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Neighbour Abdi

Neighbour Abdi

Neighbour Abdi

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Duration: 58 minutes
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How can you understand a violent past? Somali-born Abdi is a furniture designer and support worker. He reenacts his life, marked by war and criminality, with the help of his neighbour, filmmaker Douwe Dijkstra. By means of playful reconstructions in a special effects studio, they both embark on a candid and investigative journey through a painful history, focusing on the creative process throug...

REW-FFWD

REW-FFWD

REW-FFWD

Duration: 1h02
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The car of a photographer on assignment in Jamaica breaks down in the middle of a ghetto, a notoriously violent area. Forced to wait for days until his car is repaired, he retreats into himself, in shock. Then, gradually, he begins to open his eyes, relearns to listen, and accepts being elsewhere. Now, it's impossible for him to take back home photographs of a pretty woman on the beach. They wo...

Bloom

Bloom

Bloom

Duration: 2h48
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Through moments in the lives of three groups of girls, images gleaned from the web and live streams of young women around the world, _Bloom_ delves into the world of today's teenage girls. We delicately observe a hyper-connected but lonely generation inhabited by great lucidity, an inner struggle with self-image obsession, and a need for self-affirmation in the face of a complex sense of aliena...

And the Dogs Were Quiet

And the Dogs Were Quiet

And the Dogs Were Quiet

Duration: 26 minutes
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_And the Dogs Were Quiet_ is based on recorded excerpts from Aimé Césaire’s play of the same name where the rebel expresses himself in a long pain-racked poem in front of the mother, crying out loud his revolt against the enslavement of his people. Gabriel Glissant and Sarah Maldoror appear as actors at the Museum of Man in Paris which is devoted to Black Africa, integrating three spectators in...

The Law in These Parts

The Law in These Parts

The Law in These Parts

Duration: 1h41
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_The Law in These Parts_ reveals the legal framework of Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories and exposes the injustices inherent in a legal system designed by Israel but applied only to Palestinians. Through archival footage and interviews with Israeli military judges, prosecutors, and legal advisors, this documentary unravels an intricate system of military control that symbolize...

Monchoachi, An Untamed Wor(l)d

Monchoachi, An Untamed Wor(l)d

Monchoachi, An Untamed Wor(l)d

Duration: 2h18
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Retired from the world and residing in the foothills of the Vauclin mountain in Martinique, Monchoachi writes every afternoon after his morning walk through the island's forests. A poet (he insists one should pronounce this word trembling), philosopher and essayist, he endeavours to construct a thought he describes as untamed—a thought detached from the Occident, and therefore inherently free. ...

Neighbour Abdi

Neighbour Abdi

Neighbour Abdi

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Duration: 58 minutes
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How can you understand a violent past? Somali-born Abdi is a furniture designer and support worker. He reenacts his life, marked by war and criminality, with the help of his neighbour, filmmaker Douwe Dijkstra. By means of playful reconstructions in a special effects studio, they both embark on a candid and investigative journey through a painful history, focusing on the creative process throug...

REW-FFWD

REW-FFWD

REW-FFWD

Duration: 1h02
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The car of a photographer on assignment in Jamaica breaks down in the middle of a ghetto, a notoriously violent area. Forced to wait for days until his car is repaired, he retreats into himself, in shock. Then, gradually, he begins to open his eyes, relearns to listen, and accepts being elsewhere. Now, it's impossible for him to take back home photographs of a pretty woman on the beach. They wo...

Bloom

Bloom

Bloom

Duration: 2h48
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Through moments in the lives of three groups of girls, images gleaned from the web and live streams of young women around the world, _Bloom_ delves into the world of today's teenage girls. We delicately observe a hyper-connected but lonely generation inhabited by great lucidity, an inner struggle with self-image obsession, and a need for self-affirmation in the face of a complex sense of aliena...

And the Dogs Were Quiet

And the Dogs Were Quiet

And the Dogs Were Quiet

Duration: 26 minutes
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_And the Dogs Were Quiet_ is based on recorded excerpts from Aimé Césaire’s play of the same name where the rebel expresses himself in a long pain-racked poem in front of the mother, crying out loud his revolt against the enslavement of his people. Gabriel Glissant and Sarah Maldoror appear as actors at the Museum of Man in Paris which is devoted to Black Africa, integrating three spectators in...

