Documentaries
Mixed Couples: Opposites Attract, Love Brings Us Together
A true social phenomenon: today, nearly one in three marriages is mixed (27%). Differences in nationality or religion mean that more than 200,000 marriages each year involve couples who, at first glance, seem to have nothing in common: a Parisian woman who falls in love with a Chinese man, a Catholi...
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...
The Bank, My Mother and Me : The Crédit Martiniquais
In 1999, Martinique’s second-largest bank collapsed amid widespread disbelief. Founded in 1922 and nicknamed “the béké bank,” Crédit Martiniquais had, at the time of its downfall, nearly 60,000 personal accounts and 10,000 business accounts spread across Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, and Pa...
The fabulous story of JAZZ À VIENNE
This documentary retraces the history and relives the highlights of the Jazz à Vienne festival. In 1980, Jean Paul Boutellier, Jean Gueffier, Pierre Domeyne, Jean-Pierre Vignola and their American friend, George Wein had a dream of listening to blue notes played in an ancient theatre in Vienna. The ...
THE INVINCIBLE BOAT
Three-time winner of the Route du Rhum race, the holder of 2 Jules Verne Trophies and 35 speed records, achieved on seas around the world… this champion is not a sailor, but a boat. A boat with an exceptional destiny, which, in 16 years, has worn the colours of 4 sponsors and changed skippers 5 time...
