Saguenay international
short film festival

Synopsis

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…

Contact :
Music :
Dimitri Käch
Screenplay :
Anna Schinz
Distributor :
Dschoint Ventschr
Cast :
Jay Abdo, Peter Freiburghaus and Ruth Schwegler
Editing :
Simon Gutknecht
Producer :
Dschoint Ventschr
Cinematographer :
Jan Mettler

Direction
  • Jan-Eric Mack

    Jan-Eric Mack studied film in the Zurich university of arts and also worked as a graphic designer. Since then he has made several awarded short films, which have beenshown at festivals all over the world. Facing Mecca was awarded twice at the Palm Springs International ShortFest 2017.