The Law in These Parts

The Law in These Parts

The Law in These Parts

Duration: 1h41
Subscription access

_The Law in These Parts_ reveals the legal framework of Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories and exposes the injustices inherent in a legal system designed by Israel but applied only to Palestinians. Through archival footage and interviews with Israeli military judges, prosecutors, and legal advisors, this documentary unravels an intricate system of military control that symbolize...

Monchoachi, An Untamed Wor(l)d

Monchoachi, An Untamed Wor(l)d

Monchoachi, An Untamed Wor(l)d

Duration: 2h18
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Retired from the world and residing in the foothills of the Vauclin mountain in Martinique, Monchoachi writes every afternoon after his morning walk through the island's forests. A poet (he insists one should pronounce this word trembling), philosopher and essayist, he endeavours to construct a thought he describes as untamed—a thought detached from the Occident, and therefore inherently free. ...

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Symphony of the Ursus Factory

Symphony of the Ursus Factory

Symphony of the Ursus Factory

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Duration: 2h02
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The immense Polish tractor factory Ursus was dismantled during the fall of the Soviet Union. With the active complicity of the men and women who worked there, Jaśmina Wójcik undertook the somewhat crazy project of a production that draws inspiration from musical comedy, Russian cinema, and opera.

Lucebert, Time and Farewell

Lucebert, Time and Farewell

Lucebert, Time and Farewell

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Duration: 1h42
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Johan van der Keuken has always been fascinated by the art of Lucebert (1924-1994), one of the most influential poets in Dutch literature and a visual artist. He dedicated three short films to him in 1962, 1967 and 1994. This triptych has been brought together in a single film, the last part of which was shot in Lucebert's studio shortly after his death.

All That Passes By Through a Window That Doesn't Open

All That Passes By Through a Window That Doesn't Open

All That Passes By Through a Window That Doesn't Open

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Duration: 2h18
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Amid the attempt to revive a "new Silk Road" between Europe and Asia, Azerbaijani men labour to build a new railroad that promises to bring glory to a new generation. Across closed borders in Armenia, a lonely stationmaster sits idle in suspended time, waiting for 25 years for the return of trains. A journey by rail, where men reflect upon desire and regret, floating through a Eurasian expanse,...

How to Save a Dead Friend

How to Save a Dead Friend

How to Save a Dead Friend

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Duration: 3h28
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At sixteen, Marusya is determined to end her life, like many other Russian teenagers. Then, she meets her soulmate. For ten years, they document the euphoria and anxiety, the happiness and misery of their youth stifled by a violent and autocratic regime within a "Russia of Depression." A heartfelt cry, a tribute to an entire generation silenced.

We, Children of the 20th Century

We, Children of the 20th Century

We, Children of the 20th Century

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Duration: 1h23
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_We, Children of the 20th Century_ depicts street children from Saint Petersburg: harmless vagabonds, early smokers, but also burglars and even murderers. The collapse of taboos and established authority has significantly diminished their inhibitions. Even their parents no longer harbor any ambitions for them. In this social void, who will show these children what life should look like?

Neighbors In My Backyard

Neighbors In My Backyard

Neighbors In My Backyard

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Duration: 30 minutes
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Between Parc-Extension and the town of Mont-Royal, a scar in space creates a strange dichotomy between two neighborhoods.

Neighbour Abdi

Neighbour Abdi

Neighbour Abdi

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Duration: 58 minutes
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How can you understand a violent past? Somali-born Abdi is a furniture designer and support worker. He reenacts his life, marked by war and criminality, with the help of his neighbour, filmmaker Douwe Dijkstra. By means of playful reconstructions in a special effects studio, they both embark on a candid and investigative journey through a painful history, focusing on the creative process throug...

Thirty-Second Season

Thirty-Second Season

Thirty-Second Season

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Duration: 38 minutes
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Normand lost his wife Alexandra eight years ago and has been living isolated in his Parc-Extension apartment since. His longtime solitude is interrupted when an old friend walks in with his camera.

Savannah Bay, c'est toi

Savannah Bay, c'est toi

Savannah Bay, c'est toi

Duration: 1h05
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Paris, 1983. Marguerite Duras, Madeleine Renaud, and Bulle Ogier are in the large hall of the Théâtre du Rond-Point where they are working on the creation of _Savannah Bay_. What they show us, what they make us experience, is truly the birth of the play: those privileged moments of theatrical creation when the ultimate coincidence between text and movement is established.

