REQUIEM IN WEISS. The undignified death of our glaciers. With this documentary, filmmaker Harry Putz stages a haunting cinematic homage to the death of glaciers in the Alps. Through in-depth interviews, he weaves science and emotion into an oppressive documentary. Shot on 14 glaciers in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, the film asks an unavoidable question at the end: “How do we want to say goodbye to our glaciers?” (Article Teaser Photo © by Stuart Knowles for REQUIEM IN WEISS.)

The glaciers of the Eastern Alps are dying – irreversibly, scientists agree on that. But while the “eternal ice” is disappearing, tourism is booming. In summer, visitors crowd into glacier lifts to touch the last remnants. Skiing is in full swing, and interventions in nature are taking on ever more drastic forms: slope stabilization, glacier covering, snow depots, artificial snow systems, massive terrain leveling – a race against time.

REQUIEM IN WEISS
Documentary / AT 2025 / 60 min. / German
Script & Director: Harry Putz
Camera: Martin Stoni, Harry Putz
Production: Open-air documentary
Co-producer: Bernd Hupfauf
Filming locations: AT/DE/IT/CH

All protagonists of REQUIEM IN WEISS and the dates of the premiere tour can be found at: https://freiluftdoku.com/requiem-in-weiss/

Great project, Harry!

NICE TO SKI YOU
Cheers,
Peter

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Stubai Glacier in summer. Photo © by Harry Putz