Entre Deux by Khalissa Akadi (CH, 2026,21’)

English Synopsis
On the eve of his retirement, Ahmed, a hospital janitor in Switzerland for the past 40 years, is preparing to return to his homeland. But the bonds he has built over time, and the love of his daughter born here, begin to question his certainties

Synopsis français
À l’aube de sa retraite, Ahmed, homme de ménage dans un hôpital suisse depuis
40 ans, s’apprête à rentrer dans son pays natal. Mais les liens tissés au fil du temps
et l’amour de sa fille née ici viennent bouleverser ses certitudes.

Type
Diploma BA
Runtime
21 min
Year
2026
Country
Switzerland
Production
HEAD – Geneva
Director(s)
Khalissa Akadi
Photography
Solveig Carnajac
Asssitant Director
John Schlegel
Scripte
Leila Favre
Chef électricien/Gaffer
Paco Buil
Chef Machiniste/Key Grip
Loris Theurillat & Fabio de Toro
Cheffe décoratrice/Production designer
Juliana Stadelmann
Cheffe Costumière/Stylist
Marion Guyot
Maquilleuse/Make-up Artist
Eva Durussel & Sarah Giacomin
Editing
Begona Herrera
Sound editing
Camilo Otero
Sound mix
Adrien Kessler
Sound
Camille Bonard

Entre Deux by Khalissa Akadi (CH, 2026,21’)

English Synopsis
On the eve of his retirement, Ahmed, a hospital janitor in Switzerland for the past 40 years, is preparing to return to his homeland. But the bonds he has built over time, and the love of his daughter born here, begin to question his certainties

Synopsis français
À l’aube de sa retraite, Ahmed, homme de ménage dans un hôpital suisse depuis
40 ans, s’apprête à rentrer dans son pays natal. Mais les liens tissés au fil du temps
et l’amour de sa fille née ici viennent bouleverser ses certitudes.

Type
Diploma BA
Runtime
21 min
Year
2026
Country
Switzerland

Production
HEAD – Geneva
Director(s)
Khalissa Akadi
Photography
Solveig Carnajac
Asssitant Director
John Schlegel
Scripte
Leila Favre
Chef électricien/Gaffer
Paco Buil
Chef Machiniste/Key Grip
Loris Theurillat & Fabio de Toro
Cheffe décoratrice/Production designer
Juliana Stadelmann
Cheffe Costumière/Stylist
Marion Guyot
Maquilleuse/Make-up Artist
Eva Durussel & Sarah Giacomin
Editing
Begona Herrera
Sound editing
Camilo Otero
Sound mix
Adrien Kessler
Sound
Camille Bonard