"Filmmaker Simplice Ganou, from Burkina Faso, spends his time documenting people and relationships, but when he travels to Winterthur, Switzerland, he faces a new challenge: nobody wants to talk to him."
"Struggling to make connections, he's confronted with a question many documentary filmmakers know well: how do you film people who don't want to engage?"
"Through humour, vulnerability and persistence, Ganou discovers a creative way to break through."
Simplice Ganou, a filmmaker from Burkina Faso, specializes in documenting people and relationships. On a trip to Winterthur, Switzerland, he encounters unexpected resistance as local residents decline to speak or engage with him. He struggles to establish rapport and confronts the practical challenge of filming subjects who are unwilling to participate. He experiments with humour, vulnerability and persistent presence, improvising strategies to invite small connections and coax stories out of reticent individuals. He eventually discovers a creative method that helps break through initial barriers. The outcome remains uncertain, posing a question about whether such tactics can fully bridge cultural distance and personal reluctance.
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