Care for Outsiders

Life at C.A.R.E. in Geneva

A documentary film by Walter Wehmeyer

It is an astonishing fact that in large Swiss cities, some 20% of the population lives below the poverty level. The film accompanies some of these society has left behind, abandoned due to their neediness. The organization C.A.R.E. (Caritas-Accueil-Rencontres-Echanges et Réinsertion sociale) in Geneva offers artistic activities, training and friendship that enable its visitors to regain self-respect and a sense of joy in life.
For some of society's outsiders, C.A.R.E. offers an end to the downward spiral of social isolation, broken relationships, unemployment, drugs and poverty and a stepping stone for reintegration into society.

Length: 58 min. (further versions of 52 and 45 min.)
Format: 16:9, stereo, Digital Betacam
Language: French with English subtitles; Original version in French: "Aimer les exclus"
Camera: Daniel Leippert
Sound: Olivier JeanRichard
Editing: Christine Dériaz, aea
Music: Gyeong-Ju CHAE
Directed by: Walter Wehmeyer, walter.wehmeyer@chello.at
Production: Insertfilm AG, Solothurn in cooperation with Petrus van der Let Filmproduktion, TSR, SF Schweizer Fernsehen, KTO, Fernsehfonds Austria.
Contact: vanderlet.p@aon.at info@insertfilm.ch
DVD-Video: "CARE FOR OUTSIDERS" - National Film Network, U.S.A.