YENISH SOUNDS

UNERHÖHRT JENISCH

By Martina RIEDER, Karoline ARN

DSCHOINT VENTSCHR FILMPRODUKTION - as PROD

Documentary - Completed 2017

Stephan Eicher and many folk musicians are connected by their Yenish roots and the secret of a special sound. A musical journey into the Grison mountains.

Festivals
& Awards

Solothurner Filmtage 2017
Bolzano Film Festival Bozen 2017
Visions du Réel Nyon 2017
Musikfilmtage Oberaudorf 2017
Audience Award
International Film Festival Locarno 2017
Panorama Suisse
Bergfilmfestival St. Pölten 2017
Film Festival Radstadt 2017
Festival Der Neue Heimatfilm Freistadt 2017
Audience Award
    • Year of production
    • 2017
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • SWITZERLAND
    • Languages
    • SWISS-GERMAN, FRENCH
    • Duration
    • 93 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Martina RIEDER, Karoline ARN
    • Writer(s)
    • Karoline ARN, Martina RIEDER
    • Producer(s)
    • Werner SCHWEIZER (DSCHOINT VENTSCHR FILMPRODUKTION)
    • Synopsis
    • He plays with the image of the gypsy. He senses his Yenish roots: Stephan Eicher. The traces lead us to the Grison mountains, to former immigrant families and their legendary dance tunes.
      Within these Yenish families lies an unknown music tradition: it has shaped Swiss folk music, approaches the blues, shines as chanson, or rebels with punk music. However, the film also tells the story of discrimination and persecution which have silenced these musicians. It is a film about the secret of a special sound.