Day Is Done (film)

Day Is Done
Film poster
Directed byThomas Imbach
Produced byAndrea Staka
Thomas Imbach
CinematographyThomas Imbach
Edited byGion-Reto Killias
Tom La Belle
Release date
  • February 2011 (2011-02) (Berlin)
CountrySwitzerland
LanguagesGerman
Swissgerman

Day Is Done is an autobiographical fiction film by Swiss director Thomas Imbach. The film was first shown at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2011. Day is Done combines answering machine messages with the view out of Imbach's studio over a period of 15 years. Day is Done toured several international festivals throughout 2011, including Planete + Doc Film Warsaw in May 2011, the Jerusalem Film Festival in July 2011, the Melbourne International Film Festival, the Japanese Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, and the Chicago International Film Festival in October 2011.

The director won the Zurich Film Award 2011 and the Swiss Film Award, "Quartz“ for Best Music as well as the "Honorable Mention” of the “Millenium Award Jury“ of the Planete+Doc Festival[citation needed].