Unwanted Witness (0+)
Switzerland, 2008, 87 min.
Director: Juan José Lozano
Director: Juan José Lozano
Hollman Morris is an internationally acclaimed journalist whose weekly television show, Contravía, boldly confronts the violence that ravages his homeland of Colombia. Though he has won prestigious awards abroad, at home he is faced with death threats and intimidation a strain on his family life.
AWARDS
Best Swiss Creation, Visions du Réel ; Audience price, Filmar en Amercia Latina
Juan José Lozano
Juan José Lozano
was born in 1971, and studied at the National University of Colombia. An independent producer and director, he has made a series of television documentaries for the Colombian Ministry of Culture. In 1998 he moved to Geneva, where he made several politically committed films dealing both with his host town– exploring young foreigners’ experiences of immigration and assimilation.
Switzerland, 2008, 87 min.
Director: Juan José Lozano
Director: Juan José Lozano
Hollman Morris is an internationally acclaimed journalist whose weekly television show, Contravía, boldly confronts the violence that ravages his homeland of Colombia. Though he has won prestigious awards abroad, at home he is faced with death threats and intimidation a strain on his family life.
AWARDS
Best Swiss Creation, Visions du Réel ; Audience price, Filmar en Amercia Latina