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Mixing images of contemporary Romania, archive films and the fascinating files of the Romanian secret services compiled during the Cold War, Sophie Dascal draws a mixed portrait of her mysterious grandfather; sketching out a wider reflection on identity, memory and the transmission of the traumas originating out of a totalitarian political regime.

Villeveyrac, South of France. About thirty windmills dominate a vast burnt meadow. At the foot of one of them, Hugo and Anaïs have come to pay a last tribute to their childhood friend, Souleymane.

Wild animals have been associated with many legends and superstitions since time immemorial. A fresh look at creatures from folklore.

An immersive experience with submariners aboard one of France's four nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) that contribute to France's nuclear deterrent. Aboard the Vigilant, one of the four French SSBNs, men and women work in utmost secrecy. This ultra-sophisticated vessel is capable of diving to depths of up to 400 meters and remaining undetected for several months. It therefore requires a highly qualified and trained crew who regularly embark on missions in real-world conditions. An immersive experience with the men and women who contribute to France's nuclear deterrent.

Placed under the auspices of the philosopher Gaston Bachelard whose maxim "The human being has the fate of flowing water", is quoted in the epistle of the film, La Femme qui pleure dans les nuages is a film-poem by Gerard Courant to the glory of nine women engulfed in Alpine and Pyrenean torrents.

No matter what, Fatia keeps moving forward in the ring. She sticks close to her opponent, dodges little, bleeds, and persists. Fatia doesn't talk about her pain, especially the pain of losing her father at the age of ten. Her mother enrolls her in a boxing tournament in Sétif, Algeria, where her father is buried. An opportunity to talk to her daughter about her past and set her free.

The blurring border between real and digital worlds, while chronicling the intense relationship between a young father and daughter

In August 1914, war was declared. Millions of soldiers moved to the front and they had to be fed. There was need to produce, supply, manage and distribute food. A new war economy was needed. It affected not only the armed forces, but also economy, education, health, agriculture, industry, and the propaganda services. In order to feed 80 million soldiers and to supply essentials to civilians, the resources of the whole world were being mobilized. Our current organization of food circuits owes a lot to innovations of the Great War.

A documentary without comment that shows life in a shopping center during a year. It shows the center and the seemingly effortless ways it pushes humans to consume.

Marie-Jo Bonnet comments on 20 years of French countercultures (1969-1989). She wittily describes the French women's lib movement, feminist media outlets, and her own activism, as well as the LGBT movement.

Experimental short film featuring artwork by Daisuke Ichiba.

They are police officers, they are homosexuals. How to assume one's sexual orientation within an institution little known for its tolerance? Through a series of portraits of men and women, the film collects answers and follows in the footsteps of FLAG !, the association that a few have founded to fight internal discrimination. More visible than elsewhere, the difficulties these police officers face speak of a society that is changing or that must change.

The story of a young woman’s daily life and her relationship to clothing throughout the seasons. A touching ode to the microscopic beauty that surrounds us, where the clothing we wear becomes the protagonist of our memories and mementos.

The work is well known, the man is discreet. Claude Ponti, an author and illustrator with boundless creativity, has revolutionized children's books. The film presents him as a spectator of his own graphic creations, establishing a dialogue between voice and images. It is an opportunity to discover a body of work imbued with great humanity, sometimes hidden behind fierce humor.

Poor No-No! He thought today was going to be just like any other, with a good picnic and a long afternoon nap. But everything is turned upside down because of a sudden gust of wind and a packet of crisps stuck in a huge tree.

Knights climb the tower to find Princess Rapunzel and deliver her from a monster.

Letters sent from an imaginary post-capitalist time. One day I received a surprise phone call inviting me to spend the summer in Taipei. I had just mentioned the word "Taiwan" in a discussion a week earlier without really knowing why.The idea came to me to make a film about desire, the only way - I thought - to film not the reality a priori, but something underpinned by truth. Not the addition of the words but the movement they form by weaving the meaning to the music.

Dr. Lhomme, asleep in his bed, is dreaming himself as an explorer. He goes to the discovery of the jungle and discovers a fascinating and unknown world.

For Kevin and his little sister Clara, it's the first day of their summer vacation, but for both it takes a different course than they hoped.

In summer, passions are blue. Oil-blue. Love stains and leaves traces. Three couples come to spend the summer in Brittany. Desire obeys only the logic of fluids and ignores the couples apparently in place. Autopsy of contemporary amorous masochisms. Rose was on fire that summer.

Europe, the rule of law and host countries? Look elsewhere denounces what is happening in many European cities by taking the example of Calais. From the expulsion from the "jungle" in October 2016 to the situation there a year later, Arthur shared moments of life with men and women of Sudanese, Afghan, Ethiopian, Eritrean and local descent of Calais. By highlighting the gap between the field and the official speeches, this film shows us the strategy put in place to dissuade the exiles from staying. With original filming methods and his civic gaze, the director has managed to film the state harassment, the media staging, but also the strength and humor of the exiles.

Even if you kill a poet, a thousand songs will survive him. College students from a suburb of Aix-en-Provence attend the creation of an opera in Arabic, written by a Syrian poet in exile. Words that will resonate well beyond their schoolyard.

Two women are waiting for love.

Inspector Matiphlos is investigating a group of drug traffickers suspected of killing Inspector Roland, very famous in the community. His investigation will not be effortless because all the investigators who inspected the case were murdered. Many witnesses but no evidence, what happens to Roland's wife? Will Inspector Iris Matiphlos reach the end of her investigation?

The agitation of matter plays on balance of everything : nothing is fixed. Carried by the force of gold flowing in their bodies, the swallows weight hardly at all. In flight, they get rid of these shadows that no longer serve. They are the light that goes back and forth without order and to see them, do not try to catch them. To see them, you have to let time stretch.

Luc Hoffmann was a passionate ornithologist and scientist who, during the 1950's, launched the first studies demonstrating the ecological importance of wetlands. His findings were proof that these habitats are not just an important haven for biodiversity, but also vital for the survival of humanity. The film depicts Hoffmann's lifelong efforts to preserve wetlands around the globe, from the Mediterranean basin to West Africa.

Nuremberg is where Nazi congresses were held. In the city where Hitler gathered huge crowds of fanatics, the court hosted in 1945 the greatest trial in History. The Allied victors judged those responsible for the Third Reich. Among the defendants are the Führer's closest surviving accomplices. But not only them: defendant number 27 is not even a man. It is an entire organization: the SS were a state within the state – which ruled all the police – with its own army, within the Nazi regime.

Listening, observing, touching, tasting. Moving through a space that is still pristine, undomesticated, that of the state of nature. He is there to reconnect with that state, she is doing a course on edible wild plants, another woman regrets spending her days in front of a computer... About 15 of them have set off for a week, with their rucksacks, to walk in the forest, to reflect alone or together on their existence constrained by a highly toxic consumer society.

Luc has just learned that he has cancer. Consumed by denial and anger, he despite himself attends a discussion meeting between patients... If it is a question of showing that cancer affects all generations... Strength, hope and resilience are also transmitted through them...

The village of Pourgues is a laboratory that proves how we can cultivate the future by rediscovering our place on Earth and our humanity. Agriculture, education, economics, governance, consumption, health... in each of these activities essential to its survival, humanity must transform itself.

A little boy tries to correct a bad habit that his grandmother took at the table.

A man suddenly suffers from migraine. He invites us in his head to discover the root of his suffering. With this, a hypnotic journey through the body starts...