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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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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