Wintersong – a film on Dakota Suite
Switzerland, music documentary, 51 minutes
Co-directed by Pascal Hofmann

Synopsis
Chris Hooson’s haunting past makes him pick up his guitar again and again and what emerges is as fragile as life itself. In «Wintersong», the songwriter talks about his family, his musical work, and his day job as a social worker. The mournful music and lyrics of Chris Hooson are combined with rich imagery, creating space for the music to rise in and flood through organically. The film shows the close relationship of art to every day life. «Wintersong» delivers an insight into the source of inspiration of an exceptional musician.

Link to official site
www.wintersong.ch

Quotes
«In a better world, music television would look like this.»
– Joerg Adolph

«Rich in ideas.»
– Peter Liechti

«A clear vision of a film that integrates with both the inner spirit and outer reality of its subject. As though the filmmakers and the musicians were all brothers cut from the same cloth.»
– Peter Mettler