Faire des Vagues (Making Waves)

About Faire des Vagues (Making Waves)

Corinne, a mother living with HIV, finds solace and strength in the icy waters of Lake Geneva. Through swimming, filming and acrobatics with her daughter, she navigates her mental universe and asserts her place in the world. This immersive documentary is a celebration of personal transformation and the power of self-expression.

CREDITS

With: Corinne Philippin, Jael Philippin
Director of photography: Mirjam Landolt
Additional Images: Corinne Philippin, Hannah Klaas
Editor: Malena Demierre
Colorist: Diana Vidrascu
Graphic designer: Jessica Scheurer
Location sound mixer: Hannah Klaas
Sound editing: Nadine Häusler
Music: Julian Klaas, Ralph Heidel

Project development : Corinne Philippin, Hannah Klaas, Vanessa Fargnoli

Project developped and produced for : Positive Life Festival (https://positive-life-festival.ch)

About the Filmmaker

Hannah is a German filmmaker based in Lausanne, Switzerland. She films, writes, draws and performs so that hidden stories and sensations can become visible and tangible. She was originally trained in comparative literature and psychology in Munich, and then moved to Lausanne where she obtained a PhD in health research in 2018. Since, she developed her filmmaking skills working on various film sets. She is a member of the drawing collective Marie-Louise (https://marielouise.ch/).

Calls to Action:

– Women are still underrepresented in public images and medical studies on people living with HIV, although today HALF of the infected persons in the world are female.
– Women and people living with HIV still feel stigmatized and are experiencing discrimination. Public images and information campaigns do not evolve fast enough. For example you should know : If you have access to the right medication, the virus CANNOT be detected in your blood and you are not contagious at all.