André is a teacher a couple of years away from retirement. He leads a solitary life, being as strict with his pupils as with his daughter sandrine. One evening though, as he is leaving his work later than usual, André makes an unexpected encounter that will bring him to express regrets…

THE STAFF ROOM
La Salle des Maîtres. CH 2009. R,B: Tareq Daoud. K: Hans Meier. S: Luise Hüsler. M: Michael Jon Fink. P: IDIP Films. D: Patrick Le Nauff. 14'

Tareq Daoud

Born in 1976 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Master of Life Sciences at the University of Geneva. In 2002 he graduated from the EICTV (Escuela Internacional de Cine y Television), Cuba. Author of several short films and documentaries, he lives and works in Geneva and Istanbul. He is currently preparing his first feature film.

• LA SALLE DES MAÎTRES (2009)
• VESTIGES (2006)
• GOLIATH (2005)

Links

• Restraint Is All Around – Sascha Ormanns about THE STAFF ROOM
• A Big Challenge – An interview with Tareq Daoud
• Missed Opportunities – Tamar Noort about the Swiss film market