Élise Orhategaray explores the perspective of older women from her native Basque country mountains. More of her visual work can be found on hitzordutokiak.com.
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Élise Orhategaray explores the perspective of older women from her native Basque country mountains. More of her visual work can be found on hitzordutokiak.com.
Two teenagers explore their local church.
Max, haunted by the disappearance of his little sister Lara, lives as a recluse in a world filled with memories and visions of Lara. Unable to find peace, he desperately clings to the hope of finding her again, living in constant torment. This short film explores his descent into madness and his ultimate desire to be with his sister again.
The story of the documentary The Sorrow and the Pity (1971), directed by Marcel Ophüls, which caused a scandal in a France still traumatized by the German occupation during World War II, because it shattered the myth, cultivated by the followers of President Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), of a united France that had supposedly stood firm in the face of the ruthless invaders.
A critical analysis of a scene of relaxation on the beach. The genre of photovideography uses the dislocation and decomposition of the static image to transform the idyll into a series of unsettling ruptures, shifts and movements that decompose the well-being into a grid of sunlit colours and crumbling surfaces.
Get ready to take a breath of fresh air! This documentary will plunge the viewer into the realms of foxes. Allow your viewer to follow the wanderings of a fox and its encounters throughout the 4 seasons in french forests.
On 25th July 2020, the bulk carrier MV Wakashio, with 3,800 tonnes of fuel oil, ran aground off the East coast of Mauritius. Twelve days later, the oil spilled onto the coral reefs, causing the worst ecological disaster ever to occur in the region.
In a desolate world, three survivors are ready to do anything to get out.
A female Neuroscience Researcher develops a rare form of melophobia after receiving an unsolicited portable media player loaded with music for testing in her laboratory and experiencing a musical Stendhal Syndrome. Witnessing her colleagues' strangely changing behavior over repeated exposure to the same piece of music, she flees to find shelter from the pervasive sounds of music in her environment and an increasingly frightening world.
In a world exhausted by industrial agriculture, Guy Chapouillié met happy farmers, commited to taking care of their land.
Coco is 6. She lives in a big house with her mother and aunt. One night, she wakes with a start after a terrible nightmare about a character resembling Woody Woodpecker. She asks her mom to call the police.
For the past 3 years, La Flèche d'Or, an associative and cultural venue in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, has offered shows and activities based around solidarity. Every month, the artists of the "Soirées Habibi" perform cinema-themed drag shows. The film follows the preparations for the last cabaret of the season.
A father films his daughter's childhood in a small village in the south of France.
In a distant future, a secretive lab immerses test subjects in ultra-realistic simulations. The lead researcher goes mad, and a sinister entity takes over, aiming to create a new species through unethical experiments. Trapped, the test subject must survive deadly challenges where reality and illusion blur.
A dreamy journey along the corridor of Chinese history spanning more than 5,000 years, a wonderful encounter with ancient cultural relics and splendid civilization, and a shocking trip to taste the colorful Chinese culture. On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France and the China-France Year of Culture and Tourism, French host Olivier traveled 8,000 kilometers from France to China, co-produced by China and France, and used 8K ultra-high-definition images to start a journey to experience the magical China.
A gay man abandons his impeccable suit of a young thirty-something executive to plunge into a weekend of chemical and sexual wanderings.
As the crucial question arises of the future succession of the Dalai Lama, we take a look back at the tormented history of the "Land of Snows" which lives under Chinese domination and which remains a geopolitical issue of the first order. A valuable documentary that gives voice to a people that China is trying to permanently silence.
Follow French kayak superstar Nouria Newman and two childhood friends, as they navigate one of the world's most challenging sections of whitewater: the Rondu Gorge of the Indus River, in Pakistan. Documenting Nouria's attempt at completing the first integral descent of the Rondu Gorge by a woman, Big Water Theory is a compelling exploration of human spirit and the relentless pursuit of adventure. It offers a powerful and inspiring, yet highly detailed and informative look at the world of extreme kayaking. Set against the stunning backdrop of the Karakoram mountains, the film highlights the irreversible nature of the sport, with heart pounding descents that test the kayakers' psychological and physical limits.
More popular than ever, the elusive and charismatic Thomas de Pourquery is coming to promote his album Let the Monster Fall on stage at Jazz à Porquerolles.
Simon, 22, drives his father's car to the retirement home to visit his grandmother Maryse. He plays her some old cassettes he found, unaware that the music will revive memories in both Maryse's body and mind. While dancing with her, Simon witnesses his grandmother's past, as she is transported back to her youth in the Antilles.
A making of documentary of the film Vermines.
