Chagrin Valley
“Is this real or not?” Many of the residents at Chagrin Valley, a care home which resembles a 1950s American suburb, live with dementia. This delicately-observed film presents the tragedy of memory loss alongside highly amusing moments from everyday life. While the residents live in the past, the care staff hold on to their dreams of a better future.
Growing up in the Philippines, Indonesia, Brazil, and Switzerland, in 2014 Nathalie Berger completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Economics at Duke University (USA), and went on to earn a Master's Degree in Documentary Filmmaking from the Zurich University of Arts. In March 2019, she completed her first feature documentary film, Call Me Intern, about millennials striking back against unpaid internships. It won Best New Zealand Feature and Best Editing at DocEdge Film Festival 2019, as well as the Nigel Moore Youth Award at DOXA. As a director she often works alone, but also works on other people's documentaries as a cinematographer. Since 2022, she has worked as a teaching assistant in the Cinema Department at the University of Arts (HEAD) in Geneva.
