Director Dominique van Olm met the brave team of ‘démineurs’ committed to cleaning up the century-old battlefield to produce a sensitive, beautifully shot film accompanied by a moving soundscape - our latest Free of the Week.
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Director Dominique van Olm met the brave team of ‘démineurs’ committed to cleaning up the century-old battlefield to produce a sensitive, beautifully shot film accompanied by a moving soundscape - our latest Free of the Week.
There is a wealth of awesome short films to catch at this year’s festival - from a fly-on-the wall experience of a heavy night out in Chengdu China to a critique of the sexualisation of women in surfing and the introduction of an unconventional surfer family in South Africa… Here are our five favourites.
For 64 years, Yvette was a concierge in the same Parisian building. Now, aged 95, she not only still lives there, she hasn’t been outside for 6 years.
We’ve spent the past week delving into this phenomenal collection and have emerged to bring you 10 stunning must-see films.
Filmmaker Karen Winther still struggles with the Neo-Nazi ghost of her past. How could she become part of such a hateful cult? She sets out to meet other former extremists and ask why they also put the violence behind them.
As lockdown persists around the world and travel continues to be ruled out, we teamed up with The Movie Diorama to bring you our 10 favourite documentaries that focus on global subcultures, so that you can continue to explore the world through film.
Part exploration of the academy’s values and part teenage video diary, this is a touching record of one generation’s passing through the prestigious institution.
The 42nd edition of Cinéma du Réel kicks off in Paris this week and we can’t wait to dig in to this year’s selection. Doc Weekly will be in attendance, keeping an eye out for future classics, interviewing directors and keeping you all updated on social media along the way. But first, here are our top picks from this year’s line-up.
Our next Free of the Week is best described as the most breathtaking 12 minutes you’ll witness this week. The film has now deservedly accrued over 11 million views on Youtube.
“It’s bigger than the World Cup, it’s bigger than the Champions League… it’s the Epinetzo Africa Cup of Nations”. With the backing and support of one of France’s most successful rappers, Niska, and countless footballing superstars such as Didier Drogba, Karim Benzema, Paul Pogba, Riyad Mahrez and Benjamin Mendy, the tournament has exploded in popularity on social media and french news channels.
The first ever documentary on the culture of face tattoos from a city seeing a renewed interest in the sub-culture.
Daft Punk’s role in establishing French electronic music as a global staple.
In the underprivileged Parisian ‘banlieues’ football is more than just sport.
