Documentaries
The Chinese, wild about Provence
Over the last few years, Valensole, a small village in the Alpes de Haute Provence, has been experiencing a new phenomenon. Every summer, thousands of Chinese tourists visit the village, the lavender fields and the region’s chateaux, and delight in the local traditions. Although Paris is long accust...
THE DEVIL’S CHILD
December 1989. The Ceausescu regime collapses. The world discovers the horrible extent of this dictatorship, especially images showing hundreds of thousands of children confined and abused in orphanages. Marion is one of these orphans, a devil’s child, as she calls herself. A French couple adopted h...
The Fruit Hunters
Finger Lime, cherimoya, pacaye, sudachi ... Most of us have never heard of these fruits with their bewitching names. However, they arouse genuine passion within a small and enlightened circle of adventurers, greengrocers, detectives, chefs and authors. Some devote their lives to searching the jungle...
The Genius of Gemix
Sketching a portrait of a horse always involves questioning its entourage. Gémix is the main character, the hero of the story, but the trainer, owner and breeder, are the ones who, in recounting the horse’s exploits actually tell their own stories. Gémix deserves to be put in the spotlight, and his ...
The Plants That Heal Us
According to the WHO, 75% of French people have used natural medicine at least once. Faced with the adverse effects of conventional medicines, the French are looking for other ways to heal themselves, and herbal medicine is gaining in popularity. These plants are found in all forms: teas, tinctures,...
THE TAHITI GRAFFITI FESTIVAL: who will be the world’s best graffiti artist?
In May 2015, thirty graffiti artists took part in a unique competition in a dream setting: the Ono’u International Graffiti Festival in Tahiti. For 4 days, they battled it out in a series of challenges, with spray paint their only weapon.
Under the watchful eye of a prestigious jury of photograph...
The Vaujours Kamikazes, Nuclear Sorcerer’s Apprentices
Opened in 1955 on the initiative of General de Gaulle, the Centre d’Etudes Atomiques de Vaujours (Vaujours Atomic Studies Centre) actively contributed to the creation of the French atomic bomb. In 1997, Jacques Chirac closed this site, located just 15 kilometers from Paris.
Now abandoned, the sit...
The wings of the Loire river
This is one of the most sensational duck hunts, taking place on one of the finest and noblest rivers of France and an exceptional World Heritage site, the Loire. Portraits of the hunters allow us to discover this wild river between Orleans and Tours. We accompany them as they hunt waterfowl, through...
Thierry Duvaldestin, itinerary of a self-made man
With a score of Group 1 wins to his name, including two Prix d’Amérique, and a reputation as a meticulous and highly successful trainer, Thierry Duvaldestin’s public image is well known. Our goal is to reveal the private man behind the professional.
Those who call him dour, taciturn and focused sole...
TORNADO HUNTERS 2: America in the Face of Danger
This documentary follows the scientific journey of 4 French hunters who travelled Tornado Alley for a month between the 8th of May and June 6th, 2015. Their aim was not only to chase tornadoes, but, first and foremost, to meet the scientists and the many people who, in the heart of America, are tryi...
