Followed by a book signing PLASTICS, A TOXIC POLLUTION The crisis is systemic, and so are the solutions. Today, plastic pollution is no longer a secret. But who knows exactly what it is and what the consequences are for human health and ecosystems? Polymers, PFAS, endocrine disruptors, micro & nanoplastics, cleaning, recycling, bioplastics... What's the […]
Les Somatonautes : A troupe of undisciplined human beings united by a desire to offer the world their way of being through movement and dance. Dance at the service of the body, letting ourselves dance, improvising together in a common breath. Through various techniques such as improvisation, sensitive dance, BMC, authentic movement and somatic listening, […]
Asgeir Helgestad 81 min - Norway - 2024 Director Asgeir Helgestad documents the state of nature in his native Norway, which he has been photographing for as long as he can remember. From the bees on his farm to the wild reindeer in the high mountains, and the puffins by the ocean, he reveals the […]
Jean-Philippe Marquis, Canada 80 min. - 2023 - Documentary - Cinema Politica A red cedar can live for over a thousand years, supporting multiple ecosystems and human cultures. But a voracious chainsaw can cut down that same tree in just a few hours. In the economics of commercial logging, the tree only acquires value once […]
Natalie Pfister, Switzerland 89 min. - 2024 - Documentary - Solothurner Filmtage The film plunges us into a school in the middle of the forest, where, over the course of a year, we observe the children who play and learn there. Thirty children, from kindergarten to CE1, spend every day here, whatever the weather […]
Valérie Pouyanne, Canada 93 min. - 2024 - The Mad Eye Given what we know about animal intelligence and sensitivity, isn't it time we reconsidered our behaviour towards pets and animals? wild? By visiting three animal shelters and hearing their stories, we discover that animals are not so different from us: intelligent, sensitive, supportive, stubborn, […]
Kasàlà discovery and writing workshop - booking required Co-hosted by Maji Da Abdi, director and member of the FIFES International Jury, and Jean Ngo Semzara KABUTA, a specialist in African linguistics who writes and teaches Kasàlà. Kasàlà is a form of poetry from sub-Saharan Africa that expresses diverse emotions such as joy, sadness, gratitude and […]
Isa Willinger, Germany 103 min. - 2023 - Documentary - Rise And Shine World Sales Plastics are everywhere. Not only do they invade our rivers and oceans, they also permeate the air, soil and even our bodies. As the crisis deepens and recycling remains largely ineffective, the plastics industry continues to increase production. Does […]
Petr Lom, New Zealand 88 min. - 2024 - Documentary - Ten Thousand Images The Whanganui River, in Aotearoa/New Zealand, is the first river in the world to be recognized as a legal person, a living, indivisible being. Ned Tapa, the river's Māori guardian, invites an Australian First Nations elder and his daughter, activists committed […]
Pablo Chavanel, Cambodia 68 min. - 2024 - Documentary - La Boîte à Songes The proliferation of hydroelectric dams on the Mekong River, designed to supply energy to neighboring megalopolises, is forcing Samnang, the leader of an indigenous community, to fight for his survival and that of nature. Faced with pressure from the authorities, Samnang […]
David Baute, Spanish 83 min. - 2023 - Animation Tanit, Valeria and Shaila are three women from very different parts of the world, all facing the same problem: climate change. They will lose everything due to the effects of global warming, and will be forced to emigrate in order to survive.
Poetic workshop: revealing the poetic side of each individual and co-writing a harmonious future Co-hosted by Maji Da Abdi, director and member of the FIFES International Jury, and Vincent Avanzi ,Chief Poetic Officer, poet and lecturer Vincent Avanzi is a Chief Poetic Officer, poet, speaker, executive writer and founder of the collective Les Poétiseurs and […]
