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FRFEIHEIT IN DER KULTUR - KULTURENFREIHEIT

by Silvia Voser
Documentary, approx. 80 min.,  Switzerland
 
Synopsis: A documentary film about the experiences of my goddaughter, child of a Swiss father and a Tamil mother. The documentary will try to explore what traces this life between the cultures  of Switzerland and Sri Lanka. How is it possible to build an identity around this dual culture?
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LE CINÉMA C'EST DE LA MAGIE
by Silvia Voser
2020, documentary, approx. 30 min.
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Synopsis: A portrait of the Senegalese filmmaker Djibril Diop Mambety. An approach to his work and thinking, illustrated by interviews, photos and extracts from his films.

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GÉRALD BLONCOURT – LE FRANC-TIREUR DE L'IMAGE
(Gérald Bloncourt - Sharpshooter of images)
by Silvia Voser
2020, documentary, 64 min.
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Synopsis : This film is a portrait of the photographer Gérald Bloncourt, who was expelled from his country Haiti in 1946 because of his political commitments and who, after his arrival in France, remains true to his convictions. With his photographs, Gérald Bloncourt is a witness to the workers' movement, the strikes and factory occupations, the Portuguese immigration living in the slums around Paris, the fight for independence of the Polisario in the south of Morocco, but he is also a witness to daily life, children playing in the streets, lovers strolling in love and the solidarity of ordinary people. Gérald Bloncourt shows us that commitment and loyalty to one's own convictions give meaning to life. 

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REBEL VOICES IN SENEGAL
by Silvia Voser
2017, documentary, 2x14 min.

Synopsis: A short insight into the protest movements in Senegal. We show what has happened since the " Bul Falé " movement in the 80s until today to the "Y-en-a mare" movement. 
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REBEL VOICES IN SENEGAL PART I
​REBEL VOICES IN SENEGAL PART II 

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DJIBRIL DIOP MAMBETY 1945 - 1998
by Silvia Voser
2016, documentary, 2x14 min.
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Synopsis : Two short films about the filmmaker Djibril Diop Mambety.

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DJIBRIL DIOP MAMBETY PART I 

DJIBRIL  DIOP MAMBETY  PART II ​


KEN BUGUL - PERSONNE N'EN VEUT
(Nobody wants her)

by Silvia Voser         
2013, documentary, 62 min., Switzerland/France
 
Synopsis : Ken Bugul is a Senegalese writer who lives where her soul is anchored, in Africa. Ken Bugul is the style. In her work and in her life. She embodies energy and the desire for freedom. Novel by novel, she composes a painting of her life as a woman, a picture of her passions, her pains and the relations between her continent and the West. Encounters, conflicts, sparks and beauty shape everything. Wherever we come from, wherever we live in this world, Ken Bugul's laughter is our laughter, her tears are our tears, her hope is our hope. Laughter has the same sound, tears have the same salty taste, hope has the same freshness.
Writing, says Ken Bugul, means to enchant the senses and senses have no colour.

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 HORS SÉRIE
by Mariama Sylla
2007, fiction, 17 min., Switzerland/Senegal
 
Synopsis: In a suburb of Dakar the story takes place in the house of the Diop family. The Diop family leads an ordinary life similar to that of most families in Dakar. But a life that from time to time is marked by misfortunes and surprises. At this moment, their peace of mind is temporarily disturbed by the broadcast of a television series called "Isabella"...
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​VISITE MÉDICALE
by Felix von Muralt2005, fiction, 15 min., Switzerland/France
 
Synopsis : In France there are the very mediatized "Sans Papiers" - immigrants without residence permit, without papers. And then there are the others that are rarely spoken of. Those who have received their papers. But we will take a closer look at them, because regardless of their origin and history, whether they are extremely rich or poor, whether they speak French or not, they all have one thing in common. Before they receive their papers, they'll have to undress: they have to pass the "medical examination for foreigners".
 
Cinéfestival Lausanne : Young Jury Award
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​NOCTURNE
by Riccardo Signorell
2004, fiction, 90 min., Switzerland
 
Synopsis : Eager to end his life, David collects his last pennies and decides to rent a room in the Waldhaus, a luxury hotel. As part of the staging of his departure for the afterlife, he invites his brother Gian, with whom he has nothing in common. Against all odds, he brings his girlfriend Valeria with him. In the tense atmosphere of a foretold death, the two brothers and the young woman discover their unfulfilled wishes, their past and their almost unbearable present in the everyday life of the hotel. Valerie lets herself be drawn into the romance.

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HEROES NEVER DIE
by Jan Arnold
2004, documentary, 85 min. Switzerland/Spain/France
 
Synopsis : September 1936, coincidence brings two men together on a battlefield of the Spanish Civil War. A forgotten place in southern Spain. When the sun goes down, they have become part of human history: one man is dead, the other famous for his documentaries. A liberal militiaman and the photographer Robert Capa.

