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Fathers by Blood

Relatives of soldiers killed in Russia’s war against Ukraine are entitled to compensation — insurance payments, regional grants, and so-called “presidential” benefits. Altogether, the sum amounts to around 14 million rubles, divided among the closest family members. This film tells the stories of three women — Oksana Nazarenko from Karachay-Cherkessia, Natalia Makarova from St. Petersburg, and Anastasia Yudina from the Leningrad region. They are taking the fathers of their sons to court over the payouts, arguing that these men did not raise the children and were absent from their lives after divorce. For us, this is not a film about money, but about the psychology of many Russian families — where the figure of an absent father was replaced by cadet “brotherhood,” and poverty was compensated by the dream of a military career for a child.

Fathers by Blood

NR 2024
Calais-Douvres, l’exil sans fin

Every year, thousands risk their lives to illegally reach England on rubber dinghies from Calais. It is a perilous crossing, at the mercy of smugglers, on the dangerous waters of the English Channel. Women, men, and children from Syria, Iran, and Sudan. Director Julien Goudichaud spent seven years walking the beaches of Calais, documenting what was happening there and talking to migrants and those who manage the trafficking. He ended up making the crossing himself, camera in hand, with the exiles, to understand and show what it means.

Calais-Douvres, l’exil sans fin

NR 2024
Les Écailles de la forêt

In the heart of the Ecuadorian Amazon, Yasuni National Park is one of the richest biotopes on the planet. This 10,220 km² territory is home to 1,335 known species of animal and 2,700 known species of plant, with no doubt many more to discover. The Kichwas and Huaoranis live here, as do the Tagaeri and Taromenane communities in voluntary isolation. For several decades now, these root peoples have seen their territory and culture threatened by oil extraction activities. They are fighting to raise awareness of the richness of the forest and the importance of protecting it. At the end of 2023, a team of scientists led by herpetologist (reptile and amphibian specialist) Damien Lecouvey spent 30 days and 30 nights in the jungle. Their objective: to inventory potential new animal and plant species, and take stock of known species, in order to help preserve them.

Les Écailles de la forêt

NR 2024