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5x5x5 – Letter To S.

Switzerland / Syrian Arab Republic, 2015
FILM, Documentary, 12 min.

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directed by
Lina, Annika Fausch
Status
In distribution

The filmmaker sends a personal video letter from Switzerland to her friend Sama, who is still in Syria. She describes local life to her, sometimes with a humorous slant. What strikes a Syrian most about Switzerland? That you don’t need to feed the seemingly stray cats, because they always belong to someone. We see snippets of calm Swiss life around her, including a peaceful pro-refugee street demonstration, but also an anti-Muslim gathering, to which Lina pointedly comments: "Where do I start to explain to this man that I have statistically more reasons to fear his vote’s support for the arms industry than he has to fear the underground fanatics already killing way more Syrians than Swiss?"

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World Premiere
2015
Original Version
12 min.
Production
Langfilm - Bernard Lang AG, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK - Departement Darstellende Künste und Film
Producer
Olivier Zobrist
directed by
Lina, Annika Fausch
Cinemato­graphy
Sarah Jüstrich
Editing
Nicole Wanderon
Location Sound Mix
Thomas Stahel, Beni Langsch

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Langfilm - Bernard Lang AG

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