CSE 2024

On the Adamant

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.
CSE 2024

The Flag

Yasser, a human rights activist, explores Paris to share a neglected truth, while Joseph, a filmmaker, accompanies him to analyze France's identitarian withdrawal through the evolution of political and media discourse over five decades. Their quest confronts the present with history to grasp the continuing regression of our freedoms.
CSE 2024

Malartic

Ten years after the opening of the gigantic Malartic open-pit gold mine, the hoped-for economic miracle is a mirage. Main Street is not prospering, with no demographic gain. Director Nicolas Paquet exposes an opaque decision-making system that excludes citizens.
CSE 2024

A Golden Life

In Burkina Faso, young men look under the earth for gold – and a better future. As a result, 16-year-old Rasmané barely seems like a teenager any more. This mainly observational film follows him into the 100-metre abyss of small-scale mining.