Yann Brolli

Se nommer Juif aujourd'hui encore

Mom, you are hiding your yellow star beneath your bag in front of Gestapo. During the liberation of Paris, you hold into your arms a jewish woman, hidden just as you under a false identity. Thinking of this pictures of my movies, I understand that telling the story of my family during the war is questioning my jewishness. Therefore, I asked my family and my friends what it means to be a jew nowadays.

A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner

Born in Berlin in 1896, Lotte Eisner became famous for her passionate involvement in the world of both German and French cinema. In 1936, together with Henri Langlois, she founded the Cinémathèque Française with the goal of saving from destruction films, costumes, sets, posters, and other treasures of the 7th Art. A Jew exiled in Paris, she became a pillar of the capital's cultural scene, where she promoted German cinema.

King Hu: 1932-1997

Documentary about Chinese film director King Hu.

Return to Manila: Filipino Cinema

Documentary about the history of Philippine cinema.

Ballerina

Ballerina is a 2006 documentary film that follows the training sessions, rehearsals, and everyday lives of five Russian ballerinas at different stages in their career.

The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema

South Korean cinema is in the throes of a creative explosion where mavericks are encouraged and masters are venerated. But from where has this phenomenon emerged? What is the culture that has yielded this range of filmmakers? With The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema, French critic, writer and documentarian Hubert Niogret provides a broad overview but, nevertheless, an excellent entry point into this unique type of national cinema that still remains a mystery for many people. The product of a troubled social and political history, Korean cinema sports an identity that is unique in much modern film. Niogret's documentary tells of the country's cinematic history - the ups along with the downs - and gives further voice to the artists striving to express their concerns, fears and aspirations.