TV Documentaries by Nadia Fares
“Since I can remember, I’ve always had the urge to lift up a stone to see what’s underneath.”
117 Police Academy
Lara, Marina, Nadine and Nicolas have decided to quit their jobs and become cops. But how do they get trained and prepared for real life situation? Over several months, Nadia Fares' documentary questions their motivations and follows their evolution in becoming a cop.
GirlsGoWheels
Writer and director: Nadia Fares
Producer: AfterAll Films and RTS,
Arabic with English subtitles
In Cairo, usually men ride scooters and women are seated in the back. But these young, modern Amazons are determined to change old habits and achieve equality. They take us for a ride, sharing their battle to make their dream come true.
Hitmen
Directed and written for RTS and TV5 Monde
French with English subtitles, 24 mins.
Can you find a Hit man in one of the wealthiest cities in Switzerland? What are the financial demands? It all depends: punching, breaking bones or killing. Every choice has its price.
Nadia went undercover as a client searching for the right hit man, armed with a hidden camera.
Paris, City of Love
Directed and written for RTS and TV5Monde
French, 10mins.
Paris is the city of love but behind its glamorous image, we find poverty and misery hiding under bridges and in abandoned buildings. The film follows young immigrant children of Roma Gypsies from Romania and their battle to go to school in the "city of love".
Neighbors
Directed for RTS
French, 4mins.
Jean Mohr is a well-known photographer who exposes his photos of his encounters in Gaza and Israel. "Neighbors" is a utopian approach of Palestinian and Israeli communities.
Checkpoint Tunisia
Writer and director: Nadia Fares
Producer: RTS/ Temps Présent
Arabic and French, 26 min.
Tunisia has no terrorist attacks since two years but European tourists stay away. Thousands of young Tunisians lose their jobs in the Hotellerie. The difficult economical situation endangers the young democratie of Tunisia.
The Recruited
Directed for RTS and TV5Monde
French with English subtitles, 26mins.
In 2011 Majd N. disappeared from his college in a Swiss town. In 2012 the Anti-terror Unit in Nairobi, Kenya was notified by the C.I.A. when Majd, in company of a German terrorist, crossed the boarder from Somalia into Kenya. Where was Majd during 15 months? What happened in the life of this outstanding brilliant college student? From Switzerland to Kenya the film recomposes the puzzle of this young man's journey.
Neo-Nazis
Directed for RTS and TV5Monde
French, 10 mins.
Neo Nazis from all over Europe gather in a Disco called "Crazy Palace" in the Swiss mountains. Inside, undercover footage shows them shouting racist slogans and "Sieg Heil". Outside the disco, Swiss police shows up but they don't interfere. After airing the film, Amnesty International publicly accused Swiss police of supporting racism.
The Calligrapher
Directed for RTS
French, 3mins.
Hassan Massoudy is one of the most famous calligraphers from Iraq living and working in Paris. Through his calligraphy "the lioness" he shares his personal view on the war in Iraq.
The journey of Geckos
Writer and director: Nadia Fares
Producers: ARTE France, AfterAll Films & Framevox Switzerland.
Arabic with English subtitles, 24 min.
"The journey of Geckos" portrays three young women who fight for equality and justice in an unusual and courageous way.
Ramadan Nights
Directed and written for RTS and TV5MONDE
French, 10 mins.
Egypt is the Bollywood of the Middle East and produces many TV series for the month of Ramadan. The film is a journey through the creation of Ramadan Soaps and what opinions they can trigger.
Interviews with Omar Sharif and Alaa Al Aswani, Egyptian Author of “The Yacubian Building”.
Boys & Girls
Directed and written for RTS and TV5Monde
French, 10mins.
An exploration of young teens and their relationships with the opposite sex in a difficult neighborhood on the outskirts of Geneva.
Paris Burns
Directed and written for RTS and TV5Monde
French, 10mins.
When two Arabic teenagers fled the police, they got electrocuted and died in a power plant. The answer was an outbreak of violence in all the suburbs around Paris. Following a college janitor in one of the burning suburbs, the film explores the gap between immigrants and French citizens.