QUIVIR

QUIVIR
58 minutes, 2014
Direction : MANUTRILLO (Sapin)
Production : MANUTRILLO (Spain)

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Some are Andalusian, others Moroccan, these two communities of cork producers are separated by 150 km, and the Strait of Gibraltar. On one side Europe; on the other Africa. But despite the miles and the cultural differences there are many more similarities than they imagine. They share an identity derived from a vital relationship with these Mediterranean forests, without which such spaces would be in serious danger of disappearing.

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L’ESCALE

L’ESCALE
100 minutes, 2013
Direction : Kaveh BAKHTIARI (Switzerland, Iran)
Production : Louise Productions (Switzerland), Kaléo Films (France), Radio Télévision Suisse (Switzerland)

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In Athens, the modest flat of Amir, an Iranian immigrant, has become a transit point for migrants who, like him, have chosen to leave their country.
But Greece is only a stepping stone, all of them want to go to other Western countries.
But they find themselves stuck there, in Amir’s flat, waiting for papers, contacts and the smuggler to whom, maybe, they’ll have to entrust their destiny …

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LA FEMME A LA CAMERA

LA FEMME A LA CAMERA
60 minutes, 2012
Direction : Karima ZOUBIR (Morocco)
Production : Les Films de Demain (Morocco)

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“La Femme à la caméra” is the bittersweet story of Khadija, a young illiterate Moroccan divorcee who, despite strong resistance from her family and her environment, is determined to ensure her independence by working as a videographer for weddings.
With the wedding season in full swing in Casablanca, we follow Khadija in her comings and goings between the family’s flat, where the tension is palpable, and the world of hope and light – the wedding parties she films.
A tale full of risk, “The woman with the camera” takes us into the world of these young divorced women who want to forge a social space of their own, without hurting or offending anyone. But can they?

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DELL’ARTE DELLA GUERRA

DELL’ARTE DELLA GUERRA
Direction : Silvia LUZI (Italy) et Luca BELLINO (Italy)
Production : Kino Produzioni (Italy), Indieair Films (Italy), TFilm (Italy)

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Milan, August 2009. Four workers are perched on a crane swaying twenty metres above
INNSE, the last factory still active in Milan. They are trying to stop the closure and demolition of the factory. The building is surrounded by dozens of police and supporters from all over Italy.
This is not a simple fight. The workers have a clear strategy. They are an organized army. They know their territory and enemy.
The rules are clear: it’s a war, and a possible model for every form of struggle.

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THE VENICE SYNDROME

THE VENICE SYNDROME
52 minutes, 2012
Director : Andreas PICHLER (Italy)
Production : Filmtank (Germany), Golden Girls Filmproduktion (Austria), Miramonte Film (Italy)

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Portrait of Venice, one of the most visited cities in the world. Marked by the erosion of its infrastructure, but also by tremendous architectural, economic and social problems, the city of the Doges is witnessing its own slow decline, accelerated by mass tourism.

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ELECTRO CHAABI

77 minutes, 2013
Directior : Hind MEDDEB (France, Tunisia)
Production : IPS (France), Studio Masr (Egypt)

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In the slums of Cairo, young people dance to electro chaabi, a new music blending folk song, electro beats and freestyles chanted as rap. The idea is to merge the sounds and styles in a chaotic manner. A single guiding principle: wreak havoc!
Victims of corruption and social segregation, kids from the working class districts get all that out of their system by partying. Freedom to move and speak, break the religious taboos – much more than just a musical phenomenon, electro chaabi is a healthy outlet for a young generation harassed by the restrictions Egyptian society imposes on them.

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DÉSÉQUILIBRE

54 minutes, 2013
Direction : Julien GAERTNER (France)
Production : Jem Productions (France), France Télévisions (France), 2M (Maroc)

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Like all his family, Younes was born an acrobat. Today the head of Tangier’s Groupe Acrobatique, he prepares a new show, “Azimut”, with the stage director Aurélien Bory.
But between his family life in the Tangiers medina and his responsibilities during the rehearsals, Younes begins to feel his career is reaching its end. So he looks for a new balance between these two worlds, a search which takes him on the traces of the legendary acrobat, Sidi Ahmed Ou Moussa.

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CHILDREN OF FLAMENCO

66 minutes, 2013
Direction : Katerina HAGER (Czech Republic)
Production : Bohemian Productions (Czech Republic)

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Amós and Abraham are two child prodigies of contemporary Spanish flamenco. The documentary is about these two boys: Amós is a virtuoso guitarist from Salamanca who performs around the world and composes his own music; Abraham is a singer from the Gypsy community in Madrid, who has remained in the family circle. Both approach Flamenco differently: one is searching for perfection, the other cultivates the tradition and philosophy of life attached to it.

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THE DIVISION OF CYPRUS

THE DIVISION OF CYPRUS
47 minutes, 2012
Direction : Andreas APOSTOLIDIS (Grèce) et Yuri AVEROF (Grèce)
Production : Anemon Productions (Grèce)

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Cyprus gained its independence from Britain in 1960 and three years later the island faced an outbreak of inter-community violence. In 1974, the Greek Cypriot military coup overthrew the legitimate government. Today, the humanitarian, social and political problem still has not been resolved.

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SARAJEVO, DES ENFANTS DANS LA GUERRE

SARAJEVO, DES ENFANTS DANS LA GUERRE
53 minutes, 2014
Direction : Virginie LINHART (France)
Production : Cinétévé (France)

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Vanja, Adnan, Nadja, Nijaz and Sejla were 9, 8, 2, 12 and 13 when war broke out in Sarajevo in 1992. Seriously wounded, they were sent to France to be looked after. They spent several years there, and during that time they recorded messages for their families who were prisoners of the siege of Sarajevo. 20 years later they look at those forgotten images and remember.

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