Tea and Time
DOC | 00:19 | SWITZERLAND
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY SALAH EL AMRI
IN COPRODUCTION WITH HEAD – Geneva
A man deprived from his freedom cheats time. He cleans the floor, drinks tea and reminisces the past.
Biography
Salah El Amri, Director
Born in 1995 in Rabat, Morocco, Salah El Amri began studying cinema at the ESAV in Marrakech. He then joined the Geneva University of Arts in September 2015, to continue his career in the «cinema du réel» department. During his studies, he directed a short film in Havana, Cuba, which was selected for the Filmar en América Latina Festival. He left school in July 2017. For three years, he worked as a photographer and cinematographer. He notably shot the making of O Fim Do Mundo by Basil Da Cunha. He also performed his military service during which he obtained the rank of lieutenant, and where he has been responsible for performing short episodes in the schools of recruits and executives of the Swiss army. Following these experiences, he decided to resume his Bachelor’s degree at HEAD in September 2020 from which he graduated with the congratulations of the Jury with his short film Le Thé et le Temps (Visions du Réel 22). He is preparing his next short film La Ruche in the prison universe.
Filmography (selection)
La Ruche, doc, 2022 (in production)Tea and Time, doc, 2022
El Actor Cubano, doc, 2018
Festivals
2022: Visions du Réel (Switzerland) – Opening Scenes
2022: Doclisboa (Portugal)
2022: Festival du Nouveau Cinéma – FNC (Canada)
2022: Cinémed (France)
Awards
2022: Docs Up Award | Visions du Réel
Written & directed by
Salah El Amri
Cinematographer
Salah El Amri
Sound
Salah El Amri
Editing
Chloé Andreadaki
Sound Design & Mix
Vuk Vukmanovic
Color Grading
Rodney Musso
Produced by
GoldenEggProduction
In coproduction with
HEAD – Geneva
