Like an Island (2022)
For mysterious reasons, two watchmen are made to guard access to the river in an area of Lausanne where retirees and immigrant families live. Through the different people they encounter, a territory takes shape and a friendship is born. Tizian Büchi creates a fable—part documentary, part fiction and tinged with magical realism—to subtly question our surveillance society.
Director: Tizian Büchi
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Daniel Nkubu as Vigile 1, Daniel |
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Ammar Abdul Kareem Khalaf as Vigile 2, Ammar |
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Elie Autin as Les êtres de la rivière |
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Juliette Uzor as Les êtres de la rivière |
| Crew | Diana Vidrascu | Cinematography |
| Editing | Thomas Marchand | Editor |
| Production | Thomas Reichlin | Producer |
| Production | Britta Rindelaub | Producer |
| Sound | Bruno Schweisguth | Sound |
| Directing | Tizian Büchi | Director |
| Writing | Tizian Büchi | Writer |
| Directing | Sarah Imsand | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Hannah Klaas | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Michael Scheuplein | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Camille Sultan | Cinematography |
| Sound | Adrien Kessler | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Adrien Kessler | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Yatoni Roy Cantù | Sound Assistant |
| Editing | Raphaël Dubach | Color Grading |
| Art | Michael Scheuplein | Art Designer |
| Art | Clovis Duran | Graphic Designer |