A documentary film by Thomas Fürhapter
Austria 2024, 91 min
„opens vast fields of thought“ (cineuropa)
the whole review on cineuropa
AWARD FOR ORIGINAL APPROACH at Ji.hlava IDFF
The jury’s statement:
“An absorbing and arresting cinematic study of everyday cleaning and cleansing practices in a diverse range of work, institutional and social settings, from slaughterhouse to space station. Cleaning & Cleansing is rigorously formal and precise, with strikingly ‚clean‘ editing and sound design complementing the images perfectly. Our modern Western obsession with cleanliness and hygiene are put under the microscope here in a surprisingly engaging way.“
„by no means lacking in personality or even radicality, successfully creating its own reality and temporality“ (cineuropa)
FESTIVALS
– Ji.hlava IDFF, Award for Original Approach
– FIPADOC, Biarritz
– IDFF Artdocfest/Riga
– DOCVILLE Leuven
– The Doc Screenings International Documentary Film Festival, Tbilisi
– BAFICI Buenos Aires
– Eko International Film Festival, Lagos
– DOK.fest Munich
– Al Este International Film Festival, Lima
„One of the most powerful film endings we’ve seen in a long time.“
(Le Polyester)
CREDITS
Written, directed & edited by Thomas Fürhapter
Cinematography: Judith Benedikt, Manuel Zauner, Thomas Fürhapter
Sound mixer: Andreas Hamza, Joseph Nikolussi
Producer: Weina Zhao
Production manager: Leonie Weidel
Production assistants: Pete Prison IV, Andrea Eliza Arnold, Barbara Wilding, Florian Eibel
Additional camera: Sonja Aufderklamm, Marianne Borowiec, Simon Graf
Additional sound: Ines Vorreiter, Tong Zhang, Emanoel Bruckmüller, Octavio Varela, Robert Nogler, Ariane Pellini, Lukas Benedicic, Gerd Juritsch
Sound design: Joseph Nikolussi
Sound mixing: Lenja Gathmann
Postproduction coordinator: Judith Tieber-Gibbs
Foley artist: Nicola Mpunga
Title design: Susi von Hasen
Subtitling: Mandana Taban, Taban Translating Films GmbH
Translations: Francis Defor, Veronika Depesova, Permila Laryea, Theresa Szorek
Voice artists: Branko Bily, Hannes Bertolini
ADR Recordist: Lara Zill
Colourist: Susi Dollnig
VFX: Josef Böhm / post.haus
Image post production: Valentin Renoldner / post.haus
Sound studios: Klangkulisse, Menura Film
„Between the images of the literal, the spiritual and the conceptual, Fürhapter brings the many ideas of cleaning and cleansing together rapturously.“
(Nicholas Vroman, a page of madness)
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Runtime: 01:31:37
Languages: German, Slovak, English (Nigerian)
Subtitles: English, German
Shooting format: 4K/25p/4:2:2
Screening format: DCP, 2K flat, 5.1
Aspect ratio: 1,85:1
Film color: color
Interview with Thomas Fürhapter in DOK.REVUE (only available in Czech)
