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When does a family heritage of creativity become a burden? In this personal, whimsical documentary, Miriam Ernst accompanies her father, the Swiss artist Jürg U. Ernst, as he spends eight years building the strange sculpture park called Gnomengarten, which has become famous throughout Switzerland. Suffering from various health problems, Jürg Ernst decides to close his garden for good, although he doesn’t abandon the creativity that lives within him. The film imaginatively recounts the life of this artist who is both ordinary and extraordinary.
| Editing | Miriam Ernst, Dennis Mabry |
| Director | Miriam Ernst |
| Sound | Florentin Tudor |
| Cinematographer | Miriam Ernst |
| Cinematography | Stefano Bertacchini |
| Music | Patrik Zeller |
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Miriam Ernst
Miriam Ernst was born in 1981 in Berne (Switzerland) and grew up in an artistic environment. After a training as a primary school teacher, she studied Science of Theater and Film at the Universities of Berne and Zurich (2009).
In 2014, Miriam Ernst applied to the National Film and Television School (UK) with a film about a tradition from the region in which she had been raised and was selected for a two-year course MA Directing Documentary. Her graduation film was nominated for a Grierson and two Royal Television Society awards, winning for Best Editing.
Miriam has been working as a freelance director and cinematographer, directing her own films as well as commissioned work.
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
In 2014, Miriam Ernst applied to the National Film and Television School (UK) with a film about a tradition from the region in which she had been raised and was selected for a two-year course MA Directing Documentary. Her graduation film was nominated for a Grierson and two Royal Television Society awards, winning for Best Editing.
Miriam has been working as a freelance director and cinematographer, directing her own films as well as commissioned work.
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
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