HOTEL EXCELSIOR

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A collective feature film by Talkhon Hamzavi, Jessy Moravec, Liliane Ott and Martin Skalsky

 

75 min Part I of the Transmedia Project Hotel Excelsior.

 

A Kalliopeia Production

Produced by Liliane Ott & Jessy Moravec

Cinematography: Gabriela Betschart

Gaffer: Tobias Wanner

Set Design: Jacopo Giulini & Stephanie Traut

Costume Design: Stephanie Traut

Hair & Make up: Dessi Nikoltchev

Sound: Martin Scheutert & Mike Enichtmayer

Music: Martin Skalsky & Konstantin Dellos

Editor: Justin Stoneham

Co-Autor "Concierge" and dramaturgical work on "Next Door" and "Family Party": Stephan Teuwissen

Language: German, Swiss German, English, Farsi

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Full Cast & Crew list: IMDB​​​

 

SYNOPSIS​

 

A mysterious concierge guides us through stories that unfold in the same room over a century. A Jewish businessman celebrates a lonely family festivity with his daughter. A planned suicide leads to a life-changing encounter. An ageing rock band struggles with their image, and a young woman sees a callboy as her big chance for financial independence. Check-in yourself – at the Hotel Excelsior.​

 

Winner of the FAST TRACK competition of the Zurich Film Fund in 2023, supported by Argauer KuratoriumFondation Suisa​

 

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