Avant il n'y avait rien
There Was Nothing Here Before
Switzerland, January 2024
FILM,
Documentary,
71 min.
- directed by
- Yvann Yagchi
- Written by
- Yvann Yagchi, Aurora Franco Vögeli
- Status
- In distribution
A Swiss filmmaker of Palestinian origin travels to the West Bank to make sense of the break-up with a childhood friend who became a Jewish settler. While trying to understand why their friendship has not held up in the face of the political situation, he reveals his own tragic family history in Palestine. An emotional exploration of friendship and identity, through the brutality of the occupation and a cry for the survival of Palestinian culture.
credits
- World Premiere
- January 2024
- Original Version
- Arabic, French, English, colour, DCP, 71 min.
- Production
- maximage, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, SRG SSR
- Producer
- Brigitte Hofer, Cornelia Seitler
- directed by
- Yvann Yagchi
- Written by
- Yvann Yagchi, Aurora Franco Vögeli
- Cinematography
- Gabriel Sandru, Lukas Gut
- Editing
- Selin Dettwiler, Christof Schertenleib, Christine Hoffet, Olivia Frey
- Sound Editing
- Massimo Del Gaudio
- Re-Recording Mix
- Jacques Kieffer
- Music
- Séverine Vaëna
- Animation
- Geena Gasser, Anja Sidler
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Paul Thiltges Distributions
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Nyon, 55. Visions du Réel - Festival international de cinéma Nyon
12.04.2024 - 21.04.2024 -
Copenhagen, 21st CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
13.03.2024 - 24.03.2024 -
Rotterdam, 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam
25.01.2024 - 04.02.2024