Neither cops nor blacks nor whites
The amazing story of Alain Devegney, a deputy sergeant in the Geneva gendarmerie. After being a victim of aggression in an African country, this former militant of the extreme right becomes aware of the need for dialogue and intercultural exchange. With the help of a young woman of Franco-Tunisian extraction who has worked with various associations and of a fellow policeman who has a degree in educational sciences, Devegney lays the basis for a ground-breaking integration and mediation project. The aim of this innovative project is to put relations between the police and the different foreign communities of Geneva on a new footing.
Credits
- Broadcast : 2002
- Length : 72 minutes
- Director : Ursula Meier
- Written by : Claude Muret
- Cinematography : Eric Stitzel, Tommaso Fiorilli
- Editing : Julie Brenta
- International sales : Bande à part Films
Prizes
- Nyon, Visions du Réel, Prix de la Télévision Suisse Romande 2002
Festivals
- Ascunción, Festival Internacional de Cine Arte & Cultura Asunción, 10.09.2013 – 01.10.2013
- Moscow, 35th Moscow International Film Festival, 20.06.2013 – 29.06.2013
- Firenze, 51. Festival dei Popoli Firenze, 13.11.2010 – 20.11.2010
- Linz, 6. Crossing Europe Filmfestival Linz, 20.04.2009 – 26.04.2009
- Vendôme, 17e Festival du Film en Vendôme, 05.12.2008 – 12.12.2008
- Solothurn, 38. Solothurner Filmtage, 20.01.2003 – 26.01.2003
- Montréal, 5ème Rencontres int. du documentaire de Montréal, 15.11.2002 – 21.11.2002
- Namur, 17e Festival international du film francophone, 27.09.2002 – 05.10.2002
- Nyon, Visions du réel – Festival int. du cinéma documentaire, 22.04.2002 – 28.04.2002