It takes the considerable distance there is between the large Caribbean island and Switzerland for the filmmaker to gain a foothold in Cuba in order to speak to his father. Death is lurking, the father is sick. The words of this letter in image form are violent, reconciliation is impossible. The final images are of Fidel’s funeral convoy!

Type
Grands Ateliers BA
Runtime
11 min
Year
2017
Country
Switzerland
Aspect ratio
1.1:77 (16/9)
Sound
Stereo
Shooting format
DSLR
Language
French
Subtitles
EnglishSpanish
Direction
Raphaël Holzer
Production
HEAD – Geneva
Screenplay
Raphaël Holzer
Photography
Raphaël Holzer
Editing
Raphaël Holzer
Sound
Raphaël Holzer
Sound editing
Raphaël Holzer
Sound mix
Dominique Fabre

It takes the considerable distance there is between the large Caribbean island and Switzerland for the filmmaker to gain a foothold in Cuba in order to speak to his father. Death is lurking, the father is sick. The words of this letter in image form are violent, reconciliation is impossible. The final images are of Fidel’s funeral convoy!

Type
Grands Ateliers BA
Runtime
11 min
Year
2017
Country
Switzerland
Aspect ratio
1.1:77 (16/9)
Sound
Stereo
Shooting format
DSLR
Language
French
Subtitles
EnglishSpanish

Direction
Raphaël Holzer
Production
HEAD – Geneva
Screenplay
Raphaël Holzer
Photography
Raphaël Holzer
Editing
Raphaël Holzer
Sound
Raphaël Holzer
Sound editing
Raphaël Holzer
Sound mix
Dominique Fabre