Society
SO BE IT
Everyone knows him by his stage name: Jésus La Vidange. A Drag King whenever he steps onto the stage, he tries to find his place somewhere between his native Burgundy and Paris. A tender showman with the unmistakable charm of a crooner, he shares with us a glimpse of his intimate journey, where the ...
Thank you for the Grace
Jean-Pierre is my friend. A rock guitarist and singer, a punk writer, he spent 40 years of his life in drugs, unable to create any artistic work without destroying himself.
I lost track of him around 2010. Today I’ve found him again — completely sober.
How was that possible?
Jean-Pierre speaks of...
THE PIONEERS OF CLIMBING
More than 25 million climbers worldwide, including more than 2 million in France. There's no stopping the tidal wave of climbing, which became an Olympic discipline in 2020. Between counter-culture, cult of performance and dream of equality, the film goes to meet the prophets who have shaped climbin...
Toward Cultural Health at the Rafaël Institute
The Rafaël Institute stands apart from other cancer treatment centers by offering patients a holistic approach to healing—caring for both body and soul—to enhance quality of life before, during, and after treatment. Restoring well-being and self-esteem, helping patients manage and relieve the side e...
Traditions today (Bessanaises)
At the height of summer, on the edge of the Vanoise Park in Savoie, the village of Bessans is alive with preparations for its 15th August festival. Every year, the people of Bessans perpetuate tradition by dressing up in the clothes worn by their ancestors.
I wore this costume too, from...
THE GOLDEN YEARS OF THE AUTOMOBILE
This documentary collection plunges us into the most fascinating industrial adventure of the last 130 years: that of the motor car, an incredible instrument of freedom, which revolutionised people’s lifestyles at the end of the 19th century.
The cars that have been successful are the markers of e...
SUNDARBANS, the Last Kingdom of the Tiger
Straddling India and Bangladesh, the Sundarbans region is home to some of the richest ecosystems on the planet. For generations, fishermen and honey gatherers venture into the vast mangrove forest for its natural resources is of vital interest to the local population. They increasingly fear for thei...
Cleaning products: the Great Spring Clean
The Covid 19 pandemic transformed our habits and our relationship to hygiene and cleaning products have now become an issue.
The response from petrochemical manufacturers, who are always on the lookout for a chance to make a profit, has been swift: new ranges of high-performance products capable ...
COSPLAY versus STEAMPUNK
In the age of Manga, the ancient custom of dressing up in costume has mutated. No longer restricted to the confines of a few festive moments such as Carnival or Halloween, Cosplay, created in the United States, and the Steampunk movement have experienced a surge in popularity both in Japan and Europ...
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...
