN COPRODUCTION WITH MASTER ECAL/HEAD
In a remote valley in Switzerland, death, carried by the wind, accompanies the daily lives of former Italian asbestos factory workers who still breathe its invisible fibers.
Biography
Anna Joos, Director
Anna Joos is a Swiss and Swedish filmmaker and visual anthropologist who combines social theory and cinema. Currently studying for a Master’s degree in Cinema at ÉCAL/HEAD, specializing in directing, she has completed a Master’s degree in Visual Anthropology at the Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology of the University of Manchester in 2019. She then pursued a Master’s degree in Cinema at ECAL/HEAD, graduating in 2024 with her short film NIEDERURNEN, GL, which was presented in competition at Visions du Réel 25.
Filmography (selection)
Melancholic Diasporas, essay, 2022
Festivals
2025: Visions du Réel – International Medium Length & Short Film Competition (Switzerland)
Directed & written by
Anna Joos
Image
Ana Edwards
Sound
Marine Maye
Editing
Anna Joos
Editing Consultant
Orsola Valenti
Sound editing
Marine Maye
Sound mix
Vuk Vukmanovic
Colorgarding
Dario Willomet
Produced by
GoldenEggProduction | Yan Decoppet & Gabriela Bussmann
In coproduction with
Master Cinéma ECAL/HEAD
With the support of
Cinéforom
Loterie Romande
Glarus Kulturförderung
