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O, Collecting Eggs Despite the Times

2021 / 75' Dir. Pim Zwier Sc. Pim Zwier Prod. MOONDOCS

O, Collecting Eggs Despite the Times

Pim Zwier

An unconventional documentary set around the beginning of WWII that reveals German ornithologist Max Schönwetter’s fascination for the egg.

O is set in the first half of the 20th century when German ornithologist Max Schönwetter is devoting himself to his life’s work, the scientific handbook of the egg. As he collects and studies 19,206 eggs, WWII breaks out. It is an archive film, based on the historical correspondences of Schönwetter. Different passages form a collage of voice-overs, while in staged scenes the documentary contrasts Schönwetter’s small world of egg collecting with enormous events unfolding on the world stage.

Main Category: Documentary
Expected Completion: Autumn 2021
Original Film Title: O, verzamelen van eieren in een weerwil van tijd
English Film Title: O
Running Time: 75
Original Language: Dutch
Colour / B&W: Colour
Genre: Documentary
Major topic: History · Nature and environment · War and conflict
Director: Pim Zwier
Debut Status: 1st Feature
Filmography Director: First feature-length documentary. a.o. 3RD BUILDERS' STREET (2017, short doc), THEY CALL US THE ENEMY (2015, experimental short) Award: Best Experimental Film Director, Tehran IFF, ALLES WAS IRGENDWIE NÜTZT/ALL WHAT IS SOMEHOW USEFUL (2014, short), ATEMBERAUBEND (2012, short), OERDAK, POEM IN PROGRESS (2010, short), SARAH ANN (2008, short), SUTRAPEZE (2010, short).
Screenwriter: Pim Zwier
Camera: Jair Mahazri
Main Production Company: Moondocs
Main Production - Person(s): Carolijn Borgdorff
Main Production Company Phone: +31 20 218 4700
Main Production Company E-mail: info@moondocs.nl
Main Production Company Website: www.moondocs.nl