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The Future Awaits

The Future Awaits

February 26, 2025

In July 1942, during the Vel’ d’Hiv’ Roundup of Jewish families in Paris, 13 year old Tauba Birenbaum and her parents, who are Polish Jews, find refuge in a tiny room for the next 765 days. Living conditions are tough and they fear being discovered at any moment. But while her parents sink further into despair, Tauba’s fighting spirit shines through. She finds joy in every little thing, from a piano drawn on the floor, to the views of Paris through an open window. Despite extreme circumstances, she will keep hope until the liberation of Paris, and take back control of her life.

Unaddressed letter

Unaddressed letter

February 25, 2025

Don't Be Forgotten

Don't Be Forgotten

February 25, 2025

I swear, I promise.

Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II

Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II

February 25, 2025

Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II, illuminates the wartime experiences of 600,000 “Rosie the Riveters” - pioneers who courageously triumph over racism and sexism to create job opportunities in industry and government for themselves and future generations of African American women.

War Bride

War Bride

February 24, 2025

Joe, a closeted soldier struggling to embrace his true identity, is trapped in a world of expectation. Joe must confront not only the horrors of the battlefield, but the war raging within. When tragedy strikes Joe's wife, Bonnie, his descent into madness begins.

Mayotte, le choix de rester Français

Mayotte, le choix de rester Français

February 23, 2025

Fruit Farm

Fruit Farm

February 20, 2025

Nana Xu travels to the place built by her father as a prisoner during the Cultural Revolution: first a work camp, later a prison, fruit farm and treatment centre. Conversations with last remaining witnesses, where home is still shaped by a repressed past.

The Bizarre Trial of Doctor victor Frankenstien

The Bizarre Trial of Doctor victor Frankenstien

February 20, 2025

In the aftermath of World War II, the Nuremberg trials unveil a chilling drama, "The Bizarre Trial of Doctor Victor Frankenstein." Four scientists, Edward Klause, Stephan Maxis, Igor Fritz, and Victor Von Frankenstein, face judgment for their role in Hitler's covert "Project Iron Sight." Through flashbacks, Victor reveals their macabre attempts to create superhuman soldiers. The trial becomes a stage for ethical debates, exploring the fine line between scientific inquiry and culpability. The narrative exposes the moral ambiguity of each scientist, offering a poignant reflection on the consequences when intellect collides with wartime horrors, making it a riveting exploration of human nature.

Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great

February 20, 2025

The project will focus not only on the empress's state achievements, but also on her natural image. During her formative years and during the main period of her reign.

Le doc Quotidien - Les baskets et nous

February 19, 2025

The Unknown Story

The Unknown Story

February 19, 2025

Leibniz – Chronicle of a Lost Painting

Leibniz – Chronicle of a Lost Painting

September 18, 2025

Out of her love for the great thinker Leibniz, Queen Charlotte commissions a portrait of him. During the portrait sessions, the philosopher and the young painter engage in a passionate struggle for truth in image and likeness, and ultimately for love and death.

Holy Ruin

Holy Ruin

February 18, 2025

A trip through a Medieval monastery and into rural Poland. Religious identity and nationality are put into question following both World Wars.

Avant la catastrophe - La naissance de la dictature Nazie (1933-1936)

February 18, 2025

La banlieue, c’est le paradis

La banlieue, c’est le paradis

February 18, 2025

In the 1960s, the suburbs were meant to be modern havens for newcomers from rural France, Portugal, Spain, North Africa, and Africa, helping rebuild post-war France. Large housing complexes symbolized this ideal, offering comfort, heating, and electricity. But by the 1980s, disillusionment set in as economic crisis, unemployment, poverty, crime, racism, and police violence took hold. Mohamed Bouhafsi tells the story of a dream that didn’t last.

Blue Moon

Blue Moon

February 18, 2025

On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers celebrates the opening night of his ground-breaking hit musical “Oklahoma!”.

All I Had Was Nothingness

All I Had Was Nothingness

February 17, 2025

Forty years after the release of Claude Lanzmann’s monumental film Shoah, Guillaume Ribot reveals the director’s relentless pursuit to tell the untold, using only Lanzmann’s words and unseen footage from the masterpiece.

If Looks Could Kill

February 15, 2025

In a social-media addicted version of the Regency, a girl is driven by her favourite influencers to madness in the name of popularity.

Crato Contra o Imperialismo

Crato Contra o Imperialismo

February 15, 2025

personal/digital memories

personal/digital memories

February 15, 2025

Just scrolling through my phone.