Catacombs of Paris: an underground society

Written and directed by Marc Planeilles 52 minutes The documentary will be broadcasted on October 30th by France 3 Paris Ile-de-France   Thrill lovers, photographers, painters or historians, about hundreds of people go down regularly in the 300 kilometres of tunnels that constitute the catacombs of Paris. With its customs, culture, means of communication, but […]

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My neighbour, the Kurd

Directed and written by Luis Miranda 52 minutes   In presenting the Kurd community in Alsace, “My neighbour, the Kurd” shows us a part of the world generally ignored by the media: Turkish Kurdistan, prey to repression, where the population finds itself in an increasingly dramatic situation. At the heart of the film, the NEWROZ […]

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Japan, the rise of nationalism

Written and directed by Kenichi Watanabe 52 minutes Japan has always occupied and still occupies an essential geopolitical place on the world stage. Its tense relationships with Russia and the United States make it a vital adversary or partner. Confronted by the economic and military might of China, caught in the crosshairs of a nuclear […]

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Shipwrecked America

Written and directed by Alexandra Kandy Longuet 50 minutes A disaster. Emergency responses. Through the eyes of its habitants, portrait of a city that became the US laboratory and ground zero for disaster capitalism.     Partners Coproduced with RTBF – Unité Documentaire Public Sénat Shelter prod With the support of Taxshelter.be   Crew Produced […]

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Vaujours : In the name of the French nuclear weapon

  Written and directed by Marc Planeilles 52 minutes   Open in 1955 after a General de Gaulle’s initiative, the site has actively contributed to atomic bomb’s creation. In 1997, Jacques Chirac closed this site located only 15 km away from Paris. Today abandoned, the place arouses interest of Placoplatre. Producer of gypsum, the company […]

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Öcalan and the kurdish question

Directed by Luis Miranda Written by Luis Miranda and Sarah Miranda 52 minutes   The siege of the Syrian city Kobane by the Islamic State troops put forward the forgotten people of the official history : the Kurdish people. In Turkey, where the majority of the Kurdish people is living, the various governments have perpetuated […]

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Shadow war in the Sahara

Directed and written by Bob Coen and Eric Nadler 52 minutes   Two years after the French military intervened in Mali to battle jihadist rebels, the Sahel remains a hotbed of instability. This film examines the complex geo-politics of the region and the role of the United States newest military command – AFRICOM. Is the […]

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1988 Presidential Election, the election of lost illusions ?

Directed by Bertrand Delais Written by Bertrand Delais and Adam Leibovitz 52 minutes   Between April 24th and May 8th 1988, France found itself between two rounds of presidential election. The drama as well as the stakes of this election make this moment a particular point of tension. This movie immerses us in these 14 […]

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The real life

Directed and written by Guillaume Terver 52 minutes   Statistics and analyses aside, how do young people really deal with “getting started in active life” ? How do they feel ? What do they hope for ? What aspirations do they have ? What hurdles do they have to overcome on their road to work […]

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Shale gas

Directed and written by Hervé Nisic et Pierre Stoeber 52 minutes   Tar sands, shale gas and oil seem to be the solutions to the fall in oil extraction. This films weighs up the reality of the alternative bedrock hydrocarbon fuels (known as unconventional oil and gas). It analyses ten years of extraction throughout the […]

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Clémence d’Ennery’s little museum

Directed and written by Jérôme Prieur 52 minutes     Partners In coproduction with Téléssonne With the support of the CNC, Fondation Franco-Japonaise Sasakawa and Musée Guimet   Crew Produced by Adam Leibovitz

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Born too soon

Directed and written by Laure Delesalle 52 minutes   The premature infant weighing less than two pounds is a tiny tightrope-walker, teetering on the brink of life. He struggles to make his way through experiences and traumas, headed for the most uncertain of futures: becoming a human being. As we observe the preemie’s highly medicalized, […]

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Michael Haneke : profession director

Directed and written by Yves Montmayeur 90 minutes   How should violence be portrayed on the screen? What causes the family unit to fall apart? And, more generally, how does Evil worm its way into our so-called “civilised” Western societies? Already present in Michael Haneke’s initial film work, these issues continue to haunt all his […]

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It’s a bet !

Directed and written by Hervé Martin Delpierre 75 minutes   The rise of internet betting is changing the face of sports for the worse. Cheating and corruption are spreading to unprecedented levels that have set off alarms for international sports federations. With the help of INTERPOL investigators, they are trying to fight back a globalized […]

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Stories from Fukushima

Directed and written by Alain de Halleux 8 films of 8 minutes   The man who loved the trees A strange Germ Made in Fukushima The Kraken Fukushima, island of hapiness The big issue The crucial challenge The last chance   In Fukushima today, the Japanese face an invisible enemy : a radioactivity that compromises […]

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Welcome to Fukushima

Directed and written by Alain de Halleux 60 minutes   Partners Coproduced with Simple Production, Vosges Télévision and RTBF   Crew Produced by Serge Guez Image :  Alain de Halleux et Kyle Dubrek Sound mixer : Philippe Baudhuin Calibrator : Hervé Vander Heyden

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