Autumn Songs
short - documentary - 2016 - 9 min - color - Germany
Under the roof of a former school in Berlin transformed in 2015 in an asylum center, 230 men, woman and children from various social backgrounds and nationalities share the same destiny: they have escaped war, dictatorship and oppression. At the very beginning of their life in exile, they wait together for their refugee status to be processed and delivered by the authorities. In this atmosphere of deep boredom and nostalgia, melodies of their home country echo in their mind.
CREDITS
Directed by: Valérie Anex
Produced by: Valérie Anex, Julia Joerin
Director of photography: Omri Aloni
Sounds & Editing: Valérie Anex
OV (Kurdish, Arabic, Tigrinia) with english/german subtitles
N°3/11 from the Episoden Film “Research Refugees”
FESTIVALS
Journées du Film de Soleure, CH, 2017
Davis Feminist Film Festival, USA, 2017
The Feminist Border Arts Film Festival, Las Cruces, USA, 2017
Vkratze Festival, Volgograd, Russia, 2017
7th CSFF International New Media Short Film Festival in Shenzhen, China, 2016
Pori Film Festival, Finland, 2016
Shortynale Film Festival, Austria, 2016
Visions du Réel, Industry, CH, 2016
Achtung Berlin Festival, DE, 2016