Documentary about illegally working immigrants, as seen through the eyes of the nine-year-old Nigerian Esther. The film is set in Beirut, where many immigrants from Asia and Africa try to keep afloat. Like Esther’s parents, who are always on the go and have to leave their daughter behind. In Esther’s solitary observation of the city, all foreign passers-by are reflections of the parents she misses so badly.
Credits
Director
Scenario
Camera
Set geluid
Geluidsnabewerking
Montage
Production company
Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture
Title: Lintu toiselta taivaalta
Year: 2012
Duration
: 24 minutes
Category: Short Documentary
Edition: NFF 2014
MaatschappijInternationaalPolitiek
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