Hadrien La Vapeur
Assistant for ten years to Philippe Garrel, Hadrien La Vapeur turns to the direction of experimental films in super 8. At the same time, his photographic work leads him to explore abandoned places in search of forgotten presences. In 2009, while pursuing his quest for abandoned buildings in Rio de Janeiro, he lands by mistake in a possession ritual. This encounter with the spirits shakes up his vision of the world and pushes La Vapeur to investigate the relationships that humans can have with invisible entities. In 2013, he travels to the Congo, where humans live with disembodied beings on a daily basis, in order to immerse himself in this reality and shoot documentaries in direct cinema.
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Les mains nues
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On the banks of the Congo River lie huge open-pit quarries. Men, women and even children work here. Stone is still being broken with hammers and iron bars. Next door, a Chinese competitor is blasting the ground with explosives.
Les mains nues
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On the banks of the Congo River lie huge open-pit quarries. Men, women and even children work here. Stone is still being broken with hammers and iron bars. Next door, a Chinese competitor is blasting the ground with explosives.
