10th edition CIFF – 10-14 April 2024

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FILMS 2017: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T –  Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2016: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T –  Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2015: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T –  Z | Feature Film | Short Film

O som da casa (Home’s Sound) (2016 Short Film)

Screens Before: Alba
Maxime Kathari | France, Brazil | 2015 | 14 min | Portuguese | e.s.

A few fleeting moments between a Brazilian student getting ready to leave for Europe and her mother observing her silently. A loving farewell.
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A young Brazilian student is getting ready to leave for Europe. While she prepares, her mother watches her silently. A family at a turning point – attentively observed in a few spontaneous and tender fleeting moments. A beautifully shot film by the Swiss Maxime Kathari.

Year in
Festival

2016

Director

Maxime Kathari

Camera

Maxime Kathari

Cast

Mariana Mello
Josiane Mello

Country

France
Brazil

Editor

Maxime Kathari
Christine Kathari

Language

Portuguese

Length

14 min

Producer

Maxime Kathari

Production Company

Les Films du Buisson

Sales

Maxime Kathari

Scenario

Maxime Kathari

Sound Design

Thomas Kuratli

Year of Production

2015

Website

www.mkathari.tumblr.com

Maxime KATHARI was born and raised in Geneva, Switzerland. When he was younger, he acted in a few films and discovered life on a film set. At the age of 18, he went to the cinema section of the Haute école d’art et de design (HEAD) where he made several short films. Kathari graduated in 2013 with the short film +1.

 

Filmography

(all short) +1 (2013), O som da casa/Home’s Sound (2015)