Serbian archive reels unveil anti-imperialist struggles and the Non-Aligned Movement. Mila Turajlic meets filmmaker Stevan Labudovic to unveil these forgotten images and their global political impact.
Hiam Abbass left her Palestinian village to pursue her dream of becoming an actress in Europe, leaving behind her mother, grandmother, and seven sisters. Thirty years later, her daughter Lina, a filmmaker, returns with her to trace the lost places and scattered memories of four generations of Palestinian women.
50 years on a farm... Haute Savoie, 1972: the Bertrand farm, a dairy farm with around a hundred animals run by three single brothers, is filmed for the first time. Now, 25 years later, the director-neighbor takes up the camera again to accompany Hélène, who in turn is about to hand over the reins.
Fatmé, 11, fled Syria with her family to Lebanon, living in a roadside tent. Her appearance and feisty nature provoke discussion, but she simply aspires to be the strongest.
One hundred years after Virginia Woolf's Orlando, where the character changes sex, Paul B. Preciado asserts that the world is becoming "Orlandesque" and organizes a casting call for today's Orlandos. This film project explores the transformation of the world in a poetic and political way.
At the age of 17, Maël, a Le Mans 24-hour race enthusiast, took the environment by surprise. A student at an agricultural high school, he developed a singular political awareness, despite the opposition of his fellow students.
L'Adamant, a unique day center floating on the Seine in Paris, provides a therapeutic environment for adults suffering from mental disorders. This film explores the encounters between patients and carers, resisting the dehumanization of psychiatry.
In contrast to high-tech, low-tech promotes an ecological and local approach, favoring techniques that are simple, sustainable and accessible to all. A citizens' collective is campaigning to popularize this approach, using accessible tools to produce energy, repair machines and create means of production in various sectors such as agriculture and industry.