DIDI CONTRACTOR - MARRYING THE EARTH TO THE BUILDING

Kategorie: Extra Regional
Show: Sunday, 02. April 2017, 08:00 p.m., Mal Sehn
(Documentary, CH/D 2016), English/German/Hindi with subtitles, 80 min.Director: Steffi Giaracuni
Director of Photography: Maria Rank
Production: Steffi Giaracuni
Screenplay: Steffi Giaracuni
Editor: Britta Kastern
CO-PRODUCTION: Britta Kastern, Bahman Korm, Norma Giannetta
MUSIC: Nico Contesse, Fatima Dunn
FOLLOWING TALK IN PRESENCE OD THE PRODUCTIONTEAM
For over 25 years, the 86-year-old architect DIDI CONTRACTOR has devoted herself to her passion: At the foot of the Himalayas, drawing inspiration from traditional techniques, she designs sculptural buildings of clay, slate and bamboo; flooded with light and respectfully connected to their natural environment in which they are being built. When DIDI CONTRACTOR is 60 years old, she begins to realise her architectural visions in North India. The German-American’s sketched dreams are not always fitting her clients’ expectations, but each finished building reflects the individual character of Didi and that of the future resident.
In her wonderfully photographed documentary, Director STEFFI GIARACUNI develops the portrait of a strong, artistic woman who understands her architectural visions as a deep connection between man and nature: “Landscaping is really a key to this thing of marrying the earth to the building. There is a deeper connection which should then strengthen our own connection.”