THE SUITCASE
Directed by Kaveh Bakhtiari
Short film fiction | 2007 | 12 min
With Maurice Aufair & Bella Wajnberg
Producers : Elisa Garbar & Heinz Dill
Produced by Louise Productions
Because he does not like the idea of Jeanne leaving for a three-week vacation with her friends, Michel locks himself in the bathroom. Jeanne and Michel have been married for 50 years…
Director : Kaveh Bakhtiari
Writters : Cédric Basso, Kaveh Bakhtiari
Camera : Pietro Zuercher
Editing : Kaveh Bakhtiari
Location Sound Mix : Marc von Stürler
Rerecording Sound Mix : Marc von Stürler
Music : Malcom Braff
With : Maurice Aufair & Bella Wajnberg
Production : Louise Productions
Producers : Elisa Garbar & Heinz Dill
In co-production with : RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
And the support of :
Office fédéral de la culture
Fondation vaudoise pour le cinéma
Fonds Regio Films
Les Villes de Genève et Vevey
Pour-cent culturel Migros
Edinburgh, French Film Festival UK Edinburgh, 11.11.2010 – 04.12.2010
Bern, 7. Shnit Kurzfilmfestival, 07.10.2009 – 11.10.2009
Leuven, 14th Leuven Kort, 29.11.2008 – 06.12.2008
Badalona, 34th International Filmets Festival Badalona, Competition, 14.11.2008 – 22.11.2008
Savannah, GA, 31402-3146, 11th Savannah Film Festival, Competition, 25.10.2008 – 01.11.2008
Cork, 53rd Cork Film Festival, Competition, 12.10.2008 – 19.10.2008
Moncton, 22e Festival International du Cinéma Francophone en Acadie, 25.09.2008 – 04.10.2008
Bienne, 4e Festival du Film Français d'Helvétie, 17.09.2008 – 21.09.2008
Vevey, 4e Grand prix européen des premiers films, 11.09.2008 – 30.09.2008
Odense, 23rd International Odense Film Festival, Competition, 19.08.2008 – 24.08.2008
Valencia, 23° Festival internacional de Cine Cinema Jove Valencia, 21.06.2008 – 28.06.2008
Edinburgh, 62nd Edinburgh International Film Festival, 18.06.2008 – 29.06.2008
Setubal, 24 Festroia Festival interacional de Cinema Setúbal, Competition, 06.06.2008 – 15.06.2008
Sydney, 55th Sydney Film Festival, 04.06.2008 – 22.06.2008
Tampere, 38th International Short Film Festival, Competition, 05.03.2008 – 09.03.2008
Biarritz, 21e Festival international de Programmes Audiovisuels, 22.01.2008 – 27.01.2008
Solothurn, 43. Solothurner Filmtage, 21.01.2008 – 27.01.2008
Trieste, 19th Trieste Film Festival, 17.01.2008 – 24.01.2008
Regensburg, 14. Regensburger Kurzfilm Woche, Competition, 21.11.2007 – 28.11.2007
Publikumspreis 2007
Prix Kodak of best Swiss short film 2007
Written press & web
Le Temps - Kaveh Bakhtiari, nouvel œil du cinéma suisse (Switzerland - French) : https://www.letemps.ch/culture/ecrans/kaveh-bakhtiari-nouvel-oeil-cinema-suisse?srsltid=AfmBOoqOjM0Ao4wVCyMx-4u0WLtMWF66l4hpKuJI0OW1cdF-A9LbAySH
Le Monde - Kaveh Bakhtiari : « Je voulais aborder l'immigration sur le plan intime » (France - French) : https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2013/11/26/kaveh-bakhtiari-je-voulais-aborder-l-immigration-sur-le-plan-intime_3520034_3246.html