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The Tourists Les touristes
Heidi Hassan
Old walls whisper old dreams. Memories and generations intertwine in the corridors of a small hotel in the Swiss Alps. Who were the tourists? What was their journey?
*1978 in Havanna, Cuba. Joint Swiss and Cuban citizenship. 2002 graduated in cinematography at Escuela Internacional de Cine y Television, San Antonio de los Baùos, Cuba. 2008 Receives degree in film directing from HEAD (Haute École d'Art et de Design), Geneva. She works alternatively as DOP and film director. Her work has been shown in prestigious festivals and received several prizes.
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Switzerland Fiction, 2015, 15 min. Original language: English World premiere: Festival internacional de cine documental y cortometrajes de Bilbao 2015 Production: Samuel Torello, Verbier World Rights: Samuel Torello, Verbier samuel@torello.ch Heidi Hassan, Geneva T +41 77 425 48 42 www.heidi-hassan.com