
IDFA 2016
Almost There
Almost There
Jacqueline Zünd
Switzerland
2016
83 min
World Premiere
It’s evening in an empty parking lot, and we see the motorhome in which a retired man will go on a long journey and leave his old life behind. He runs through a checklist of all the things that need to be done before he leaves his hometown. Although clearly a metaphor for taking stock as the end of life approaches, it is used with subtlety. is a portrait of three men searching for happiness and a meaningful existence in the autumn of their lives. The camera records them with patience and an eye for detail as they talk about the choices they made – they may not have been easy choices, but they brought many good things later in life. We see the American traveling across his country, a British drag queen doing a standup comedy routine in Benidorm, Spain, and a Japanese gentleman reading books to children – beaming with pride, he describes how a teacher paid him a compliment. It’s only now that he has come to understand how to get along with children.
Credits
Screening copy
Hugofilm Productions
Hugofilm Productions
World Sales
First Hand Films
First Hand Films
Director
Cinematography
Involved TV Channel
SRF,
RTS,
ARTE G.E.I.E.
SRF,
RTS,
ARTE G.E.I.E.