François-Xavier Drouet
As the symbol of authentic, preserved wild nature, forests are undergoing an unprecedented phase of industrialization. Heavy mechanization, monoculture, fertilizers and pesticides, loss of traditional know-how, forest management... all follow the intensive agricultural model at an accelerated ryth...
Claire Simon
Looking for an economical model, dreaming of fruits, wine or film, Lussas’ residents, a small village in Ardèche, are the actors of a high-speed pursuit. This is about living according to your own principles in a very contemporary world which combines globalization, the internet and sustainable deve...
Frédérique BARRAJA
This entertaining film is an exploration of the most intimate feminine practice, the practice of masturbation. The photographer-director’s quest takes us along the confidences and analyses she gathers amongst friends, artists, researchers and scientists....
Georgi Lazarevski
Just east of Jerusalem, the construction of the separation wall continues a few meters from a senior citizen's home. Its unavoidable and spectacular progression, as seen through the eyes of the residents, gradually isolates them from the world of the living and announces their approaching death. ...
Julien Samani
Five shark fishermen set off for the Irish Sea coast for another day’s fishing. Their unusual daily routine means getting away from it all. Away from their homes and families, surrounded by the rough seas and the inclemency of the weather, these men plunge into a truly primeval state. In a fable-...
Georgi Lazarevski
At ninety-one years of age, Aimé has decided to fulfil his dream journey to Morocco that he’s been planning for 40 years. His director/photographer grandson travels with him. A journey both tender and bitter, filled with missed opportunities and fleeting pleasures. Like life itself....
Ariane Doublet
A small village of Normandy is getting ready to welcome a new family without knowing who they are. The mayor is totally in favor, the local sheriff fears for his tranquility, others get all exited by their new welcoming mission whilst the youngest observe amused how the elders may be disturbed. Time...
Anne Poiret
Welcome to Refugeestan focuses on the way the UNHCR manages camps that shelter more than sixteen million refugees all around the world, creating a virtual country as large as the Netherlands. How does the UNHCR run these camps and train its representatives? How can they deal with the urgent needs of...
Sandrine Loncke
On the banks of the Moyen-Chari River, in Southern Chad, young linguist Florian Lionnet is documenting Láàl, a language isolate only spoken in two small villages, which is threatened of disappearing in the short to medium term. For the time being, however, people in this part of the world commonly s...
Jérôme Lambert, Philippe Picard
With Japan’s opening to the West in the 19th century, travellers bring back art objects and engravings in Europe. Japonism overwhelms the artists imagination as a reaction against academism, and influences the avant-gardes, leaving it’s mark on the Impressionists, the Nabis or the Fauves… Through th...