Documentaries
And the Earth opened one last time
In a forest in eastern Poland, an archaeologist digs to bring to light the traces of the Sobibor extermination center. Thousands of objects that belonged to the victims are emerging from the ground as fragile witnesses. This research must be completed, because the construction of a new museum-memori...
BATTLE FOR THE BIRDS: in the skies of Israel
In the Jordan Rift Valley, men have been at war for more than half a century. A human tragedy that caused an unprecedented ecological disaster, since at one time almost all of the migratory birds that used this unique passage between Europe, Asia and Africa died.
Against all expectation...
EVERYTHING AROUND ME
At the end of the Cap Ferret peninsula, there is another; that of Mimbeau, a narrow strip of sand planted with a few pines, yuccas and helichrysum, which suddenly rises up towards the north and encloses a tidal lagoon. The result is a very special ecosystem.
This film tells the story of...
Eyes in the Sky
Travelling the length and breadth of France, from Notre-Dame de Paris to Strasbourg via Chartres, Beauvais and Saint-Denis, the film turns the spotlight on a little-known architectural heritage.
Architects and experts, including historians Matthieu Lours and Brother Yves Combeau, take part in thi...
GAUDI, the faith of the master
This documentary explores the links between faith and Antonio Gaudí's work. It follows the story of the incredible construction of the Sagrada Família, which relied on a handful of disciples. Now it's their turn to continue this unfinished work, a synthesis of incredible architecture and the stone p...
LOST AND FOUND IN PARIS
It's a never-ending flow. All day long, people come to the reception desk at the Lost and Found Office. They want to retrieve their belongings, they’re in a hurry. But finding what has been lost is not an easy task. It requires time. The time it takes to wait for their turn and fill out the paperwor...
MENNONITES, into the heart of a secret community
They are the descendants of an ancient world. The last survivors of a religious denomination, sometimes described as sectarian, which shapes their traditional way of life.
They are called Mennonites, and they are at war with the modernity that threatens their existence. Present throughout the wor...
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...