Antonio wanders the streets of Buenos Aires in search of money and sex. The magnetism he exerts on the people who cross his path allows him to steal and cheat them. Only his mother, with whom he has a confictual relationship, will get over his feeling of impunity and will push him to leave for a trip to the south of Argentina.
The story follows Kevin, a young man classified as problematic due to his inability to control his impulses. After an incident, Kevin must attend therapy for teenagers, but his father refuses to accompany him. Don Andrés, his stepfather, assumes the role of companion, revealing a relationship that is more fraternal than paternal.
In the depths of darkness, a tense, young couple drive up to the doors of a dimly lit castle. Stepping inside they are thrown into the heart of a dance party. Bodies filling the sumptuous rooms of Château de Fontainebleau, writhe to the beat of a DJ. Gothic meets modern, ghost story meets dance party, this short film is an example of what can be created when the worlds of contemporary dance and modern film-making collide.
After a long absence, Max returns to Paris and settles in with his father in the lively Belleville district. He wanders the streets, curious about others, eager to meet new people, but soon finds himself confronted with a profound malaise.
Parked in front of a luxury villa just a stone's throw from the Deauville Film Festival, "La Petite" keeps watch while her father and his crack team prepare to kidnap John Malkovich. From inside the car, tuned in on the police frequency and in audio contact with the rest of the team, La Petite sees nothing but hears everything. Her father's instructions are simple: if anything goes wrong, she must flee...
Three years of research and perseverance enabled the filmmakers to uncover exceptional and completely unseen archive footage of our father in concert. More than 40 years later, it was beyond our wildest dreams! Far from the formulaic image of “Cloclo” on television, we suddenly see a different artist, a showman, an extraordinary dancer giving his heart and soul, sweating, his eyes filled with his music. We realize that at least two generations are unaware of his true artistic dimension. Through these audiovisual treasures, he alone tells us about his career, his influences, and shares his passion for music and his craft. If we had to show our children just one documentary about our father, it would be this one!
The European Union is a constantly challenged system, starting with the question of language. With 24 languages represented, how to speak with one voice? Shielded from public view in small caulked booths, European interpreters witness on a daily basis all major current challenges in international negotiations. The Diplomats of the Shadows is a reflection of the cultural and linguistic diversity essential to the proper functioning of the European Union’s democratic system, which has no equivalent in the world. From the war in Ukraine to the energy crisis, and the migration policy, this film takes us into the current geopolitical issues through the lens of European interpreters. In this immersive experience within the European institutions, the director raises a fundamental question: in these times of upheaval, how to preserve unity in diversity, the very essence of the European construction?
Irène Drésel brings her electro-floral machines to the Roseraie du Val de Marne for Passengers. The perfect setting to immerse yourself in her album Rose Fluo, released in 2024.
Artificial intelligence, capable of analyzing images from the cameras saturating public spaces, is transforming surveillance. This technology will secure the Paris Olympics this summer, but legislation lags behind its limitless potential. Facial recognition software, already used to identify war criminals in Ukraine and Capitol attackers in the U.S., raises concerns about privacy as powerful algorithms and questionable companies push boundaries.
Fleetwood Mac's career has been marked by spiritual crises, love troubles and platinum records, including the cult album "Rumours". From the bluesy beginnings in swinging London in the 1960s to the great pop successes under the Californian sun, this documentary traces the eventful lives of the band members and tells the story of pop-rock legends.
A film that explores the metaphor of human emotions through meteorological phenomena. The story follows a Queen whose feelings influence the weather: the skies are clear and radiant when she is in love, but her inner turmoil can unleash storms. This allegory reflects how our emotional states can affect our environment and relationships. The film highlights themes of identity and self-expression, positioning itself within a queer perspective.
With his wife and three children, Damien looks after his flock in the Swiss Alps. But it's not always easy to combine family life and shepherding. A touching portrait immersed in the daily life of an atypical family.
750,000 sexual predators are permanently connected worldwide, 71% of 12-year-olds use at least one social network, and 1 in 5 children have already received sexual proposals online. In the face of this scourge, a number of volunteers have decided to give up their time to fight online pedo-crime. Together, they have formed the association Les Enfants d'Argus. With offices in France, the French overseas departments and territories, and Belgium, the 30 or so volunteers work day in, day out towards the same goal: to flush out child criminals before they make victims.
In april of 1975, a moroccan fisherman disappears after being summoned to a Marseille police station. The next day, a young algerian thief is taken away by officers upon his release from prison. They share a lawyer, a young corsican communist who alerts a journalist. They throw themselves into an investigation and discover the existence of a warehouse on the docks where the police have been detaining immigrants before deporting them for over ten years. The discovery became a national scandal, before being suppressed and eventually forgotten.