Sound of Heimat

A musician from New Zealand embarks on a quest to find the sound of the German homelands (“Heimat”). He encounters soul from the Ore Mountains, listens to hip hop beats in the Cologne dialect, rocks the Antistadl and accompanies some polkas with his saxophone. As a foreigner in Germany, Chisholm opens some unusual perspectives. His conclusion from his musical road trip is that German folk music is much more versatile than the old-fashioned Schlager music from the TV program “Musikantenstadl”! “Entertaining, surprising and melancholic!” (ttt)

Keywords

  • Creatives: Make Music!
  • Kinoherz
  • Made in Germany
  • identity
  • indie music
  • lifestyle
  • small town
  • traditions
  • travel

Actors

  • Hayden Chisholm
  • GewandhausChorLeipzig
  • Singender Holunder
  • BamBam Babylon Bajasch

Director

  • Arne Birkenstock
  • Jan Tengeler

Documentary, Music, Dance, Theater

1h 29min

0 FSK

DE

Germany
2012
In a quest to find the sound of the German homelands (“Heimat”), a musician from New Zealand crisscrosses the country.

In a quest to find the sound of the German homelands (“Heimat”), a musician from New Zealand crisscrosses the country.


A musician from New Zealand embarks on a quest to find the sound of the German homelands (“Heimat”).


He encounters soul from the Ore Mountains, listens to hip hop beats in the Cologne dialect, rocks the Antistadl and accompanies some polkas with his saxophone. As a foreigner in Germany, Chisholm opens some unusual perspectives.


His conclusion from his musical road trip is that German folk music is much more versatile than the old-fashioned Schlager music from the TV program “Musikantenstadl”!


“Entertaining, surprising and melancholic!” (ttt)

Cast & Crew