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 |
| Sound | Bruno Schweisguth | Sound |
| Crew | Diana Vidrascu | Cinematography |
| Production | Thomas Reichlin | Producer |
| Production | Britta Rindelaub | Producer |
| Editing | Thomas Marchand | Editor |
| Directing | Tizian Büchi | Director |
| Directing | Michael Scheuplein | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Raphaël Dubach | Color Grading |
| Writing | Tizian Büchi | Writer |
| Crew | Camille Sultan | Cinematography |
| Art | Clovis Duran | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | Adrien Kessler | Sound Editor |
| Art | Michael Scheuplein | Art Designer |
| Directing | Hannah Klaas | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Yatoni Roy Cantù | Sound Assistant |
| Directing | Sarah Imsand | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Adrien Kessler | Sound Mixer |