Skinhead Attitude
Daniel Schweiser:
Skinhead Attitude (Switzerland 2003)
89 min – Beta – French / German. English subtitles.
Age limit 15+
Skinhead Attitude is a 2003 documentary about the skinhead subculture, made by Daniel Schweizer. The film is a road movie following Karole, a modern skinhead girl, traditional and anti - racist. The film is a musical journey which draws a portrait of contemporary young skinheads. The documentary outlines the history of forty years of skinhead movement through unpublished archives and witnesses. The documentary reconstructs the history of the movement, originated by the left wing proletarian youth; and of its transformation and radicalization by the extreme Right, and the neonazis have turned away this movement from its original roots. The film is a history and investigation into the skinhead cult movement in the U.S. and U.K. since the 1960s. The subjects range from lightweight fashionable types to hardcore neo-Nazis. Special consideration is paid to the murder of two "Unity" skinheads in Las Vegas. Includes interviews with musicians Laurel Aitken, Jimmy Pursey, and Ian Stuart.
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Daniel Schweizer
Daniel Schweizer was born on 1959 on Geneva. He graduated with dual diploma from Geneva Superior School of Visu-al Art in graphic expression and film-making. Simulta-neously Schweizer began working in the image and sound department for French speaking Swiss broadcaster TSR. In 1982 Schweizer headed for Paris where he continued his studies at the Superi-or School of Film Studies of Paris (E.S.E.C.). He started working as a trainee in the film industry in 1983 and very quickly became second and then first assistant director for TSR and for independent feature films. Today Schweizer is a Member of the European Documentary Network EDN. He lives in Geneva where he has been working as a film director and inde-pendent producer.
Filmography:
Ceci est mon royaume (2006)
White Terror (2005)
Skinhead Attitude (2003)
Helldorado (2000)
Skin Or Die (1998)
Sylvie (1995)
Vivre Avec (1993)