il nonno che non c'è

Sara's grandfather has left a void in her family. Who is Kamran Taan? The filmmaker sets off in search of clues and travels to La Spezia - the coastal city where he is said to have lived. What does kinship mean when you've never met? Unexpected events and revelations gradually form a narrative. A road movie about family and identity.

 

CREDITS
Directors: Sara Furrer, Fabian Lütolf
Cinematography: Marlen Schmid
Editing: Christian Büttiker
Sound: Fabian Lütolf
Music: Brighèla
Sound Design: Kathleen Moser
Re-Recording Mix: Hans-Peter Gutjahr
Color Grading: Pierre Reischer
Grafic Design: Annina Linggi
Producer: Edith Flückiger
Production: Studienrichtung Video, Hochschule Luzern – Design & Kunst
Co-Production: Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, Urs Augstburger
Supported by: Berner Filmförderung

AWARDS
2022 | Best Student Film – SHORT to the Point
2023 | Innerschweizer Filmpreis
2023 | Honorable Mention – The Johns Hopkins Film Festival
2023 | Honorable Mention – River Film Festival
2023 | Best Student Film – IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival
2023 | Best Student Documentary – Close:Up Edinburgh Docufest
2023 | Best Documentary – Austrian Independent Filmfestival
2023 | Best Short Documentary – Firenze Film Festival
2023 | Best Student Film – Firenze Film Festival
2023 | Best Documentary – Festival de Rabat
2023 | Audience Award – BE MOVIE

FESTIVALS (a selection)
2022 | 45. Norwegian Short Film Festival
2022 | 35. Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival
2022 | 58. Solothurner Filmtage
2022 | 8. SHORT to the Point
2023 | 27. Maine International Film Festival
2023 | 29. Internationale Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg
2023 | 25. The Johns Hopkins Film Festival
2023 | Festival International de Cine de Lanzarote
2023 | 17. River Film Festival
2023 | Bildrausch Basel
2023 | 21. In The Palace International Short Film Festival
2023 | Shorts on Tap Venice
2023 | Brugger Dokumentarfilmtage
2023 | Festival du Film Jeune de Lyon
2023 | 23. Edimotion Festival für Filmschnitt und Montagekunst
2023 | 11. Kraljevski Filmski Festival
2023 | Firenze Film Festival
2023 | Plons! International Short Documentary Film Festival Leeuwarden
2023 | 19. 20Minmax Short Film Festival Ingolstadt
2023 | 45. Biberacher Filmfestspiele
2023 | 28. Festival de Rabat
2023 | 41. Sulmona International Film Fest
2023 | BE MOVIE
2023 | 14. Figari International Short Film Fest
2023 | 11. KO:SH Film Fest
2023 | 14. Austrian Independent Film Festival
2023 | International Film Festival The Hague
2023 | 16. International Moving Film Festival
2023 | 34. Bamberg Short Film Festival