LUGANO FILM FORUM 2026
Stories Without Borders
REVIEW
We at the Lugano Film Forum received Stalker Hair Twirl by Faye Fayerman, a work that captured our curiosity from the very beginning.
Immediately after our first viewing, we felt compelled to watch it several more times, fascinated by its extraordinary originality.
Faye Fayerman's work reveals remarkable creativity, transforming a distinctive idea into an authentic and deeply personal cinematic experience.
For this reason, we decided to honor Stalker Hair Twirl with the Best Original Idea award.
We also chose to recognize the project with Best Producer, acknowledging the quality and distinctive vision behind its conception and realization.
In addition, we awarded it Best Editing, as the editing plays a fundamental role in shaping the expressive power of the work.
We believe that Faye Fayerman's project brings something genuinely unique and unexpected to the Experimental Film category.
It is a work that surprises and invites the audience to engage with a profoundly original cinematic language.
We sincerely thank the pre-selection team at Wild Filmmaker for bringing such a remarkable and distinctive work to our attention.
For all of us at the Lugano Film Forum, it has been a great honor to discover, appreciate, and recognize this extraordinary project.