Best Short Film 2018 - Awarded
Facing Mecca
by Jan-Eric Mack
Pensioner Roli comes to Fareed’s assistance when the Syrian refugee is faced with the burial of his Muslim wife. Together they stumble into a bewildering forest of Swiss bureaucracy to which Roli finds a beautifully simple answer.
Cast
Peter Freiburghaus, Jay Abdo, Ruth Schwegler, Nicolas Rosat, Saya Ibrahim, Merav Ibrahim
Scénario
Anna Schinz, Jan-Eric Mack
Production
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG Zürich, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK Zürich, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen Zürich
Crew
cinematography: Jan Mettler | editing: Simon Gutknecht | locationsoundmix: Luisa Ricar | sounddesign: Christian Schäppi | rerecordingsoundmix: Gregg Skerman | music: Dimitri Käch | compositing: Valentin Huber | artdirection: Fabian Lüscher, Noemi Stoll | lighting: Yunus Roy Imer | costumes: Irene Schweizer | casting: Nora Leibundgut
Festivals
53. Solothurner Filmtage
39. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis Saarbrücken
27th Flickerfest International Short Film Festival
29th Festival de cortometrajes de Castilla y Léon
16th Roma Independent Film Festival
21. Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
15th Tirana International Film Festival
7e Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec
23rd Palm Springs International ShortFest
