Day Is Done (2011)

Directed by

Thomas Imbach

Genre

documentary film

Country

Switzerland

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

12

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film presents the view from Swiss director Thomas Imbach's studio over 15 years, accompanied by his answering machine messages. It creates a personal diary of time passing and changes happening.

autobiographicalpersonalreflectivemeditativeslow-burnnostalgicintimateobservational

What happens

Day Is Done is an autobiographical fiction film by Swiss director Thomas Imbach. The film was first shown at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2011. Day is Done combines answering machine messages with the view out of Imbach's studio over a period of 15 years. Day is Done toured several international festivals throughout 2011, including Planete + Doc Film Warsaw in May 2011, the Jerusalem Film Festival in July 2011, the Melbourne International Film Festival, the Japanese Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, and the Chicago International Film Festival in October 2011. The director won the Zurich Film Award 2011 and the Swiss Film Award, "Quartz" for Best Music as well as the "Honorable Mention" of the "Millenium Award Jury" of the Planete+Doc Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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