Sponsor a child near your home

Directed and written by Carole Tresca 52 minutes   This film deals with the sponsorship of children who lives near your home. It reveals a new social and human relations, which is largely unknown.     Partners Produced with France 5 and Planète With the support of Délégation à l’Information et à la communication (DICOM) of […]

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The origins of language

Directed and written by Bernard Favre 52 minutes   Along with the ability to walk on two feet, the invention of language is regarded as one of the most important stages in the adventure of human development. Where did this strange faculty come from ? Until the 1980s, speech and language, the brain and the larynx […]

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Parents like this, children like that

Directed and written by Jean-Pascal Hattu 52 minutes   Géraldine, Nicolas, Lola and Léo all have something in common: they were raised by either two mothers or two fathers. As a couple or as a family, they discuss their childhood and the choices made by their parents while questioning their own identity.     Partners Produced […]

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Manneken Pis, the cradle of the pissing child

Directed and written by Anne Levy-Morelle 52 minutes   Within an investigation into the most curious of emblems ever attributed to a city- that of a child in the act of pissing- and out of the story of the chances of having one of the most beautiful architectural assemblages in the world- the great square in […]

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Copy of Coralie

Directed and written by Nicolas Engel 22 minutes   A love story in song.. Mr. Conforme, manager of the reprography studio “Copie Conforme”, has spent the last thirty years dreaming of a woman who has disappeared. Virginie, his young assistant, decides to take things in hand …   Partners With Arte France, Citizen TV, le Département de la […]

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Menie Grégoire, a Presence in French Radio

Directed by Marie-Christine Gambert Written by sophie Garnier and Marie-Christine Gambart 52 minutes   This film recounts in the first person the story of Menie Grégoire, host of the “Allo, Menie” program on RTL radio from 1967 to 1981 and pioneer of intimate radio talk shows that were especially directed at women in a society then […]

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Campo Santo

Written and directed by Sonia Pastecchia 60 minutes   Campo Santo- the Sacred Field- speaks of te mourning for the motherland. The film backtracks the earlier train trip made by the director’s own parents: Liege – Estanatoglia, and thus shows the effects on the village’s population where many, unable to find work there, have left for […]

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Jacques Rebotier, the heterodidact

Written and directed by Olivier Pascal 52 minutes   Portrait of Jacques Rebotier, writer, composer and drama director. He is the author of unusual plays, that are as joyfull than disturbing. Let’s go in and see his work and quirky universe.   Partners Produced with Cityzen TV With the support of Fond pour la création musicale […]

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Who owns America ?

Written and directed by Laure Delesalle 52 minutes   The United States, the world’s wealthiest country, is also the one that owes the most money to the rest of the planet. Isn’t it ironic? Economists’ opinion is divided on the matter. There are more or less two sides. The ones who think it’s “sustainable”. The […]

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Social Services in the Fight against Exclusion

Directed by Carole Tresca 52 minutes   Pacing itself with the dramatic situations faced by social workers in their daily struggle to help and assist the more fragile members of the population, the two parts of the film take a look at the human perspective and commitment of this profession.   Partners Produced with France 5 […]

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Manou Gallo, Woman of Rhythm

Directed by Jean-Philippe Martin 52 minutes   Combining her African roots with the influence of contemporary blues, funk and soul, this young woman explores new musical territories as she skillfully develops an international following.   Partners Produced with RTBF and Cityzen Télévision in coproduction with Iota Production, Zig Zag World et Djiboï With the support […]

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The Tribulations of Paper in China

Directed by Jean Crépu 22 minutes   While waste recovery and recycling is a crucial challenge for the world today, the market of recovered cardboard reveals an astonishing reality. It represents in fact a highly sought-after raw material for China, which has become the world’s leading importer. Visit to the Chinese company of Fook Woo, specialized […]

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The Tuesday Workshops

Directed by Véronique Pons 52 minutes   The women in “Tuesday Workshops” aren’t in a precarious situation by mere accident. The high unemployment that followed the collapse of the textile industry produced these “ants” who are a common sight in northern cities. Social links are stretched to the breaking point and people are often isolated. Within […]

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Marital violence, the courage to speak up

Directed by Carole Tresca 52 minutes   The film proposes to follow the daily activities within a pilot association that is involved in combating marital violence (first cause of death and disablement in France) looking at the vast training program in place of the various partners( the State, doctors, judges, police . . . ) and […]

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A manager in overdrive

Directed by Sylvie Cann 52 minutes   The central idea is to examine the very special energy level that propulses Stephane Amaru, the manager, who unites more than 80 Tony&Guy hairdressers at five different location into a unique team. We will follow the unexpected success of this artisan whose pep talks and risk-taking bull-dozes the reigning […]

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Nice to meet you, please don’t love me

Directed by Yves Montmayeur 52 minutes   Portrait of Asia Argento, actor in Abel Ferrara’s “New Rose Hotel”, and director of “Scarlet Diva” “She’s the Devil !” Abel Ferrara “The thing I love about her, she doesn’t play by anybody else’s rules.” J.T Leroy “She is like a hard fucking man in reverse in a way, […]

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My dear sponsor…

Directed by Pascale Ferradini 52 minutes   Christine and Yeshi are tied by a sponsorship. Christine is French, Yeshi lives in Mundgod in Southern India. The money sent by Christine (thirty euros a month for the past two years) has allowed Yeshi to undertake superior studies. They exchange letters and small gifts. The filmmaker, traveling […]

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Almost nothing with Luc Ferrari

Directed by Olivier Pascal and Jacqueline Caux 52 minutes   Portrait of Luc Ferrari, prolific musician and composer. FIPA 2006 – hors compétition Fipatel   Partners Produced with Cityzen TV With the support of Fonds pour la Création Musicale, Concerts de Musique Contemporaine, de la Chaux-de-Fonds, Muse en Circuit, Centre de Création Musicale en Ile-de-France […]

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