Sprache ist Leben
“A deaf boy flees from Syria to Switzerland and faces the challenges ahead”
5 min · Switzerland
A deaf 14 year old flees from Syria to Switzerland and faces the challenges ahead. Based on a true story.
This short film won the 2025 Swiss Short Film Competition by Schweizer AG. The founder of Klipist served on the jury and the competition was proudly sponsored by Sony, Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm, Blackmagic Design, and EIZO.
- Year
- 2026
- Director
- Joel De GiovanniStanko Pavlica
- Country
- Switzerland
- Language
- EnglishGerman
- Subtitles
- EnglishGerman
- Cast
- Jwan Ciwan Mohamad
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