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School: a stage for our first political and aesthetic shocks, a space of discovery and tension. Explore a selection of documentary films that examine this place of learning, revealing the social dynamics and experiences that shape youth.
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Château rouge
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Goutte d'Or district, Paris, Château Rouge metro station, Georges Clemenceau secondary school. Teenagers, burdened with their carelessness and their wounds, have to grow up. They are shaping their personalities, losing their way, searching for themselves. Adults try to guide them despite the violence of the system.
La république des Beaux-Arts - La malédiction de la momie
La république des Beaux-Arts - La malédiction de la momie
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This film traces the history of the École des beaux-arts de Montréal, from its founding in 1923 to its dissolution in 1969, when it was integrated into the Université du Québec à Montréal. At that time, tensions were rising within the education system: CEGEPs and universities were being occupied by students. In this climate of protest, the students of the École des beaux-arts seized control of ...
The Space
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With the help of a sketch, a little girl illustrates how space and games are divided up during recess at school, especially between boys and girls, and explains how this is a daily problem for her. Despite her various attempts to change things, she cannot find a solution—especially since the issue remains invisible to others, children and adults alike, who don’t seem to be concerned. What emerg...
Who Cares?
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Medical students in their early twenties and experienced care workers take part in medical simulations. Faced with comedians portraying patients, they learn to speak the right words, reflect on their reactions, and build a caring practice. But in an increasingly liberal hospital system, which itself exerts violence on medical staff, is this relational ideal really possible?
Le Concours
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It’s the day of the entrance exam. Aspiring filmmakers step through the heavy gates of La Fémis for the first time. Each of them dreams of cinema, but also of success. Every hope is allowed, every anxiety as well. The juries deliberate, searching for their worthy successors. From the arrival of the candidates to the final deliberations, the film explores the confrontation between two generation...
Château rouge
Subscription access
Goutte d'Or district, Paris, Château Rouge metro station, Georges Clemenceau secondary school. Teenagers, burdened with their carelessness and their wounds, have to grow up. They are shaping their personalities, losing their way, searching for themselves. Adults try to guide them despite the violence of the system.
La république des Beaux-Arts - La malédiction de la momie
La république des Beaux-Arts - La malédiction de la momie
Duration: 2h30Subscription access
This film traces the history of the École des beaux-arts de Montréal, from its founding in 1923 to its dissolution in 1969, when it was integrated into the Université du Québec à Montréal. At that time, tensions were rising within the education system: CEGEPs and universities were being occupied by students. In this climate of protest, the students of the École des beaux-arts seized control of ...
The Space
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With the help of a sketch, a little girl illustrates how space and games are divided up during recess at school, especially between boys and girls, and explains how this is a daily problem for her. Despite her various attempts to change things, she cannot find a solution—especially since the issue remains invisible to others, children and adults alike, who don’t seem to be concerned. What emerg...
Who Cares?
Subscription access
Medical students in their early twenties and experienced care workers take part in medical simulations. Faced with comedians portraying patients, they learn to speak the right words, reflect on their reactions, and build a caring practice. But in an increasingly liberal hospital system, which itself exerts violence on medical staff, is this relational ideal really possible?
Le Concours
Subscription access
It’s the day of the entrance exam. Aspiring filmmakers step through the heavy gates of La Fémis for the first time. Each of them dreams of cinema, but also of success. Every hope is allowed, every anxiety as well. The juries deliberate, searching for their worthy successors. From the arrival of the candidates to the final deliberations, the film explores the confrontation between two generation...
