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The film “Off the Road,” directed by Jose Permar, has been awarded by the interreligious jury at the 51st Festival Visions du Réel Nyon, held from 17 April through 2 May.
The festival was organised in an online format this year due to the coronavirus.
The award from the interreligious jury, appointed by Signis and Interfilm, is endowed with CHF 5,000, donated by the Swiss Catholic Church; the Reformed Churches in the French-speaking part Switzerland, and its Media Departement Média-pro; and the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities.
The film defines the identities of people and communities; the relationships between generations as well as men and women; and the different social, economic and political categories in the desert environment of Mexico’s Baja California, which plays host every year to a car race watched by thousands of fans.
Humor and music underscore the film’s deeper messages.
“When the Persimmons Grew” wins interreligious jury prize (WCC press release of 15 April 2019)
The cinema comes to church as film critics join in Nyon prayers, reflection (WCC press release of 8 April 2020)
