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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.