Documentaries
E trema ancora, the other voice of Luchino Visconti
Ischia, a Mediterranean island in the Bay of Naples.
It is the place where Luchino Visconti, an Italian filmmaker, decided to set up his summer villa La Colombaia in 1945. Shortly after, in 1947,
he shot his masterpiece La Terra trema (The Earth trembles), a polemical film that openly denounces the ...
ECOLOGY, A BREATH OF FRESH AIR FOR THE CHURCH?
This documentary highlights the concrete actions being taken by the Church to protect the environment through Catholic environmental movements, while giving the clergy, theologians and experts a chance to voice their opinions on ecological issues.
Does the question of man's place in nature call f...
Emile FRIANT, the Painter of Reality
A member of the French Academy, in his day, Emile Friant (1863-1932) was a real superstar. A painter, draftsman, engraver, inventor and teacher at the National School of Fine Arts in Paris, with a passion for sporting activities (aviation, ballooning, boating), Emile Friant was a multi-faceted man.
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FAIR TRADE TRAVELLERS
In each episode, a celebrity accompanies an environmental charity on a mission in a popular tourist destination. For the celebrity it’s an opportunity to take an initiatory - and sustainable - journey. For the charity, it’s a chance to have a spotlight shone on their work.
Far from the movie ligh...
Flowers On Their Path
This documentary tells the extraordinary tale of a group of artists coming together with people suffering from mental disorders to work on a collective creation. As the days go by, talents are revealed, life stories are shared, the impediments of illness fade and under the impetus of art, difference...
FRANKY ZAPATA, THE FLYING MAN’S ULTIMATE CHALLENGE
For almost ten years, Franky Zapata has been working to make his dream of flying through the air in complete freedom a reality. This former jet ski world champion has rapidly become the best-known and most prolific French inventor of his generation.
Nicknamed “The Flying Man” thanks to his Flyboa...
GORONGOSA, the park of reconciliation
It was a jewel in the crown of Africa’s national parks: Gorongosa in the heart of central Mozambique. The human populations who have lived there since 300,000 BCE, first sought refuge there during periods of great drought.
Civil war broke out in 1964. It raged for 17 years, during which the wildl...
HAITI, 10 years and 37 seconds later
On January 12th, 2010 at 4:53 p.m. an earthquake hit Haiti near Port-au-Prince. During the 37 seconds of the main shock, walls collapsed and lives were changed forever.
Crushed under one of these walls was Yslande, a young student. Her right leg amputated to save her life, not only did she lose a...
Leila, a life in Miquelon
Leila, a goat breeder in Miquelon, has been trying to sell her farm for the last 3 years, without success. What is she doing in Miquelon? Why did she embark, singlehandedly, on this venture? Raising goats on this island, where they had never existed before? How does she feel about her self-imposed s...
LOOKING FOR BALANCE
DIVE INTO THE WORLD OF LOCALISM AND BIG WAVE SURFING WITH CÉDRIC GISCOS
Big wave surfing is one of the most impressive and risky surfing disciplines. It’s a sport in which there’s no room for error, demanding total commitment and optimal physical and mental preparation from its practiti...