In the Landes forest, a family passes down the secrets of fire from generation to generation. Under the eyes of animals, the days and the nights succeed one another. The father, Patrick, eats grass. The daughter, Margot, explodes. The child, Jean, codes firefly arrangements. Continuer la lecture
After a 20-year long fruitless search in the Cameroonian forest, Frenchman Michel Ballot is on the verge of giving up his lifelong quest to find the mysterious creature known as the Mokélé-Mbembé. Turning to local initiates for help, and torn between ancestral wisdom and scientific evidence, he embarks on a final journey into powers, knowledge and the unseen. Continuer la lecture
Angela and Jay survive by fishing for food on the wave-beaten volcanic rocks. Their life as a couple is under stress and their existence is precarious. In their fishing village, which is being transformed into a touristic spot, they rub shoulders with Big Game Fishing enthusiasts who pay fortunes to enjoy themselves and prepare for the Blue Marlin World Cup by hunting the “cheetah of the seas”. Continuer la lecture
A boatman delivers cargo to remote Indigenous and Maroon communities along the river that borders Suriname and French Guiana. His winding journey provides an inside look at the complex challenge of preserving local customs amid rampant gold mining, multinational corporations, and a changing climate. Continuer la lecture
The Shipwrecked Triptych » is a 90-minute anthology film that employs the universal metaphor of shipwreck to examine human fragility and the precarious boundary between existence and nonexistence. Across three distinct episodes – each defined by its own era, style, and genre – shared visual motifs and thematic currents tether these disparate worlds, challenging viewers to confront the delicate ties that bind us to life. Continuer la lecture