Daire Collins

In 1968, Mick Meaney was buried alive in a coffin beneath London, not in death, but in pursuit of a world record. Told through the eyes of his daughter, this darkly comic and deeply human documentary unearths the strange history of buried-alive stunts, revealing a forgotten subculture of endurance, spectacle, and legacy.

Two siblings set out to unravel the truth behind their father, a man with many faces, Colonel Albert Bachmann — Switzerland’s most controversial Cold War spy. Through three conflicting narratives, the siblings attempt to piece together the life of a man who was seen as a hero, fool and something much darker.

In 1968, Mick Meaney was buried alive in a coffin beneath London, not in death, but in pursuit of a world record. Told through the eyes of his daughter, this darkly comic and deeply human documentary unearths the strange history of buried-alive stunts, revealing a forgotten subculture of endurance, spectacle, and legacy.

In 1968, Mick Meaney was buried alive in a coffin beneath London, not in death, but in pursuit of a world record. Told through the eyes of his daughter, this darkly comic and deeply human documentary unearths the strange history of buried-alive stunts, revealing a forgotten subculture of endurance, spectacle, and legacy.