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Sylvie, ses mots pour le dire

Daniel Schweizer
1995 Switzerland 52 minutes French

A young 30-year old mother of two small daughters, Sylvie falls ill with AIDS after ten years of being HIV positive. Having lost all hope of recovery, she nonetheless struggles to live out her time as best as she can. She fights against indifference and injustice, for the sake of others, by telling her story to youngsters or by organising demonstrations. The film follows Sylvie as her illness gains ground, together with those who care for her. And it respects her discretion for, as death approaches, Sylvie claims the right to intimacy as if withdrawing from the world deliberately.

Daniel Schweizer

Né en 1959. Études au Beaux-Arts de Genève. Il est diplômé de l’École Supérieure d’Art Visuel de Genève. A réalisé :

Vivre avec, 1993 – Sylvie, ses mots pour le dire, 1995 – Skin or Die 1998 – Helldorado, 2000 – Skinhead Attitude, 2003 – White Terror, 2005 – Ceci est mon royaume, 2006

Production :
Daniel Schweizer
Editing :
Bruno Saparelli
Sound :
Marc Vigny
Photography :
Axel Brandt; Daniel Schweizer; Bernard Reymond

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