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Patricia Plattner (22 January 1953, in Geneva – 5 September 2016) was a Swiss filmmaker. Between 1986 and 2009 she directed fourteen films. She was awarded a Prix UBS at the Solothurn Film Festival in 2000.
Made In India: SEWA in Action. A film by Patricia Plattner, 1998, 52 min, Color. This powerful documentary is a portrait of SEWA, the now-famous women's organization in India that holds to the simple yet radical belief that poor women need organizing, not welfare.
Patricia Plattner was born in 1953 in Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. She is a producer and director, known for Piano panier ou La recherche de l'équateur (1989) , Le livre de cristal (1994) and Les petites couleurs (2002) .
Patricia Plattner, née le 22 janvier 1953 à Genève et morte le 5 septembre 2016, est une réalisatrice suisse. Elle a créé en 1985 sa maison de production, Light Night Production.
As a filmmaker, Patricia Plattner, who describes herself as a “firmly rooted nomad”, was also committed to travelling and discovering other worlds. At first, Patricia dedicated herself to art history and painting at Geneva Fine Arts School.
Patricia Plattner died yesterday after a long battle against the big C. I initially discovered her work through her films “Made in India” and “Les Petites Couleurs” before meeting her once in Carouge in Les Studios Lolos “Avec un «s», précise Aloys”. She was a warm, generous and very humane person.
Directed by Patricia Plattner, the film incorporates interviews with SEWA’s founders and with self-employed SEWA members, as well as footage of the women working or organizing in the style of cinema verite.
Patricia Plattner. Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Editor. Website. www.lightnight.ch. 1953-2016. 1975 Receives degree from ESAV (École Supérieure d'Art Visuel) Geneva, multimedia.
director, producer. 70 years biography, photo, best movies and TV shows, news, birthday and age. «Bazar» (2009), «Carnets de Valse» (2005), «Walzer-Tagebücher ...
This powerful documentary is a portrait of SEWA, the now-famous women's organization in India that holds to the simple yet radical belief that poor women need organizing, not welfare. SEWA, or the Self-Employed Women's Association, corresponds to the Indian word sewa, meaning service.
