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Fernand Melgar

“Man's own thing is to be a migrant.”

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    Special Flight

    SPECIAL FLIGHT

    FERNAND MELGAR Switzerland, 2011

    An intimate and emotionally charged portrait of undocumented immigrants and asylum-seekers in affluent Switzerland. From documentarian Fernard Melgar (The Fortress), winner of the Filmmakers of the Present Golden Leopard at the Locarno Festival.

    The Fortress

    THE FORTRESS

    FERNAND MELGAR Switzerland, 2008

    Chronicling undocumented immigrants and asylum-seekers who must justify their presence in affluent Switzerland, this is a stirring and compassionate documentary rendered in stunning cinematography. Winner of the Filmmakers of the Present Golden Leopard at Locarno Festival.

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