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Lettres ouvertes

Open Letters

Switzerland, March 2023
FILM, Documentary, 61 min.

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directed by
Katharine Dominicé
Written by
Katharine Dominicé, Antoine Jaccoud
Status
In distribution
Website
www.genajohnkids.ch
Human Rights

Between 1931 and 2002, Switzerland issued some six million seasonal residence permits, known as “A” permits, to immigrant workers. This status imposed drastic rules, such as a ban on family reunification and a stay in Switzerland limited to nine months a year. In open letters, former seasonal workers and their children recount the impact this system had on their lives. It is still palpable, and its disclosure raises questions about the strange indifference shown by the Swiss towards these human beings, who were destined to build their country while at the same time making themselves invisible.

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World Premiere
March 2023
Original Version
Albanian, French, Portuguese (english subtitles),  colour, DCP, 61 min.
ISAN
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Production
Earthling Productions, Gena John and the Kids, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
Producer
Katharine Dominicé, Damien Molineaux
directed by
Katharine Dominicé
Written by
Katharine Dominicé, Antoine Jaccoud (Textes et narration)
Cinemato­graphy
Damien Molineaux
Editing
Sandrane Ducimetière, Daniel Gibel
Location Sound Mix
Mathilda Angullo, Bruce Wuilloud
Sound Editing
Mathilda Angullo
Re-Recording Mix
Mathilda Angullo

World Sales / World Rights

World Rights
Gena John and the Kids , Earthling Productions

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland
Gena John and the Kids Distribution
Release date: 11.05.2023

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