C'est l'histoire d'une quête, celle d’un passionné du vivant, d’un collecteur de savoirs et chercheur d'autonomie. C’est l’histoire d’un rêve d’enfant qui devient le fil rouge de toute une vie. A travers l’apprentissage…
Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, Director of Research and Honorary Professor of Roman Studies in the Faculty of Classics at the University of Cambridge, talks engagingly with Howard Burton about fascinating archeological work done in Herculaneum and Pompeii, the politics of excavation, and life in the ancient…
In 2015, Mira Jargil and her husband decide to leave their stressful life. They travel deep within the mountains of Sri Lanka to stay with a monk. Mira and the monk agree to make a film, but everything changes when the monk wants to take control of the film, and the project collapses. 6 years later,…
In Where is Gina, director Rubén Reyes immerses us in a real-life investigation that defies oblivion. What begins as the story of a disappearance becomes a stark portrait of truth, justice, and human resilience. En Where is Gina, el director Rubén Reyes nos sumerge en una investigación…
Dance is a big part of human culture. But why do we do it? And is it exclusively human? Or do non-human species do it too? Why We Dance explores the theory that dance is an emergent phenomenon in evolution. It investigates the provocative claim that dancing helped humans become human. Filmed in France,…
With humor and finesse, THE HELL OF AUSCHWITZ: MAUS BY ART SPIEGELMAN explores Art Spiegelman's comic book masterpiece, Maus, which revolutionized the portrayal of the Holocaust. Published in two volumes in 1986 and 1991 respectively, Spiegelman accomplished a double revolution: he brought the…
It’s a scandal that has all the trappings of a Hollywood thriller. A secret meeting by the Eiffel Tower. Millions of euros crossing borders in suitcases. Cash payments to key people close to politicians. A former member of a terrorist regime whisked from his jail cell in another country. A president…
On the verge of the eighth decade of his life, Dimitris Omiridis trains daily, claiming a healthy and fit body. At the same time, he is the owner of a fitness school in central Athens, Greece, where friends and students get acquainted with his singular philosophy and body training practice that he calls…
Tadashi Kawamata, Xiringuito Can Xalan, Center for Creation and Contemporary Thought, Mataró, Spain A film by Gilles Coudert (2006 / 15 min. / English subtitles) Disponible en français : https://vimeo.com/ondemand/tadashikawamatamataro This film presents Tadashi Kawamata's…
24-year-old Jacob Nossell is really bright, but he does not fit the typical idea of the perfect life. Jacob is living with cerebral palsy, a congenital physical disability. In addition to affecting his speech, it causes muscle cramps and stiffness. His words run together when he speaks and his movements…
Tadashi Kawamata, Xiringuito Can Xalan, Centre de création et de pensée contemporaine, Mataró, Espagne Un film de Gilles Coudert (2006 / 15 min. / sous-titres français) Avaiable in English: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/tadashikawamatamataroeng Ce film présente…
Entrer chez Lucie, c’est comme un retour vers le passé. Depuis toujours, j’ai rêvé de partager en images la vie de cette cousine éloignée. Cette paysanne du haut plateau d’Ardèche a construit sa vie autour du travail et de la nature environnante.…