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MADAME CÉLAT VA BIEN
by Dominique Colnel (Margot D. Marguerite)
2003, Fiction 60 min., Switzerland/France
 
Synopsis: Madame Célat is an old lady full of energy. It would never have been enough for her to take care of her son and grandson and watch life from her kitchen window. She knew how to make the right decisions, such as transforming the apartment into a Creole hut, to make her boring daily life a daily happiness. As for the dramas her son and grandson are going through, it's not that she doesn't care, but they bother her. In the meantime, she has to go to her kitchen where the Emperor of Ethiopia is waiting for her to dance…
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CASABLANCA, CASABLANCA
by Farida Benlyazid
2002, Fiction, 90 min., Morocco/Switzerland
 
Synopsis : Aïcha, a young girl working in an import company, disappears without warning. The body of another young girl, Lamia, appears in the well of an estate once owned by Yamani, a rich and powerful man. Inspector Bashir is heading the investigation, assisted by his superior, Inspector Nasser. This police intrigue is designed to uncover different strata of the population of Casablanca, this big city with its wide and well traced avenues, the Californian villas on the hill of Anfa and the popular districts where misery is great.

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HERR ÜBER 40 RAUBKATZEN
by Ute Casper
2002, documentary, 52 min.,  Switzerland/Germany
 
Synopsis : René Strickler has written circus history. The Swiss trainer has been working with predators for over 30 years, training lions, tigers, leopards, brats, panthers and cougars. The film accompanies René Strickler on his tour through Switzerland and provides insights into the intensive contact he has established with his animals.
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​THE TOUR
by Deborah Young
2002, fiction, 15 min., Italy/Switzerland/Croatia 

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​ENERGY SHOW
by Patrick Boillat  
2001, Animation, 18 min.,  Switzerland
for PSI (Institute of Research Paul Scherrer) 
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​UN PAS, DEUX PAS...
by Guy Désiré Yaméogo
2001, 13 min., France/Switzerland/Burkina Faso
 
Synopsis: In this film we start from an old theme, the Exodus, and end with a poetic film in which the environment plays a very important role. In the course of the story, the group of children who set off for the capital Ouagadougou disintegrates. If we have decided to stay with those who stay,

 
Festival Abidjan  :   Award for the best actrice to Aïssata Asmana
                                   Prix de l'Union Européenne

African Film Festival Milan ;  Special mention of the International SINUS Jury 

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LA PETITE VENDEUSE DE SOLEIL
by Djibril Diop Mambety
1999, fiction. 44 min., Switzerland/France/Senegal
 
Synopsis : For a long time, the street sale of newspapers in Dakar has been reserved for the city's youngsters. But suddenly, this privilege is called into question. Sili, a girl between ten and thirteen years old, lives on the street and moves forward with the help of two crutches. She shares the life of the young newspaper sellers and keeps her head above water by begging. One day, she is pushed so hard by boys that she falls heavily. She is very angry and decides to sell newspapaers from the next day on like all the others. Why shouldn't be true for women what is true for men? But the small world of the paperboys is merciless. She gets to know pain, but also dreams - and finally even friendship.

Festival Bellinzona  :  Special mention for Lissa Baléra
Festival Namur :  Special Jury Award ,  Award of ACCT to Lissa Baléra,  Award of the PROCIREP
Festival Nuremberg  :  Award of the International Human Rights Day
Children’s Film Festival Washington :   Ellen Award
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal  :  Best Short Film Award
France  :  Prix de Qualité of CNC
Switzerland  :  Prime de Qualité of the Federal Office of Culture


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​​KEID ENSA (Ruses de femme)
by Farida Benlyazid
1999, fiction. 90 min., Switzerland/France/Morocco/Tunisia
 
Synopsis : Lalla Aïcha is the daughter of a rich merchant. So far, she has had every wish fulfilled. She has grown up without a mother and her nurse, Dada Mbarka, has let her every whim slip away.  One day, Lalla Aïcha meets on the terrace, where she is watering her royal herb, the basil, the son of the king. This encounter completely disrupts her life. Is it love?
It is a fairy tale about the battle of the sexes. A fairy tale as old as humanity itself, full of piquancy and intelligence, which, like all fairy tales that take themselves seriously, has a happy ending. 

1999 : Best Film in Morocco  :  more than 500'000 entries
African Film Festival Milan  :  Public Award 
Festival Troia  :  Best Talent Award for actress  Samira Akarriou
Festival Marrakech  :  Award for the Best Costumes
Festival Ferney Voltaire :  Prix du Public 


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​CINÉMA: RÉFLEXIONS SUR L'AVENIR
1997, 7 short feature films, 60 min., Switzerland
 
Synopsis : The filmmakers had a free hand to present themselves at the 50th Locarno International Film Festival on the theme: "What do you think about the future of cinema? ".