Mourir à trente ans

Mourir à trente ans

Mourir à trente ans

Duration: 1h42
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Romain Goupil was born with a camera in his hand. With this camera, he films everything: the stories he invents and his life that he stages. As he develops a taste for political action, Romain Goupil continues to film everything: the activists, the encounters, the protests. He meets Michel Recanati, a passionate activist. A deep friendship is born between these two young high school students wh...

Symphony of the Ursus Factory

Symphony of the Ursus Factory

Symphony of the Ursus Factory

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Duration: 2h02
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The immense Polish tractor factory Ursus was dismantled during the fall of the Soviet Union. With the active complicity of the men and women who worked there, Jaśmina Wójcik undertook the somewhat crazy project of a production that draws inspiration from musical comedy, Russian cinema, and opera.

Lucebert, Time and Farewell

Lucebert, Time and Farewell

Lucebert, Time and Farewell

New product!
Duration: 1h42
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Johan van der Keuken has always been fascinated by the art of Lucebert (1924-1994), one of the most influential poets in Dutch literature and a visual artist. He dedicated three short films to him in 1962, 1967 and 1994. This triptych has been brought together in a single film, the last part of which was shot in Lucebert's studio shortly after his death.

All That Passes By Through a Window That Doesn't Open

All That Passes By Through a Window That Doesn't Open

All That Passes By Through a Window That Doesn't Open

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Duration: 2h18
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Amid the attempt to revive a "new Silk Road" between Europe and Asia, Azerbaijani men labour to build a new railroad that promises to bring glory to a new generation. Across closed borders in Armenia, a lonely stationmaster sits idle in suspended time, waiting for 25 years for the return of trains. A journey by rail, where men reflect upon desire and regret, floating through a Eurasian expanse,...

How to Save a Dead Friend

How to Save a Dead Friend

How to Save a Dead Friend

New product!
Duration: 3h28
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At sixteen, Marusya is determined to end her life, like many other Russian teenagers. Then, she meets her soulmate. For ten years, they document the euphoria and anxiety, the happiness and misery of their youth stifled by a violent and autocratic regime within a "Russia of Depression." A heartfelt cry, a tribute to an entire generation silenced.

We, Children of the 20th Century

We, Children of the 20th Century

We, Children of the 20th Century

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Duration: 1h23
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_We, Children of the 20th Century_ depicts street children from Saint Petersburg: harmless vagabonds, early smokers, but also burglars and even murderers. The collapse of taboos and established authority has significantly diminished their inhibitions. Even their parents no longer harbor any ambitions for them. In this social void, who will show these children what life should look like?

Neighbors In My Backyard

Neighbors In My Backyard

Neighbors In My Backyard

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Duration: 30 minutes
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Between Parc-Extension and the town of Mont-Royal, a scar in space creates a strange dichotomy between two neighborhoods.

Neighbour Abdi

Neighbour Abdi

Neighbour Abdi

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Duration: 58 minutes
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How can you understand a violent past? Somali-born Abdi is a furniture designer and support worker. He reenacts his life, marked by war and criminality, with the help of his neighbour, filmmaker Douwe Dijkstra. By means of playful reconstructions in a special effects studio, they both embark on a candid and investigative journey through a painful history, focusing on the creative process throug...

Thirty-Second Season

Thirty-Second Season

Thirty-Second Season

New product!
Duration: 38 minutes
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Normand lost his wife Alexandra eight years ago and has been living isolated in his Parc-Extension apartment since. His longtime solitude is interrupted when an old friend walks in with his camera.

Savannah Bay, c'est toi

Savannah Bay, c'est toi

Savannah Bay, c'est toi

Duration: 1h05
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Paris, 1983. Marguerite Duras, Madeleine Renaud, and Bulle Ogier are in the large hall of the Théâtre du Rond-Point where they are working on the creation of _Savannah Bay_. What they show us, what they make us experience, is truly the birth of the play: those privileged moments of theatrical creation when the ultimate coincidence between text and movement is established.

Mourir à trente ans

Mourir à trente ans

Mourir à trente ans

Duration: 1h42
Subscription access

Romain Goupil was born with a camera in his hand. With this camera, he films everything: the stories he invents and his life that he stages. As he develops a taste for political action, Romain Goupil continues to film everything: the activists, the encounters, the protests. He meets Michel Recanati, a passionate activist. A deep friendship is born between these two young high school students wh...

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