Projects MA FILM STUDIES
Laurence Favre – Nwa-Mankamana
Subjective exploration of a Swiss missionary’s archives (films and letters) in South Africa.
Diploma project (2012) by Laurence Favre
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Subjective exploration of a Swiss missionary’s archives (films and letters) in South Africa.
Diploma project (2012) by Laurence Favre
Documentary / 28mn
Synopsis
In 1947, Marie Tinguely leaves her homeland to go work in a hospital for the Swiss mission in the South African bush. After her death, the films shot over 25 years as a missionary, as well as some of the letters she wrote are found in a family apartment. I decide to explore them.
Festivals and Awards
2013