A home for old people
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A documentary and animation filmmaker from Bern, Michele studied film at Zurich University of the Arts. He's been a swissinfo.ch video journalist since 2004 and has a special interest in developing new video formats for mobile viewing, mixing animation and documentary styles.
The Wildermett Park old people’s home in Bern follows the so-called Eden-philosophy, which comes from the United States. It aims to make the elderly feel at home, and not give them the impression they are in a hospital or prison. (Michele Andina, swissinfo 2005)
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