Documentaries
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF FIREFLIES
This documentary immerses viewers in the landscapes of rural areas through the drawings of some of the world's greatest artists. Taking to the roads of a changing rural France, these artists, through a whole universe of forms, question the profound transformations currently at work.
From the Maur...
THE FACES OF COMMITMENT
A collection of 3 documentaries focusing on people who have decided to take action to preserve our planet. On their own scale, with their own resources, in places that are sometimes thousands of kilometres from where they were born and raised.
Each episode reveals, through a series of interwoven ...
The Fight of the Indomitable
Threats of bankruptcy, forced demolition, the disappearance of public services, the liquidation of small businesses or heritage landmarks… Sometimes life seems to play tricks on us, and certain battles appear lost from the start… David versus Goliath… except for a handful of indomitable people who h...
The French GI of Omaha Beach
In 1938, Bernard Dargols traveled to the United States for an internship. Two years later, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He would become the only Frenchman to land on Omaha Beach wearing an American uniform.
Bernard Dargols (1920–2018) led an extraordinary life. He shared his captivatin...
The Giant Campsite Awakens
The Vieux Port campsite in Messanges, in the Landes region, is Europe’s largest campsite.
In the week leading up to its reopening after the winter closure, all teams are on high alert, putting the finishing touches in place to welcome the first holidaymakers.
The campsite has been run by the s...
THE PIONEERS OF CLIMBING
More than 25 million climbers worldwide, including more than 2 million in France. There's no stopping the tidal wave of climbing, which became an Olympic discipline in 2020. Between counter-culture, cult of performance and dream of equality, the film goes to meet the prophets who have shaped climbin...
The Second Life of Factories
The gradual deindustrialization of our cities has left behind strange scars: warehouses, factories, mills, and abandoned sites. These remnants reveal the story of a bygone industrial past. There are nearly 4,000 industrial wastelands in France, covering over 100,000 hectares. Rich with small or gran...
THE SHENZONG TUNNEL BRIDGE: spanning a world of challenges
It's one of the most audacious projects ever undertaken: linking the Chinese cities of Shenzhen and Zhongshan by spanning the Pearl River estuary with a 24-kilometre artificial sea crossing, comprising bridges, artificial islands and a 6.8 kilometre underwater tunnel.
The construction of the Shen...
Tiger Mosquitoes: The War Is On
Arriving in France in 2004 from the deep forests of Southeast Asia via the international trade of used tyres, the tiger mosquito has now fully colonised the country.
This tiny 5-millimetre insect, easily recognisable by its black and white stripes, is now established in 78 French departments in 2...
Toward Cultural Health at the Rafaël Institute
The Rafaël Institute stands apart from other cancer treatment centers by offering patients a holistic approach to healing—caring for both body and soul—to enhance quality of life before, during, and after treatment. Restoring well-being and self-esteem, helping patients manage and relieve the side e...
