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Giant!

Thomas is French and has lived in New York for the last 6 years. He feels homesick and decides to return to France with two American friends, Andrée and Adel. He helps them discover his native region, the North of France and Douai, the city where he grew up. There, the celebration of "Gayant" ("Giant" in the regional dialect) takes place. During three days of festivities, a family of giant puppets made of wicker parades in the streets of the city, inspiring the awe of spectators. Thomas and his friends are astonished by the parade, the enthusiasm of the crowd but also by the commitment of the "porteurs", the men who lift the giants. Our friends encounter one surprise after another and meet local figures who share the love of the region, its dialect and culinary recipe. They experience the excitement of parading with those puppets and feel renewed with the assurance that humanity is capable of ingenuity based on common cause and shared values.

Giant!

NR 2018
Le guide de Mr. Pilou

Two invisible beings enchant and upset the life of a park: Octave, -the guide of Mr. Pilou- and Annabelle. Annabelle fascinates Octave. Mr. Pilou, unaware of the existence of Octave, walks his dog every day in the park: master and dog will be involved in funny adventures. But there is also Zoé and Lino, Mme Pauline, and Caroline the girl who sings like an angel. The Muse of music is everywhere; even the dogs are enchanted by the music. A detour leads to Paris: it is in Paris that Octave remembers tango music. This music will start to unravel his story. A scherzo of the visible and the invisible: are you alive if you are invisible?

Le guide de Mr. Pilou

NR 2018
The legacy of a driven man - why Rudolf Geigy set out for Africa

The film shows the genesis of the Swiss Tropical Institute under the direction of Rudolf Geigy. From his employees and students he was partly admired, partly feared. His moods and outbursts were legendary. As a wealthy industrialist, he was able to afford virtually everything and generously invested in the establishment of the Tropical Institute, but also made considerable development aid in Africa. A search for traces with contemporary witnesses.

The legacy of a driven man - why Rudolf Geigy set out for Africa

6.0 2018
Stardust

In a few billion years, the sun will burn out. That's enough time to leave the inhospitable places on Earth. The flight ends with a crash in paradise, which the manufacturer has given an expiration date. The search for an angel produces a lot of stardust. Stardust is from my series of video diaries. The idea for it came to me when I was filming a sunset and heard the composer Arvo Pärt in an interview. When asked about the idea of angels, he replied slowly and gently: "It's not an idea, it's reality that surrounds us."

Stardust

NR 2018