Feature films
2000 Potlatch
by Pierre Maillard
1999 Neutre
by Xavier Ruiz
Short films
1999 Le 12ème Round
by Jospeh Kumbela
Voice over
2007 Un Livre Dangereux
(Open Doors)
20 Balles de l'heure
by Frédéric Landenberg
An improvised screenplay braught by a Frédéric Landenberg’s idea
A Les Dragons Existent production(2000). Runtime: 1h13
Cast : Anne-Loyse Joye, Julien Georges, Vincent Babel, Sibylle Blanc, Ian Durer, Khaled Khouri, Olivier Yglesias, Miami Themo, Marie Druc
Some parents entrust, for the first time, their very small daughter. A delirious movie on a baby-sitter’s awkwardnesses, in a 73 minutes sequence shot, with the will to allow all extravagances. A malicious amount of suspense and black humour... That is 20 balles de l’heure.
Potlatch
by Pierre Maillard
Screenplay by Jean Marc Froehle, Pierre Maillard
A Zoo Films / Télévision Suisse Romande / Ecole Supérieure d'Art Dramatique de Genève production (2000). Runtime : 1h35
Cast : Julien George, Anne-Shlomit Deonna, Olivier Lafrance, Fanny Brunet, Hélène Hudovernik, Felipe Castro, Elodie Weber, Miami Themo, Nicole Bachmann, Alexandra Thys, Antonella Vitali, David Marchetto, Valentin Rossier, Armen Godel
A sister and two brothers get into an argument concerning the fate of their deceased parents' home. What shall they do with it? Destroy it, or restore it? Sell it? Give it away or live in it? Let it rot, or set fire to it? The potlatch is a ceremony during which people destroy their most precious belongings so that life can be reborn and continue. The film is a multi-coloured portrait of young people at the turn of the century, caught between acceptance and rejection.
Neutre
by Xavier Ruiz
Screenplay by Nicholas Cuthbert
A Navarro Films production (2001)
Runtime: 1h32
Cast : Roberto Bestazzoni, Lambert Bastar, Olivier Yglesias, Miami Themo, Gaspard Boesch, Nicolas Michel, Julien Georges
In today's Switzerland an army lieutenant takes six of his men on a reconnaissance mission, just a few days before the end of their annual tour of duty. Due to a blunder the unfortunate party loses its way and the Swiss soldiers find themselves on French territory. The lieutenant is then faced with a real dilemma. To return to Switzerland via the nearest customs point means accepting the consequences of having violated Swiss law and being automatically categorised as a deserter for having crossed the national boundary with an assault rifle. But to cross back illegally through the forest on foreign soil is also a course fraught with danger.
Conducting an Emotional Debriefing
by Daniel Calderon
Based on a true story happened with the ICRC humanitarian aid workers.
Cast : Pierre-Isaïe Duc, Tania Temler, Jasna Kouhotova, Miami Themo
Humanitarian aid workers working in armed conflict and disaster situations are suffering from increasingly violent emotional reactions. In order to help them to complete their job successfully, to increase their resistance to stress and their efficiency in the field, they must be supported. The principles of emotional group debriefing are underlined. This procedure might be effective because it is based on an encounter group whose healing capacity is well known. A simplified four steps procedure is proposed to make the conduct of such supportive groups easier.
Enfants de Bohème
by Chris Dejusis
An independante production (1999) Runtime : 28 mins
Cast : Dominique Gubser, Mauro Bellucci, Afshin Salamian, Miami Themo
Enfants de Bohème (Children of Bohemia) is a short love story between a dustwoman and a tramp who disappear together in the chaos of feelings. Enfants de Bohème is a surrealistic fantasy along the tune of "Love is a child of Bohemia and has never ever applied any Law". Enfants de Bohème is the first part of a trilogy of short movies on the sentimental, spiritual and bodily freedom.
Les Rayures
du Zèbre
A film inspired by true facts
In Africa, Rashid, a Christian boy, is kidnapped by soldiers in a brutal assault in his village. As he is dragged away, he hears his mother calling to him before she is shot: "Just as a zebra cannot change its stripes, so you cannot change who you are!" Rashid is first beaten and then "rescued" by a Muslim family and raised as their own son. As he grows and studies, he faces a successful future. But Rashid's memories of his mother and brother call him to rediscover his true identity. True-to-life drama examines the heartaches, tensions and victories of Christians living in Islamic and animistic dominated areas of Africa.
