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Cinema Documentary2013104 min
Dominique Marchais takes a waterside walk to explore the emblematic Loire river basin. And asks political, ecological and existential questions: how can we best develop the area in the general interest? How can we modernise without destroying past achievements? How can we live together?
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Cinema Documentary201582 min
A journey through the vineyards of Europe to meet the winemakers creating "organic", "biodynamic" and "natural" wines. Professionals eager to demonstrate that there is another way, chemical-free or almost, and that it is urgent to rediscover a taste for it and an accompanying respect for the environment.
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Cinema Documentary202278 min
Recognised as the father of Ivorian literature, Bernard Binlin Dadié died in 2019 at 103. Having lived through a century of history, his views are clearly stamped on his innumerable writings. A look back at the turbulent career of a visionary who fought for the dignity of his fellow citizens.
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Cinema Documentary202169 min
Soungalo Afah Nimi immerses us in the world of natural hair which, in certain African communities, marks a cultural or even traditional identity. Short or long, afro or dreadlocks, he reveals the natural character of African hair and shines a spotlight on Africanness and the pride of being African.
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Cinema Documentary202077 min
A film jointly created by three women film-makers of different coloured skins. Between Brussels and Paris, they reveal the problems that come from today's photographic media, technologically biased in favour of those with Caucasian skin. A starting point that facilitates an exploration of other inequalities, also based on skin colour.
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Cinema Documentary201992 min
Mamlo travels the length and breadth of Guinea in search of the 1953 film "Mouramani", the first by a French-speaking black African. In this road movie, he also tries to discover what became of the film-makers, films and cinemas of a country that was once a pioneer in African film-making.
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Cinema Documentary200967 min
Born in a Borneo forest in 1969, the orang-utan Nénette celebrates her 40th birthday. Living in the menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, since 1972, she's been there longer than all the staff! Veritable star, the hundreds of visitors she attracts daily always have something to say about her.
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Cinema Documentary202096 min
Separated in childhood from their families and the country of their birth, Anne-Charlotte, Joohee, Céline, Niyongira and Mathieu have all been adopted by French families. The stories of their lives and their archive images take us behind the scenes of a personal and political story of international adoption.
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Cinema Documentary202395 min
On the territory of the former German colony of Togo, we follow the route of the director Hans Schomburgk who shot adventure films there in 1913-1914. A century later, we project these films at each stage of our journey. The Togolese comment on these videos and their historical context.
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Cinema Documentary2017122 min
A documentary on black women whose origins lie in European colonial history in Africa and the Caribbean. Often reduced to clichés, as victims of discrimination they discuss their different backgrounds and the need to reclaim the narrative on this sensitive subject for themselves.
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Cinema Documentary202288 min
In gnawa tradition, a true maalem (master musician) is someone who makes their own musical instrument. Here, the gnawa maalem Essaddiq has damaged his sintir and must make a new one according to the traditional process. For him, it is unthinkable to play an instrument made by someone else.
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Cinema Documentary202176 min
A docufiction produced in collaboration with a group of teenagers, "Super, super" takes the format of a classic superhero film, except that the action takes place in the Swiss countryside with no special effects. Through the fictional characters they play, the youngsters analyse their dreams and their ideals.
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Cinema Documentary2008104 min
A former hold-up man, Michel Vaujour has spent 27 years behind bars, 17 of them in solitary confinement. Longing for freedom, he has made five spectacular escapes. While this tumultuous lifestyle has often exposed him to the worst situations, it has also put him face to face with himself...
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Culture and lifestyle Documentary201642 min
We discover the work of the Intervenants de Première Ligne (IPLs or "Frontline Workers") in prison environments. These men and women talk to us about their jobs, which involve working exclusively with prisoners. An activity which has changed significantly over the last 20 years and which can be hazardous.