The Mourning of the Merry Stork
A dramatic reconstruction in a minimalist style of a key day in the life of a couple that has emigrated from Lebanon. A new film by the winner of Special jury mention at Prague Short Film Festival 2010.
- Switzerland, Lebanon
- 2009, 15 min
- Director: Eileen Hofer
- Director of photography: Greg Bindschedler
- Editor: Valentin Rotelli
- Screenplay: Eileen Hofer
- Music: Christophe Sturzenegger
- Cast: Patricia Nammour, Nasri Sayegh
- Contacts: Eileen Hofer
- Production: 5 to five team production
Eileen Hofer
Eileen Hofer (b. 1976, Switzerland) studied literature and film history in Istanbul. She has worked as a spokeswoman for a film festival and as a journalist and editor-in-chief of a Swiss magazine. Her first film, Roots (2008), was screened at over 50 film festivals and won seven awards including a jury mention at last year’s Prague Short Film Festival.