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PRISONERS OF FATE by Mehdi Sahebi
officially selected for Locarno International Film Festival!
Semaine de la Critique
Screenings:
6. August, 11:00 AM, La Sala (World Premiere)
7. August, 09:00 AM, Palacinema 1
PRISONERS OF FATE
Feature documentary, 100'
In PRISONERS OFFATE filmmaker Mehdi Sahebi (TIME OF CLOSURE, MIRR) accompanies several Afghan and Iranian refugees as they struggle to start a new life in Switzerland. The film tells of the protagonists' experiences fleeing their homeland and the significant challenges they face starting afresh in a foreign country. Not only the rigid asylum system, but also their personal traumas are obstacles they need to overcome. In times of despair, they see themselves as prisoners of fate, but friendship and humor help them keep their hopes alive.
SILENT FUKUSHIMA
サイレント・フクシマ
Written and directed by: Aya Domenig
Produced by: Beauvoir Films (https://beauvoirfilms.ch/)
in association with Sora Film
CAST
Mako Oshidori
Ken Oshidori
Jun Nakasuji
Arthur Binard
Toshikuni Doi
Ten years have passed since the nuclear disaster and almost no one in Japan talks about Fukushima anymore. The Summer Olympics are to be held in Tokyo, and the country wants to show itself from its best side. But radiation levels remain elevated in many places, questions surrounding the dismantling of the ruined reactors remain unresolved, and many evacuees cannot return to their homes.
In SILENT FUKUSHIMA Swiss-Japanese filmmaker Aya Domenig portrays five artists who criticize the government's policy of downplaying the nuclear disaster and keep fighting against oblivion. The film raises questions about the relationship between citizen and state, art and politics and responsibility towards future generations.
原発事故から10年が経ち、日本では福島のことを話題にする人々がとても少なくなりました。東京では夏季オリンピックが予定されており、日本政府は世界に向けて優れた、そして安全な日本を見せることに一生懸命のように見えます。しかし、多くの場所で放射線量は依然として懸念されるレベルのままで、崩壊した原子炉の解体をめぐる問題は未解決のままであり、多くの避難者は未だに汚染された家に戻ることができていません。 《サイレント福島》では、スイス・日本人監督のアヤ・ドメーニグが、政府の原発事故軽視政策を批判し、忘却と闘う5人の日本人アーティストを描いています。この映画は、市民と国家の関係、芸術と政治の関係、そして未来の世代に対する私たちの責任について問いかけます。
SORA FILM
Sora Film GmbH is an independent film production company based in Zurich, Switzerland. The company's focus is on the production of feature length documentary films for cinema.
AYA DOMENIG
Producer & Director
In development
Written & directed by: Aya Domenig
Production: Beauvoir FIlms, Aya Domenig Filmproduktion
FILMS
directed by Mehdi Sahebi
Written & directed by: Mehdi Sahebi
Production: Cinéma Copain Ltd.
Documentary, 90 min., DCP
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ZEIT DES ABSCHIEDS
Written & directed by: Mehdi Sahebi
Production: Cineworx
Documentary, 63 min., DCP
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FILMS
directed by Aya Domenig
SILENT FUKUSHIMA
(サイレント・フクシマ)
TV-documentary, 52 min.
Written & directed by: Aya Domenig
Production: Beauvoir Films
in association with Sora Film
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Written & directed by: Aya Domenig
Production: Ican Films
Documentary, 78 min., DCP
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HARU ICHIBAN
(Spring Storm)
Written & directed by: Aya Domenig
Production: Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK)
Fiction short, 22 min., 35mm
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