Swiss Sans-Papiers
Switzerland, April 2006
FILM,
Documentary,
50 min.
- directed by
- Andreas Hoessli
- Written by
- Andreas Hoessli
- Status
- In distribution
Undocumented migrants – according to a study by the Swiss Federal Office for Migration, there are 90,000 people in Switzerland without authorisation to take up residence and work. Andreas Hoessli took a journey through this unusual “underground”. In the German-speaking region of Switzerland, no one is willing to risk speaking openly in front of the camera. In the French-speaking region of Switzerland, where the atmosphere is more tolerant, “sans papiers” speak for the first time about their life as “illegal residents”, about the reasons why they came to Switzerland – and about their attempts to legalise their situation.
credits
- World Premiere
- April 2006
- Original Version
- French, colour, Digi Beta, 50 min.
- Production
- Espaces Film GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, 3sat Schweiz
- Producer
- Isabella Huser
- directed by
- Andreas Hoessli
- Written by
- Andreas Hoessli
- Cinematography
- Matthias Kälin, Séverine Barde, Milivoj Ivkovic, Andrej Bezymenski
- Editing
- Andreas Hoessli, Loredana Cristelli
- Music
- Toni Huser
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Espaces Film GmbH
Awards
(a selection)
- Genève, FIFDH Festival International du film sur les droits humains, Prix de l'Organisation mondiale contre la Torture (OMCT) 2007 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
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Genève, FIFDH Festival International du film sur les droits humains
08.03.2007 - 17.03.2007 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
22.01.2007 - 28.01.2007 -
Pyongyang International Film Festival
12.09.2006 - 22.09.2006 -
Nyon, 12e Visions du Réel - Festival International de Cinéma
24.04.2006 - 30.04.2006