A Memory of Something That Never Existed

Switzerland, Planned for 4th quarter 2025
FILM, Fiction, Documentary, Experimental, 29 min.

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directed by
Elias Bötticher
Written by
Elias Bötticher
Status
In distribution

Migrating birds fly above the rooftops of Rome. Longing for a city of lights, Fadri wanders through distant memory spaces. The lights of a Sicilian oil refinery cast dark shadows over people’s homes, while fleeting moments offer hope – even when the water seems to be growing murky everywhere else.

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World Premiere
Planned for 4th quarter 2025
Original Version
Italian, Swiss-German (english/german subtitles),  colour, DCP, 29 min.
Production
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK - Departement Darstellende Künste und Film
Producer
Simona Volpe, Yves-Bernard Larboulette
directed by
Elias Bötticher
Written by
Elias Bötticher
Cinemato­graphy
Elias Bötticher
Editing
Elias Bötticher
Location Sound Mix
Frédéric Kämpfer
Sound Design
Elias Bötticher
Re-Recording Mix
Martin Scheuter
Lighting Design
Jelin Nichele
Casting
Yves-Bernard Larboulette

Cast

Joanna Lin Seiben
Domenico Chianese as Enzo
Sebastian Baumgarten as Fadri

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