2025
Silvesterchlausen
Silvesterchlausen is a mysterious tradition that takes place every New Year’s Eve in Switzerland’s Appenzell, the most conservative part of the country. Groups of six men dress in ornate costumes and engage in wordless, polyphonic yodeling and rhythmic bell clanging. The ritual has been performed for at least 500 years, but nobody knows how or why it began.
Director
Andrew Norman Wilson
Runtime
12 Minutes
Country
United States, Switzerland
Classification
Unclassified 15+
Silvesterchlausen is a mysterious tradition that takes place every New Year’s Eve in Switzerland’s Appenzell, the most conservative part of the country. Groups of six men dress in ornate costumes and engage in wordless, polyphonic yodeling and rhythmic bell clanging. The ritual has been performed for at least 500 years, but nobody knows how or why it began.
Screening with World shorts:
Norheimsund (Ana A. Alpizar)
Sammi, Who Can Detach His Body Parts (Rein Maychaelson)
The Gods (الالهة) (Anas Sareen)
The Men's Land (Mariam Bakacho Khatchvani)
Nervous Energy (Eve Liu)
Screening with World shorts:
Norheimsund (Ana A. Alpizar)
Sammi, Who Can Detach His Body Parts (Rein Maychaelson)
The Gods (الالهة) (Anas Sareen)
The Men's Land (Mariam Bakacho Khatchvani)
Nervous Energy (Eve Liu)
Film Credits
Director
Andrew Norman Wilson
Country
United States & Switzerland
Language
No Dialogue
Subtitles
English
Type
Documentary & Short
Program Strand
Shorts
Producer
Andrew Norman Wilson
Cinematographer
Owen Smith-Clark, Florian Bentele & Andrew Norman Wilson
Editor
Andrew Norman Wilson
Film Source
Andrew Norman Wilson
Genre
Documentary & Short
Screens As Part Of
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