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When gold was discovered in the Klondike region (North Canada) in 1898, people from far and wide dropped everything and set off for the gold fields to try their luck. Years after the first goldrush, in about 1910, two rival enterprises triggered a second one when they began extensive exploration of the same area with the help of giant floating dredges. Today this machinery lies rusting in the centre of a fascinating manmade landscape. But the fever for gold and the desire to turn a quick buck linger on. In the centre of Dawson City, a flock of cliff swallows has built nests in the Freemasons Temple, one of the most imposing buildings in town. The melancholy cry that accompanies their fight lends a characteristic touch of poetic charm to this strange part of the world. Following the swallows high into the sky the camera gives us a bird's eye view of the scene below and the violent impact mankind has on the natural environment.

Switzerland - 2000 - 59 mn - Betacam SP - Colour

Réalisation Hans-Ulrich Schlumpf Scénario Hans-Ulrich Schlumpf Image Urs Siegenthaler Son Dieter Meyer Montage Rainer M.Trinkler Musique Bruno Spoerri

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