Patrick Francke-Sirois's multiple lives (cinema, music, festivals, etc.), his organizational skills and his artistic sensitivity, quickly led him to video production. As a producer, he works as much on short films (Le danger en face, Au plaisir les ordures, Tétanos) as on television (Le dernier vol de Raymond Boulanger). Passionate about documentary cinema, he sometimes deviates from directing for personal projects.
When journalists and international aid leave, what remains of a humanitarian crisis? What are the traces left by the uprooting of millions of humans? What do we remember from the journey of anonymous crowds? In Broken Waves, we follow the photographer Frédéric Séguin in a pilgrimage, during which he returns to the highlights of the Syrian refugee crisis, and tries to find the people he photogr...
When journalists and international aid leave, what remains of a humanitarian crisis? What are the traces left by the uprooting of millions of humans? What do we remember from the journey of anonymous crowds? In Broken Waves, we follow the photographer Frédéric Séguin in a pilgrimage, during which he returns to the highlights of the Syrian refugee crisis, and tries to find the people he photogr...