Crushed

Generation 14plus

Doesn’t crush also mean “to smash”? Dealing with their own obsessive crushes, Ella Rocca researches what to do about it. During the quest for a representation of their feelings, texts, images and sounds are layered on top of each other on the computer screen and become the expression of intense contemplation. Internet discoveries and a moment of intimate directness merge to provide a sense of the inner workings of infatuation.

by Ella Rocca Switzerland 2022 Swiss German, English 8’ Colour International premiere | Documentary Form | recommendation: 14 years and up

Crew

Director	Ella Rocca
Screenplay	Ella Rocca
Cinematography	Samira de Mena Fernández, Ella Rocca
Editing	Ella Rocca
Music	Beni Mosele
Sound	Pascal Bolzern
Sound Design	Maya Baur, Hans Peter Gutjahr
Production Manager	Edith Flückiger
Executive Producer	Volko Kamensky

Produced by

Hochschule Luzern, Design & Kunst, BA Video

Luzern, Switzerland

hslu.ch hslu.ch

Photos

Ella Rocca

Ella Rocca was born in 1999, grew up near Zurich, Switzerland and attended the foundation course in art and design at the F+F School for Art and Design in Zurich. Since 2020, Ella Rocca has been taking a BA with a focus on video at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.

Filmography

2022 Crushed; short documentary

Dates

14plus Short Films 2

Wed Feb 22 16:30

Urania

Subtitles: English

Date lies in the past

Thu Feb 23 15:30

Filmtheater am Friedrichshain

Subtitles: English

Date lies in the past

Manifestations: Six queer short films of the 73rd Berlinale

Thu Feb 23 21:30

Cubix 2

Subtitles: English

Date lies in the past

14plus Short Films 2

Fri Feb 24 10:00

Cineplex Titania

Subtitles: English

Date lies in the past

Sat Feb 25 15:45

Cubix 8

Subtitles: English

Date lies in the past

Manifestations: Six queer short films of the 73rd Berlinale

Sun Feb 26 16:00

International

Subtitles: English

Date lies in the past

Crushed