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Frédéric Baillif (1973) is a Swiss filmmaker and former professional basketball player. After seven years in professional sport, he studied social work in Geneva and worked in a juvenile detention centre before moving to New York, where he gained experience in documentary production while working as a DJ. Back in Switzerland, he directed his first documentary, “Sideman” (2003), and worked as a street worker, an experience that led to “Geisendorf” (2006), which received several awards. His first feature film, “Tapis Rouge” was completed in 2010. The social drama “La Mif” (“The Fam”, 2021), about a group of teenagers in a residential care home, was nominated in six categories for the Swiss Film Award, including Best Feature Film and Best Screenplay.