Harald Hutter
Harald Hutter was born in Montreal, in 1981. He holds a BFA in Art History from Concordia University and an MA in Film Theory from University College London. His first feature film Up the River with Acid won the Grand Prize at Cinéma du Réel and received a Special Mention for the Loridan-Ivens / CNAP Prize in 2023. His short films have won prizes, have been nominated by the British Council and have screened at numerous festivals internationally. Hutter is currently at different stages of development on a number of documentaries and fiction films. He is Chair of the Film Art department at the Paris College of Art jointly run with Emerson in Boston. In 2025, he made his second feature-length documentary: Leleka.
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Up the River with Acid
Duration: 2h06
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_Up the River with Acid_ is an intimate, impressionistic documentary by Harald Hutter that unfolds over two days in the life of his father, Horst, a former professor whose daily life is profoundly disrupted by cognitive decline. Shot on 16 mm, the film gently observes gestures, silences, and perceptions as memory begins to fragment, while subtly sketching the deep bond that unites Horst and his...
Up the River with Acid
Duration: 2h06
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_Up the River with Acid_ is an intimate, impressionistic documentary by Harald Hutter that unfolds over two days in the life of his father, Horst, a former professor whose daily life is profoundly disrupted by cognitive decline. Shot on 16 mm, the film gently observes gestures, silences, and perceptions as memory begins to fragment, while subtly sketching the deep bond that unites Horst and his...
