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14-18: THE VOLUNTARY PRISONER
This film is first and foremost a discovery. Nine volumes of a diary written during the First World War and found in a plastic bag left at an Emmaüs outside Paris.
Achille Bourgin, a 33-year-old father and post office clerk, did not go to the Front, having been exempted due to tuberculosis. To a...
1924: the Pride of Black Paris
Opening in 1924 in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, the most famous West Indian dance hall in the capital, the Bal Blomet, was the crucible of a new black identity.
It was there, far from accusing eyes, that the creoles of Paris and integrated workers, artists, intellectuals and “revolutionaries...
A DOCTOR LIKE NO OTHER
In Roubaix, Dr Lamarre still practises family medicine, the old-fashioned way. He is one of the last GPs who takes the time to get to know each of his patients, and to follow them throughout their lives. With a resolutely human view of medicine and the Hippocratic oath, he chose to practise here - o...
Alice and Violette (Festival d’Avignon 2024)
What does it mean to be a woman in sport? Answering this question is almost the same as answering the question of what it means to be a woman at all. If we believe that sport is a way of surpassing oneself to achieve self-fulfilment, then everyone should have access to it. To exist, to express ourse...
ANNY DUPEREY, an artist in balance
A popular actress known in cinema, theater, and television, Anny Duperey has carved out a unique place in the world of the Arts over the years: that of an active woman, quick-witted, yet always generous, with a big heart left empty in childhood by the sudden loss of her parents.
Could Anny Dupere...
AT THE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSAL: Germaine Le Goff, the Story of a Pioneer
This documentary tells the story of Germaine Le Goff, a trailblazer in the field of education. Her work and vision shaped a more inclusive and universal approach to teaching, breaking barriers and paving the way for a new educational model. It explores her journey, the challenges she faced, and the ...
BULLYING AT SCHOOL: OUR LIVES AFTERWARDS
What if we were to change our point of view? This documentary highlights the suffering experienced by adults who, as children, were bullied at school.
Ten, twenty or thirty years later, the trauma is still very real. By following the lives of Nathalie, Laurine and Samuel, this film exposes the lo...
CLOSER TO HER, OUR LADY OF KIBEHO
The 12th Marion apparition site to be approved by the Vatican, the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows in Kibeho, Rwanda, remains an isolated case in the long history of the Virgin Mary, being both a place of piety and genocide.
Today, 30 years after the fratricidal atrocities, Kibeho has onc...
COSPLAY: THEY LIVE LIKE SUPERHEROS
Whether they move at lightning speed, shoot lasers with their eyes, or lift cars at arm's length, these heroes have accompanied our childhood through comics, cartoons, films and series.
If once they reach adulthood, most people have left their comics and figurines behind, others have seen this lo...
DISCOUNT: Paying the Price
In 1988, there were no discount shops in France; today there are more than 4,300. With inflation, the French are looking for bargains. Stores such as Action, Normal, Netto and Noz are thriving by offering products at low prices. From warehouses in Denmark to shopping centres in France and Belgium, t...
