Flimsfestival: Ernst Bromeis

Ernst Bromeis: In the water, he is an expedition swimmer. On land, he is a water ambassador with the aim of raising awareness that water is not infinite. It is unacceptable that around 2 billion people have no access to clean drinking water. As a water ambassador, he campaigns to change this: Among other things, he crossed two hundred lakes in his home canton of Graubünden, the largest Swiss lakes in each canton, the approximately 1200 kilometers from the source to the mouth of the Rhine. It was the beauty and appreciation of the water landscapes in a mountain canton and a love of the "Blue Wonder" that inspired and motivated Ernst Bromeis to embark on his first project. The expedition was a rollercoaster of emotions. Emotionally, because pure happiness and unpleasant physical discomfort alternated time and again. Physically, because Bromeis had to conquer thousands of meters of altitude just to reach the lakes. But Ernst Bromeis doesn't just talk about his projects in his presentation. He asks himself - and us - critical questions. For a mountain canton, water is more than just hydropower, water rates, snow production and the tourism industry. We have been following Ernst Bromeis' activities with great interest for years. When we found out - rather by chance - that he himself accompanies his lectures with music on the piano, we were sure that we would like to invite him to Flims. We are very happy that he agreed to tell us about his life project in the visitor room in the Punt Gronda water and energy center, right next to three turbines and two large reservoirs.


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