World Premiere at the International Locarno Film Festival  1997   

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LE JOUR OÙ...  by Chantal Akerman (Belgium)
1997, 6'25", 35 mm, French original version

Synopsis :
“The day I decided to think about the future of cinema
I got up with my left foot
I emptied the grapefruit juice into the upside-down glass
I let the bathtub overflow
I poured the coffee with a sweeping gesture
I put my shirt on backwards...”
Chantal Akerman

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​ELENA  by Marco Bellocchio (Italy)
1997, 6'25", 35mm, without dialogue
 
Synopsis : a two-year-old girl looks in amazement at her own past, which is played out in the form of amateur images on a family television set.
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​GHOSTS OF ELECTRICITY  de Robert Kramer (USA)
1997, 35mm, couleurs, 19', version originale anglaise

Synopsis : Le cinéma s'inscrit dans une pratique initiée par Newton, Marx, Darwin, Freud ; il est solidaire de la révolution industrielle et de la construction de l'État-nation moderne. Le cinéma partage avec ces scientifiques un humanisme, un intérêt pour l'amélioration de nos modes de vie, ici et maintenant. Au centre de ce mouvement, il y a cette curiosité passionnée pour le monde qui nous environne et pour les multiples facettes de l'activité humaine.

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​THE BIRTH OF LIGHT  by Abbas Kiarostami (Iran)
1997, 16mm, colour, 5', without dialogue
 
Synopsis : A fine ray of light slowly destroys the absolute darkness of a starry sky ; dawn appears, the sun rises and lets its morning light shine...
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​LE FILM A VENIR  by Raùl Ruìz (Chile)
1997, 35mm, black/white, 8'47'', French original version
 
Synopsis : The members of a peculiar secret society spend their time studying a film fragment they call " Le film à venir " (The film that will come). One day this film fragment is stolen. The narrator's daughter, who can no longer be found, is suspected...
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LA ETA KNABINO  by Samir (Switzerland)
1997, 8', 35mm
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Synopsis : A mute (and digital fairy tale) in esperanto. A girl seeks help. On a mountain she meets a wolf, a bull and an old lady. But nobody can help her. The girl, the wolf, the bull and the old lady survive a terrible thunderclap. Then they decide to stay together forever. 

by Idrissa Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso)
1997, 6', 35mm, colour
 
Synopsis : ”To speak of the state of cinema in the world is a major theme...
I prefer to talk about my cinema, about us from Africa, about our relations with the world...”
Idrissa Ouedraogo
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​CHOISIS-TOI UN AMI 
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by Mama Keïta                                 
1996,  fiction, 90 min., Switzerland/France/Guinée
 
Festival of Locarno  :  Prix du Jury CICAE
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IL SOGNO DELLA FARFALLA
by Marco Bellocchio
1994, Fiction. 120 min. Switzerland/France/Italy
 
Synopsis : Since he was fourteen years old, Massimo has not spoken. At twenty, Massimo only stops speaking to play theatre. He is an actor with great talent, who can identify with the great figures of the classical repertoire, but outside the theatre Massimo lives in silence...

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​LE FRANC
by Djibril Diop Mambety     
1994, Fiction. 44 min., Switzerland/France/Senegal
 
Synopsis : Marigo dreams of his instrument, the Congoma, which his evil landlady confiscated because he couldn't pay his rent. Marigo, the poor musician... the Congoma is his whole life...
Lucky for Marigo, he gets a ticket for the national lottery. A precious document, which he carefully sticks to the door of his room, covered with a poster of the hero of his childhood, which yellowed over his bed. The ticket must be hidden from view, in case... in anticipation of the drawing of the lottery...

Festival of Carthage  :  Tanit d'Or
African Film Festival Milan  :   Prix AGFA
African Film Festival Ouagadougou  :   Big Jury Award FESPACO.
Film Festival San Francisco  :   Golden Gate Award for the Best Short Film
Award of the French Ministery of the Cooperation for the Best Production 


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SAMBA TRAORÉ
by Idrissa Ouedraogo            
1992, fiction. 80 min., Switzerland/France/Burkina Faso
 
Synopsis : Two men in the night. They commit a robbery at a gas station.
One of them is killed. The other, Samba, escapes with a small suitcase filled with banknotes. He returns home and tries to forget...

Berlin Film Festival 1993  :  Silver Bear
Festival de Carthage 1992  :  Tanit d’Argent
and many other awards

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TILAI
by Idrissa Ouedraogo            
1990, Fiction. 82 min. Switzerland/France/Burkina Faso
 
Synopsis : SAGA returns to his village after an absence of two years ...Many things have changed. NOGMA, his former fiancée, has become his father's second wife.
But SAGA and NOGMA still love each other. They meet and love each other.
It's incest for the community and SAGA must die... 

​International Film Festival Cannes 1990  :  Grand Prix du Jury
FESPACO 1991  :  Etalon d' or de Yennenga 1991

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