Familiar Stranger

Familiar Stranger

24 - Best Short Student Documentary Sara Furrer and Fabian Lütolf Switzerland, 19'24''

Sara's grandfather has left a void in her family. Who is Kamran Taan? The filmmaker sets off in search of clues and travels to La Spezia - the coastal city where he is said to have lived. What does kinship mean when you've never met? Unexpected events and revelations gradually form a narrative. A road movie about family and identity.

Familiar Stranger
Film block: Archive block
Screening:
  • Language
  • Country Switzerland
  • Genre
  • Cinematographer Marlen Schmid
  • Scriptwriter Sara Furrer, Fabian Lütolf
  • Producer Edith Flückiger, Urs Angstburger
  • Editor Christian Büttiker, Pierre Reischer
  • Year of creation 2022
  • Duration 19'24''
Sara Furrer and Fabian Lütolf
Director Sara Furrer and Fabian Lütolf

Sara Furrer (*1992) and Fabian Lütolf (*1992) are Swiss photographers and filmmakers living in Lucerne and Bern. In 2022 they graduated from the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts with a Bachelor of Arts in Film.

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