The Game

Switzerland
2020
Documentary
17 min.

DAS SPIEL

 

Director | Roman Hodel
Script | Roman Hodel
Director of photography | Lukas Gut
Editing 
| Rolf Hellat, Roman Hodel
Sound | Oscar Von Hoogevest
Producer | Franziska Sonder
Production company | Ensemble Film Gmbh

 

A whistle. The stands of the stadium get loud. The players protest angrily. The presenters follow the action on the field. In the middle of it, the referee. The whole stadium watches him. Now he has to decide and direct the energy of an entire stadium.

 

About the director:

Roman Hodel studied at the Video Department of the Lucerne School of Art and Design (HSLU) and works as filmmaker and cinematographer. His short film BLUELIGHT (2014, co-directed with Lena Mäder) premiered at the Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur and THE GAME celebrated its world premiere in Venice.