Nature & environment
Vavilov Institute: The world granary
Everywhere around the world vegetal species, once cultivated, have disappeared.
In saint petersbourg the Nikolai Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry preserves, cultivates, and studies more than 350 000 plants.
For 120 years that unique granary has prevented famines all around the globe. This film ...
Bali, building harmony
This documentary focuses on the relationship between the Balinese and their habitat. This is traditionally the foundation of the balance of life on earth. At a time when Bali is nibbling on land by real estate developers and proclaims itself as the number one tourist destination on Trip Advisor, is ...
Soulac-sur-Mer, kiss your coast goodbye
In Soulac-sur-Mer, Gironde, the Le Signal apartment building, built in 1967, was evacuated on January 29th, 2014, as a matter of urgency, because it was in danger of tipping over into the ocean.
The story of this building is also the story of what is happening - or will happen - to more than half o...
SOLUTIONS FOR A BETTER WORLD (Shamengo)
This collection is dedicated to the world’s most innovative and outstanding social, societal and green entrepreneurs : They create with a conscience, care for mind and body, preserve the environment and take action to help others ! These ordinary people, met on the 5 continents, relate their extraor...
Cap-Ferret: a corner of paradise
Cap-Ferret: a piece of land at the end of the world, a peninsula 25 km long, only accessible by one road.
And in the middle, "Chez Hortense": an eternal, un-missable, timeless restaurant.
From the hustle and bustle of summer to the deserted, savage winter, a poetic human journey that takes a fresh l...
Of Locusts and Men
Ultimate symbol of the Wrath of God in the collective mind, locusts invasions do not however relate to an ancient past only. In Madagascar, this awkward natural phenomenon has recently been so intense that it has plunged millions of people into utter misery.
Imagine huge clouds of implacable inse...
The Cep: a wonderful apparition
A film introducing us to the cep mushroom, an autumnal treasure: from the latest scientific discoveries to its social and economic implications, by way of the culinary aspect, the film leads us through a poetical investigation of the mysteries of this legendary fungus.
Eric, an erudite ...
Biodynamic vinyards
From the Loire vineyards to those of Alsace, the original characters of this film make us discover what is biodynamic cultivation, a process that goes far beyond ordinary agronomical expertise and question many dimensions of today’s world.
This utopy is marching on and it is not only the wine maker...
EKKO ARKTIK
Two groups of teenagers venture on a week-long Arctic expedition on the Svalbard archipelago. Through concrete activities, these young people, mentored by Samuel Duc, teacher and former arctic guide, will appreciate the 21st century issues regarding climate change. Surrounded by the predominant land...
FRAGILE AND MYSTERIOUS TRANSYLVANIA
The heart of Romania beats in the middle of the Carpathians, in that Transylvania known throughout the world as the setting of the Dracula legend. But invulnerable fortresses and mysterious castles must not hide the most ravishing truth about Transylvania: it is one of Europe's last pristine lands. ...