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The Beat of the Gamba: Africa in the Heart of Brazilian Amazonia
Gamba is a fusion of African music brought to Amazonia by the slaves with Indian songs and missionary hymns. In the 19th century, slaves fleeing the plantations and the hardships of captivity took refuge in the forest. They lived there with the Indians, who taught them to survive in the hostile envi...
The Cocoa Bean Hunters
Good chocolate is above all good cocoa beans. In South America, Africa and Asia, a handful of adventurous chocolate makers go on the hunt for unique tasting beans, perfumed with citrus, tangerine, lime and licorice ...
Stéphane Bonnat tries to find a new variety in Brazil... François Pralus has plan...
The Emotion Hunter
In this film we follow in the footsteps of Romain Lavizzari, who is constantly on the lookout for beautiful trophies. Roman is a garralous hunter who knows how to convey his emotions.
Firstly, stag hunting in the Lot and the Gers, where we witness some beautiful approaches in landscapes that are es...
The Great Pardubice Steeplechase
An opportunity to discover one of the loveliest and oldest steeplechase races in Europe and the world. A story studded with outstanding performances. We explore the 6,900 metre track with its 31 obstacles, combining gallops on both grass and clay, on which the horses run for about 10 minutes! But th...
THE HILL OF CROSSES, THE SPIRIT OF A PEOPLE
In the heart of Lithuania stands an astonishing hill completely covered with crosses.
Since its origin, dating back to the 19th century, the hill has been a symbol of the Lithuanian people's resistance in the presence of their oppressors. Facing attacks from various sides, Lithuania put up a spirit...
The latest wave of feminism
After the 19th century suffragists and the MLF of the 1970s, a new generation of feminists has taken over. Their names are Osez le Féminisme, La Barbe, Les Rézoteuses, Voix d’elles rebelles...
It’s these new activists that the documentary is investigating. Historians (Christine Bard, Florence Rochef...
The Marriage of Figaro, Diary of a Creation
In June 2012, a new version of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro opened at the Opéra de Bordeaux, directed by Laurent Laffargue. The filmmakers followed the director and his team throughout the nine months it took to produce the opera. From the first preparatory meetings to the night of the dress rehe...
The Merciless Farlow des Mottes
Every year, the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris becomes synonymous with everlasting recognition. Created in 1874, it’s one of the world’s most legendary and extreme challenges with its 5,800 metre course, 23 obstacles (including the monstrous Rail Ditch and Fence, also known as “The Justice of the Peac...
THE STARLING’S BAD REPUTATION
I’ve been a hunter for forty years, including my time as a teenage poacher.
As for every small-fowl hunter, the starling has been for me a kind of partner. It’s the bird on the side, a quirk in the sky you don’t pay much attention to. He’s everywhere, all the year round, and you usually mistake him ...
TO BLO DAYI, journey to the roots of Capoeira
The roots of Capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art, can be traced back to the fighting techniques and dances brought to Brazil by African slaves.
A group of French and Brazilian capoeiristas decide to go to the Capoeira Rencontres Internationales in Benin, the birthplace of a “game” synonymous to...
