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Ever had the feeling where someone has gotten so close to you, yet at the same time seemed so far away? For these women and young girls, this is a moment that could change their lives forever. But will they act on their impulses, or let chance fade away? Through a diverse collection of short films, Upon Her Lips: Touch and Go beautifully explores the transformational power of a single touch in shaping our sense of self, sexuality and belonging.
In Czechoslovakia, between 1946 and 1971, the characters of two very different fairy tales interacted and enriched each other: on the one hand, the filmmakers of the Czechoslovak New Wave who, through poetic, committed and ambitious cinema, fought against the Soviet yoke with subtle irony; and, on the other, the writer Jan Procházka, who in 1968 added his voice to the popular outcry of the Prague Spring.
Is a new generation of feminist men emerging (in France)? To find out, the film gives a voice to some thirty boys aged from seven to eighteen, from all regions and backgrounds of French society. We asked them about the themes at the heart of feminism today (adapting the questions to the age group): task sharing, gender stereotypes, physical appearance, love and friendship, sexism and sexual violence, LGBTQI rights, and gender fluidity. By holding up a mirror to boys, "Les petits mâles" claims to be an educational film for gender equality and against sexism.
In 1981, an American medical journal reported on a mysterious disease affecting young men in apparent good health. In France, the infectious diseases specialist Willy Rozenbaum discovered the description of these cases and believed he recognized the same type of symptoms in one of his patients. This was the beginning of the frightening epidemic of what would eventually be called AIDS. In France, for nearly fifteen years, different spheres of society fought relentlessly. Doctors, nurses, researchers, patient associations, journalists and artists each threw themselves into this fight in their own way.
This documentary focuses on the Elvis Presley phenomenon, whose voice and style captivated America in the 50s, renewing the codes of seduction of conformist post-war society.
I turned 25 in december, and just like everyone else I guess, it kind of unsettled me, so I decided to make a little film out of all the feels. Watch on Instagram (@justine_lemr).
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the last standing of the Ancient World’s Seven Wonders, but the Egyptians built over a hundred pyramids. Among them, seven particularly stand out. Pyramids capture the great power beheld by pharaohs, both on a political and on a spiritual scale. Researchers are still fascinated by the ancient, advanced techniques developed by this lost civilization.
Guitar prodigy Thibaut Garcia performs his album El Bohemio in Rouen's sublime Chapelle Corneille. A Latin-flavoured concert paying tribute to Paraguayan composer Agustín Barrios Mangoré.
In this documentary dedicated to his grandfather and brother, Mateo portrays two pieds noirs brothers separated by complicated family choices and circumstances.
Mahdia, Tunisia. Fatma and her daughters, Najeh and Waffeh, work as “machtat”, traditional musicians who play at wedding ceremonies. Their music evokes love and its promises, but the reality is much more complex and painful. Between illusions and disillusionment, Machtat is a powerful and liberating portrait of three women asserting their voices.
a movie by Ecole Kourtrajme
A short documentary about the creation of the art piece "Canyon" by Katharina Grosse.
Sano and Miyata, two childhood friends, are on a trip together in a resort hotel facing the Pacific Ocean. Miyata is devoted to conspiracy theories and he tries to get Sano to believe this idea. But Sano doesn't believe it, and they fight. As Miyata's phone keeps ringing all day, Sano loses patience and takes the call. It was a phone call from Miyata's father, who was saying unintelligible things, probably from dementia. Sano hangs up the phone in confusion and tries to go home with Miyata.
At the end of 2022, the Wizzy Gang ventures to Southeast Asia to shoot a Parkour and adventure film across Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand. Join the adventure of 9 buddies who travel halfway around the world for several months to pursue their childhood dream. The Wizzy Gang is a French parkour and cliff diving team known for their Youtube videos. On this journey, the group will encounter a multitude of problems that stand in the way of their way of life. Follow them through 3 different civilizations that have built our society and forced this group to see the world differently. With this film, they want to show a new facet of their adventures; through civilizations where the Wizzy way of life is essential: using one's environment to live life to the full. This project was entirely planned, directed and produced by Wizzy Gang.
Benedicta is a survivor of human trafficking from Nigeria, Mohamed left Guinea at the age of sixteen in the hope of a less precarious life, and Martha and Anibal fled political repression in Honduras. Fate led them to a small French town and the surrounding countryside, where they are now pursuing the same goal: to find their place in local society. The film tells the story of their daily lives, filled with obstacles and uncertainty, hope and disillusionment, solidarity and small victories.
In rural northern Colombia, where the railway has long been discontinued, people help themselves with a fleet of “Motorrodillos” – motorcycle-driven miniature trains. Every day, Dolly and her colleagues take school kids, goods and travellers on rugged routes from village to village. If you meet oncoming traffic on the way, you get off the rails. If you find holes in the rails, you mend them yourself. The affectionate portrait of a self-organised transport system.
A variation on paroptic vision (the ability to see with the skin, without the aid of the eyes), telepathy, colour theory and the theremin. The various sequences introduce the hypothesis of an imaginary cinema. The film is presented as a series of rushes, suggesting an unfinished film in progress.
Like many others, Ander suspects that what his father really suffered in that police station was torture. Seeking to clarify his suspicions, he will discover the Project of investigation into torture and abuse in the Basque Country between 1960-2014 drafted by the Basque Country as part of the Peace and Coexistence Plan. Appalled by the results published in the investigation, he meets the doctors, psychologists, psychiatrists and lawyers who participated in the project, who will introduce him to concepts such as "psychological torture", the "Istanbul Protocol" and "statistical approximation" and will show him the reality of torture in the global north.
A technician welcomes a couple in a Parisian artist's studio. After several technical preparations, they are taking place to physically reproduce Magritte's painting "The Lovers" in order to serve as models for a painter. The artist begins to paint, revealing a blank canvas. He ends up putting down his brush, leaning over a mirror on the floor, deeply disturbed by the absence of his reflection in it. In the room, time now seems to be suspended.
After years living in France, Chilly Gonzales has rustled up a whole album in hommage to chanson française. The versatile Canadian pianist demonstrates his admiration for the form onstage at the ARTE Concert Festival.
Two neighbors live peacefully in the desert among the rocks. Their routine will be disrupted by the sudden arrival of a lawn mower.
In Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe), RED, a young highschool girl with a strong temper, is faced with predators on her way to see her grandma.
Samuel used to be in a relationship with Laetitie before she left him for Gayle. Together they will try to perform an act of love.
A VR experience that illuminates the surveillance crisis with music from legendary electronic musician Jean-Michel Jarre and visuals from award-winning VR director Hsin-Chien Huang.
