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Failure to Comply: Authority Losing Control
According to figures from the French Ministry of the Interior, one phenomenon is becoming increasingly alarming: the rise in drivers refusing to comply with police orders. Motorists willing to take every risk to evade a police check. Extremely rare just twenty years ago, there is now one such incide...
Leaders in Footwear Craftsmanship
France is one of the biggest shoe-buying countries in Europe! Boots, pumps, sneakers, loafers… 300 million pairs are sold every year. But among all those boxes, only a few are made in France using traditional know-how. Faced with globalization, poor-quality or counterfeit shoes, men and women have c...
LOST AND FOUND IN PARIS
It's a never-ending flow. All day long, people come to the reception desk at the Lost and Found Office. They want to retrieve their belongings, they’re in a hurry. But finding what has been lost is not an easy task. It requires time. The time it takes to wait for their turn and fill out the paperwor...
MENNONITES, into the heart of a secret community
They are the descendants of an ancient world. The last survivors of a religious denomination, sometimes described as sectarian, which shapes their traditional way of life.
They are called Mennonites, and they are at war with the modernity that threatens their existence. Present throughout the wor...
OTHER WAYS OF LISTENING
“Changing life” was the objective proclaimed by the politicians who came to power in France in 1981.
It was this impetus that enabled the Ministry of Culture to provide the major creators of avant-garde music with the means to develop new ways of making and listening to music. Luc Ferrari seized th...
OUR SHADOWS OF ALGERIA
Artists keeping memories alive.
Leading figures in the ninth art (graphic novels) explore memories of the Algerian war. With their brushes and pens, they (re)create moments from their family histories and summon the ghosts that haunt “their wounds” from Algeria, turning memories into art and give...
PATRICK EDLINGER, a legacy of free-climbing
He introduced climbing to the general public. 10 years after his tragic death, what remains of Patrick Edlinger's legacy?
A pioneer of free climbing shunning both safety ropes and insurance, like a Nureyev of climbing, his pure, artistic style gave him a special place in this world.
Seen throu...
PÉTAIN AND THE FREEMASONS
This documentary reveals a little-known part of the history of the Vichy regime: anti-Masonry – the only repressive policy directly driven by Marshal Pétain, motivated by a fierce, long-standing hatred of Freemasons.
Based on the diary of a "collaborator", a Gestapo agent, the testimonies of Free...
SOCORRISTAS, activists for abortion
2018-2020: As Argentina is rocked by a historic debate over the legalization of abortion, we follow the Socorristas in their struggle. Despite the prohibitions, these activists help other women by phone to have an abortion. They are then discreet and tender. But when they demonstrate, they are flamb...
Such a long Silence
This film unveils the hidden dark side of the glamorous world of figure skating through the courageous story of Sarah Abitbol. Ten-time French champion and world medalist, Sarah breaks 30 years of silence about the sexual abuse she endured as a teenager. Her powerful testimony sparked a groundbreaki...
