Catalog 2011

On November 5, 2011, journalist Paul Moreira slipped undercover into Syria and spent 10 days with these resistance fighters. In this extraordinary film, we see for the first time the daily life of the Free Syrian Army. Poorly armed and ill equipped, they nonetheless display surprising determination. The film crew lived in their hideouts and was able to capture them in combat. For the last seven...

In October 1980 popular French comedian Coluche announces he will run for presidency. His "campaign crew" is made up of left-wing activists from the late 1960's and 70's. What began as a joke quickly turned serious. Friends, supporters, journalists and simple voters see his "comic" campaign as a kick in the teeth for the self-interested powers that be. And yet five months later and with vote...

A fascinating investigation on how European financial aid has been embezzled. Travel with us to an unfamiliar land. Europe. A world with its own language, its own customs and secrets. A world whose 150 billion euro annual budget has created magical lands where money flows like water for those who know how to tap it. Like on this Danish island where it hardly ever snows. And yet a farmer here has...

What links Donald Rumsfeld, Richard Perle, Abou Ahmed, (one of the prisoners tortured by the Americans in the Abu Ghraib prison), and Muntadhar Al-Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoe at President Bush? All of their lives were changed forever by the 9/11. Through a series of exclusive interviews with these major figures - some of whom remain behind the scenes, others who bear the...

IQ. Two letters. One of the most commonly shared fantasies in our modern world. French, American, British, Japanese people – every one cares about it. What does IQ really measure? Who invented it? Why and how was it diverted from its original purpose? Today, very few people are able to answer those questions. These two letters are omnipotent, they take advantage of people's anxiety for...

According to official statistics, one million Afghan refugees live in Iran. However, this leaves out the numerous "illegals". Every night, hundreds illegally cross the vast boarder that separates Afganistan from Iran. Trying to escape either violence or poverty. They prefer Iran to the West for several reasons; it's close, it's a Muslim country and they speak the same language: Persian. Above...

It costs just $2.50 to dump a ton of toxic waste off the coast of Somalia. It's the world's cheapest rubbish dump and a nice little earner for some Westerners, who would have to pay $1,000 to dump their trash back home. But hundreds of Somalis are falling ill, poisoned by other peoples' waste. Barrels of nuclear waste frequently wash up on the shores of Puntland and the beaches are often strewn...

This documentary investigates the realities of the housing market in France. This investigation conducted by several journalists took several months. Applications for public housing in France reached record levels; 1.2 million people are on the waiting list. But the grant regulation is not always respected. In the chic Paris suburb of Neuilly sur Seine, some public housing tenants have luxurious...

Tunisia ruled by President Ben Ali and his wife Leila Trabelsi, was a corrupt and repressive regime. The various clans at the centre of power greatly enriched their assets, now estimated to be worth at least $5 billion. This fortune was acquired through extortion, racketeering, threats; any means were good to take hold of the Tunisian economy. The film looks at how big French companies had to...

They are called the "invisibles" of the nuclear power industry; they work in the most radioactive areas of the power plants. In France, there are over 20,000 such nomads who crisscross the country travelling tens of thousands of miles to ensure the maintenance of 58 reactors spread over the country’s 19 nuclear power plants, for a little more than the minimum wage. But they are not employees of...