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Anna Pieri Zuercher
Born in the city of Biel (CH) Anna Pieri Zuercher grew up in a multicultural family, with an Italian mother and a Swiss German father. Actress and pianist by profession, she switches back and forth between film, television, theatre and music. She is fluent and performs in French, Italian and German, and that's one of the reasons for her successful international career. Read more.
Cherubs
A dark comedy about two exiled angels condemned to document every human suicide for eternity. The elder, once a high-ranking seraph who refused to carry out the Divine Flood, has lost all faith in God and he’s now jaded and bitter. The younger, cast out for a lesser sin, still dreams of returning to Heaven. As they wander through the wreckage of human despair, they question pain, faith and existence, between dark humour and profound reflection.
Directed by Anna Pieri Zuercher & Pietro Zuercher
Written by Toby McShane
The film received a nomination for the Swiss Film Award for Best Short Film.
It has been selected for several international festivals, including the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF), the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival – Shorts (PÖFF Shorts), the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF), the Fancine – Festival de Cine Fantástico de Málaga, as well as the Solothurn Film Festival.
Cherubs has recently won the Jury Prize for Best Short Film at the Beverly Hills Film Festival in Los Angeles, as well as Best First-Time Filmmaker Short and Best Production Design at the Hollywood Shortsfest.
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