Switzerland refused visas to Gaza survivors. Now their film is its Oscar choice
· Cairo time
Who Is Still Alive, a documentary in which nine survivors of the assault on Gaza tell their stories was supposed to be filmed in director Nicolas Wadimoff’s home country of Switzerland. But when the participants were refused Swiss visas, Wadimoff and his team were left scrambling to get the film made.They found a solution in South Africa, where they had only 10 days to prepare a new shoot. There, on a black sound stage, nine Palestinians traced…
