Hard(ys) Life

Hardy Hepp, artist, musician, composer, arranger, singer-songwriter... a full-blown artist par excellence. Rolf Lyssy observed this distinctive, multitalented Swiss veteran in the search, creation, and design of his works and interviewed him to gain more insight into his career shaped by fiery emotions.
A cinematic journey by means of images, colours, notes, and sound forms taken from Hardy’s creative work and his musical career – as the first Swiss pop singer – which began in the ‚60s.

Rolf Lyssy
1936 born in Zürich und Herrliberg. Camera Assistant for documentaries and fiction films..
1964 Co-Cameraman and Cutter for "Ursula oder das unwerte Leben" by Reni Mertens and Walter Marti.

Filmography
1968 "Eugen heisst wohlgeboren" (fiction), Script, Director and Editor in collaboration with Reni Mertens und Walter Marti
1970 "Vita Parcoeur" (short), Production, Camera, Director and Editor
174 "Konfrontation" (fiction), Production, Director      
1978 "Die Schweizermacher" (fiction), Script, Director, Coproduction
1981 "Kassettenliebe" (fiction), Script, Director, Coproduction
1983 "Teddy Bär" (fiction), Script, Director, Production, Actor
1989 "Leo Sonnyboy" (fiction), Director, Coproduction
1992 "Ein Trommler in der Wüste" (documentary), Script, Director, Production
1989 "Leo Sternbach" (Videoportrait)
2002 "Writing against Death" (documentary) in collaboration with Dominique Rub
2004 „Wäg vo de Gass!“ (documentary)
2005 „Die Vitusmacher“ (documentary and Making of of „Vitus“)
2008 „Hard(ys) Life“ (documentary), Director, Camera, Sound     

Theatre
1987 "Alles klar" von Urs Widmer, Theater am Neumarkt Zürich
1991 "Und iiich" von Maria Pacôme , translation by Urs Widmer Hechtplatztheater Zürich
1992 "Jeanmaire – ein Stück Schweiz" von Urs Widmer, Theater in der Bundesstadt Bern

Books
2001 "Swiss Paradise" An autobiographical Report
2007 „Wunschkolumnen – oder hättest Du’s dir anders vorgestellt?“ (in collaboration with Co-Author Urs Heinz Aerni)

66 min.

Language:
Swiss German, English

Subtitles:
German or English

Production:
Doc Productions GmbH, Zürich/CH