THE VALLEY
a documentary feature film
High in the French Alps, on the border between Italy and France, refugees risk their lives crossing dangerous mountain routes. Witnessing the increasing influx of refugees, local communities in the Roya and Durance Valleys start providing them with shelter, food and legal counselling. Since transporting and hosting undocumented migrants is a criminal offence, they find themselves on the wrong side of the law, sometimes even facing jail time for their acts of civil disobedience. The Valley documents the battle between the population and the authorities, who themselves blatantly violate human rights when refusing to process asylum seekers and minors' requests. This gripping chronicle rightfully reclaims the ethical duty of solidarity, criminalized by a perverted system.
Credits
Directed by Nuno Escudeiro
Cinematography: Nikolaus von Schlebrügge
Editing: Beatrice Segolini
Sound and original music: David Argi
Written by: Nuno Escudeiro and Moritz Bonatti
Produced by: Andreas Pichler, Luc Martin-Gousset, Valerio B. Moser
Co-production: Miramonte Film and Point du Jour with Public Sénat, Arte G.E.I.E
Supported by: IDM Südtirol-Alto Adige, Région Sud Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur, Autonome Provinz Bozen - Deutsche Kultur, Angoa-Procirep, CNC
Festivals: World Premiere at Hot Docs -International Spectrum competition - Hot Docs - April 2019 - Toronto, Canada
Official selection Festival d'Avignon - June 2019 - Avignon, France
Official Italian competition Visioni dal Mondo - September 2019 - Milan, Italy
Official selection Lunenburg Film Festival - September 2019 - Lunenburg, Canada
Checkpoints Competition - Bergen Film Festival - September 2019 - Bergen, Norway
Official selection BFI London Film Festival - October 2019 - London, UK
Official selection UNAFF - October 2019 - San Francisco, USA
Awards: "Emerging International Filmmaker" award at Hot Docs, BNL Gruppo BNP Paribas Award and special mention from the official jury at Visioni dal Mondo
Distribution: Point du Jour International
2019 76 Min.
