Visions du Réel
At this year’s Visions du Réel, Swiss documentary projects are getting a global showcase, reflecting the country’s growing strength in the non-fiction scene.
Heat
Dir/Wri: Jacqueline Zünd (Where We Belong)
Int. Sales Rep: Taskovski Films (Hadersfield)
Synopsis:
Set in the Persian Gulf, one of the hottest regions in the world, the film is an exploration of heat and its impact on character traits, economic dynamics, and social disparities.
Dentro
Dir/Wri: Elsa Amiel (Pearl)
Prod. Comp: Les Films du Bilboquet (Six Feet Over)
Synopsis:
A radical artistic experiment is explored in an Italian prison.
Saudades Eternas
Dir/Wri: Emma Boccanfuso (debut)
Prod. Comp: Close Up Films (I Am Not Your Negro)
Synopsis:
In a brick house at the heart of a Rio favela, Sueli yells, scolds, consoles. Matriarch of a noisy clan, she watches over her children and grandchildren, unfazed by the gunfire bursts that set the pace of daily life.