The salmon want to reproduce.
While the salmon men are swimming upstream in a testosterone-driven race, the
women at the source of the river indulge themselves in a fertility dance. But the roles
aren’t set as clearly as the men expect.
Original title:
Lachsmänner
Production:
Lukas Pulver, YK Animation Studio GmbH
Music:
Jan Galega Brönnimann
Editor:
Lukas Pulver, Joel Hofmann, Manuela Leuenberger
Cast:
Lalita Brunner, Géraldine Cammisar, Melanie Carolin Wigger, Naomi Homenu, Samuel Beat Minder, Nils Hedinger, Lorenz Wunderle, Andrea Giovanni Sidoti
Script:
Veronica L. Montaño, Joel Hofmann, Manuela Leuenberger
Licensed territory:
Worldwide except Switzerland
Themes:
Humour, Sex, Satire, Adventures, Identity, Environment & Nature, Gender identity, Mothers / Fathers
2020
Locarno Film Festival
Gässli Film Festival
Fantoche
2020
Best Swiss Newcomer 2020 (Locarno Film Festival)
Best Swiss Short Film 2020 (Gässli Film Festival)