Hafis & Mara
Switzerland, January 2018
FILM,
Documentary,
88 min.
- directed by
- Mano Khalil
- Written by
- Mano Khalil
- Status
- In distribution
The film tells the story of the later years of a diverse artistic couple, the Swiss-Lebanese artist Hafis Bertschinger and his faithful wife and patron, Mara. Hafis is a tireless traveller, crossing borders between different worlds and cultures, who still in his senior years passionately creates art. He loves experimenting and being challenged, in his art, in relationships, in everyday life. However his unconditional dedication to art and his impulsive character have also caused a lot of pain. The film focuses not only on the artist, but also on his quiet wife Mara, who is the safe haven in his life and was the one who made his artistic flights possible in the first place.
credits
- World Premiere
- January 2018
- Original Version
- Arabic, English, Swiss-German, German (arabic/italian/french/english/german subtitles), colour, DCP, 88 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0004-7BB3-0000-C-0000-0000-1
- Production
- Frame Film GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
- Producer
- Mano Khalil
- directed by
- Mano Khalil
- Written by
- Mano Khalil
- Cinematography
- Mano Khalil, Steff Bossert
- Editing
- Thomas Bachmann
- Sound Editing
- Thomas Bachmann
- Sound Design
- Thomas Bachmann
- Re-Recording Mix
- Rolf Büttikofer
- Music
- Mario Batkovic
- Location Sound Mix
- Rolf Büttikofer, Wendelin Schmidt-Ott, Nicolas Brunner
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Frame Film GmbH
Festivals
(a selection)
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Krakow, 58th Krakow Film Festival
27.05.2018 - 03.06.2018 -
Solothurn, 53. Solothurner Filmtage
25.01.2018 - 01.02.2018