History
The Françoise Claustre Affair
In 1974, in the remote Tibesti Mountains in northern Chad, French archaeologist Françoise Claustre was kidnapped by rebels, along with two other Westerners. The incident quickly took on a political dimension. Amid government silence, diplomatic missteps, and rising tensions with the Chadian regime, ...
THE IRON MASK: The Enigma of the Sun King
A two-part docuseries uncovering the truth behind one of France’s most legendary mysteries — who was the man behind the mask?
Masked until his dying breath, imprisoned for 34 years without ever being tried, the mysterious Man in the Iron Mask continues to haunt the history of France.
Was he a ...
WOMEN IN RESISTANCE
Izieu’s children deportation: Never Forgiven or Forgotten – 2024 (52’)
The story of the forty-four children of the Izieu colony, who were rounded up by Klaus Barbie in April 1944 along with their educators and most of whom were murdered in Auschwitz, has become emblematic of the persecution and d...
Armenians, the Hidden Grandmothers
The director Alexandra Routhiau Mikaélian, French of Armenian origin, made a promise to her grandfather, to find the members of their family in Turkey based on a simple name, Shahimé, this sister he was never able to meet. From this journey through time in search of the living, Alexandra will lift t...
14-18: THE VOLUNTARY PRISONER
This film is first and foremost a discovery. Nine volumes of a diary written during the First World War and found in a plastic bag left at an Emmaüs outside Paris.
Achille Bourgin, a 33-year-old father and post office clerk, did not go to the Front, having been exempted due to tuberculosis. To a...
1924: the Pride of Black Paris
Opening in 1924 in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, the most famous West Indian dance hall in the capital, the Bal Blomet, was the crucible of a new black identity.
It was there, far from accusing eyes, that the creoles of Paris and integrated workers, artists, intellectuals and “revolutionaries...
AT THE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSAL: Germaine Le Goff, the Story of a Pioneer
This documentary tells the story of Germaine Le Goff, a trailblazer in the field of education. Her work and vision shaped a more inclusive and universal approach to teaching, breaking barriers and paving the way for a new educational model. It explores her journey, the challenges she faced, and the ...
Izieu’s children deportation: Never Forgiven or Forgotten
Through sheer determination, Sabine Zlatin helped to publicise the story of the roundup of the children of Izieu in April 1944 and to make it part of the history of France.
In July 1933, a 27-year-old woman tried to kill herself with a revolver on Boulevard du Montparnasse in Paris. Who was she?...
Les Bas Buissons, Memories of a Former Sanatorium
In the heart of the Muette woods in Dreux, restoration work is underway across several kilometers of ruins. The Bas Buissons site—once home to one of the largest sanatoriums in France—is now at the center of a major real estate redevelopment project.
Built in 1928 and abandoned since the 1990s, t...
MAYAS: the secrets of the last cities
In their own way, Coba, Mayapan and Tulum all played host to the last moments of a civilisation as impressive as it is mysterious.
What do these three cities tell us about the way Mayan societies operated? How does their architecture inform the experts about the scientific knowledge and construct...
