Mountain Flesh

Synopsis

In a Swiss mountain village, hikers head out, a fountain splashes reassuringly and a churchwarden prepares a mass. Debut director Valentina Shasivari evokes the calm of this serene landscape with tightly framed shots in contrast-rich black-and-white.

Director Biography

Valentina Shasivari, born in Italian-speaking Switzerland in 1992, is of Swiss and Kosovar origins. Master's degree in Art History and Social Anthropology from the University of Bern. 2022 MA in cinema (directing) at ECAL/HEAD (École Cantonale d'Art de Lausanne).