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16/10/2024

🌹In 1971, a small revolution shook up New York's independent cinema: released anonymously, Pink Narcissus straightforwardly depicts the gay fantasies of a young, sensual Narcissus, filmed in technicolor in a perfect kitsch setting. Quickly become a cult and long shrouded in an aura of mystery - it was sometimes attributed to Andy Warhol, sometimes to Kenneth Anger - this masterpiece, shot on Super 8 film over a seven-year period in a small New York apartment, was reclaimed thirty years later by James Bidgood. A pioneer of the LGBTQ cause, the American photographer and filmmaker born in 1933 influenced a whole generation of photographers with his dreamlike, flamboyant stagings, including Pierre et Gilles and David Lachapelle. This documentary by Wolfgang Hastert takes us into the world of this little-known genius of q***r visual culture, who died in poverty in 2022 at the age of 88.

🎬 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗘𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗝𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗦 𝗕𝗜𝗗𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗 (2000)
Directed by Wolfgang Hastert | Germany I 31’

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A documentary film by Wolfgang Hastert - Germany - 2000 - 31 minutes | In 1971, a small revolution shook up New York's independent cinema: released anonymously, Pink Narcissus straightforwardly depicts the gay fantasies of a young, sensual Narcissus, filmed in technicolor in a perfect kitsch setting...

15/10/2024

📷 Gerda Taro (1910-1937) was the first woman photojournalist to die in the line of duty, on the eve of her 27th birthday. Long known as the companion of Robert Capa - whose legend she helped to create - she was herself a war reporter. Her powerful images are a precious testimony to the Spanish Civil War and reveal a particular gift for photography. A convinced revolutionary, passionately committed to fighting fascism, she was killed just as her career was taking off. This documentary pays tribute to her through an in-depth portrait and raises the essential question of the recurrent oblivion to which history has subjected many women photographers.

🎬 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗚𝗘𝗥𝗗𝗔 𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗢 (2020)
A film by Camille Ménager - France - 57'

🔎 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺
One (other) woman photographer forgotten by history • war photography •the Spanish Civil War • the Leica Camera revolution • Europe between the wars • a duo of photographers on stage and in life

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A documentary film by Camille Ménager -France - 2020 - 57 minutes | Gerda Taro (1910-1937) was the first woman photojournalist to die in the line of duty, on the eve of her 27th birthday. Long known as the companion of Robert Capa - whose legend she helped to create - she was herself a war reporter...

10/10/2024

📱With smartphones and social networks, a new generation of Iranian photographers is revealing a daily life often inaccessible to outsiders. Ten of them share their vision of a youth in search of a place in a society torn between coercive tradition and Western influence.

1. Kiana Hayeri tells the story of how, after studying in Canada, she set out to document the double life of her friends in Iran: a public life on display, and an intimate life where they are truly themselves.
🎬 𝗞𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗛𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝗶 - 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗡𝗼 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 #𝟬𝟭 (2017)
A film by Nathalie Masduraud and Valérie Urréa - France - 4’

2. Ako Salemi explains how his phone enables him to continue to be the press photographer he was and to capture the daily life on the streets of Iran without being hassled by the police.
🎬 𝗔𝗸𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗶 - 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗡𝗼 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 #𝟬𝟮 (2017)
A film by Nathalie Masduraud and Valérie Urréa - France - 4’

3. Alireza Goudarzi talks about his series on Tehran’s cafés, veritable refuges for young Iranians where the boundary between public and private space becomes blurred. It is where he has seen the emergence of a new culture, an ‘Iranised’ Western lifestyle.
🎬 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘇𝗮 𝗚𝗼𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗿𝘇𝗶 - 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗡𝗼 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 #𝟬𝟯 (2017)
A film by Nathalie Masduraud and Valérie Urréa - France - 4’

4. Based on her own experience, Negar Yaghmaian decided to document the daily lives of Iranian women who have chosen to live alone in a country where single women are perceived as immoral. She talks to us about this series in this fourth episode.
🎬 𝗡𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗿 𝗬𝗮𝗴𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗮𝗻 - 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗡𝗼 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 #𝟬𝟰 (2017)
A film by Nathalie Masduraud and Valérie Urréa - France - 4’

5. With his Polaroid, Ali Kazemi goes to meet the youth of Iran today. A new generation for whom the influence of Western culture is an escape route. He introduces us to them in this fifth episode.
🎬 𝗔𝗹𝗶 𝗞𝗮𝘇𝗲𝗺𝗶 - 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗡𝗼 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 #𝟬𝟱 (2017)
A film by Nathalie Masduraud and Valérie Urréa - France - 4’

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🔎 What you will find in these films

Iranian society in the throes of change • Iranian youth seen from the inside • a new generation in search of independence • the power of social networks • Western culture as an outlet

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04/10/2024

Once again this year, The InCadaqués Festival and The Darkroom Rumour will offer free screenings of a varied selection of high-quality documentaries, featuring emerging talents and renowned figures in photography.
The films will be screened at Bar-Casino L’Amistat, from October 3 to 13.

🗓️ Day program

𝟭𝟭:𝟬𝟬 𝗮𝗺
𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗜𝗺𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗹 | 𝗗𝗮𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬)
Directed by Thomas Goupille I France |2020 I 25 minutes
Sara Imloul's discovery of the calotype process inspired her first photographic series. By reappropriating this historic technique and blending it with personal experimentation, she explores a universe that is both mysterious and poetic.

𝟭𝟭:𝟯𝟬 𝗮𝗺
𝗝𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻 | 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺
Directed by Nils Petter Löfstedt I Sweden | 2017 I 77 minutes
For over 40 years, Jean Hermanson, an immensely talented but little-known photographer outside Sweden, meticulously documented the daily lives of factory workers. At work, at rest, in the streets... an overlooked world, photographed with grace and humanity.

𝟰:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺
𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆𝗻 𝗔𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 | 𝗔𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲
Directed by Thomas Goupille France | 2018 I 27 minutes
Jane Evelyn Atwood delves back into her archives from the 1970s, when she photographed the prostitutes and transsexuals of Les Halles and Pigalle. She recalls the encounters and fates she witnessed on the streets, moments that have stayed with her ever since.

𝟰:𝟯𝟬 𝗽𝗺
𝗧𝗼𝗺 𝗪𝗼𝗼𝗱 | 𝗙𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗼𝗺 (2019)
Directed by Emmanuel Bonn I France | 2019 I 31 minutes
Tom Wood returns to Liverpool, where from 1978 to 2001 he captured the daily life of the Scousers. Through personal archives and reflections, the Irish photographer reveals his process in an intimate portrait, filmed under the attentive eye of director Emmanuel Bonn.

𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺
𝗙𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻 | The Workshop (2017)
Directed by Thomas Goupille I France | 2017 I 50 minutes
In their workshop, the Fresson family, guardians of a legendary photographic process, dedicate up to two weeks to each print. This intimate documentary reveals a rare technique and a family of artisans, preserving a fragile art in the face of rapid digital advancement.

𝟱:𝟱𝟬 𝗽𝗺
𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗲 | 𝗖𝗲́𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘇𝗲 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯)
Directed by Céline Croze I France | 2023 I 8 minutes
“Mala Madre” ("Bad Mother" in Spanish) is the name of a plant I discovered in a cemetery in Venezuela. There, at dusk, men come to dig up bodies to find golden remains. Shrouds litter the ground, and souls wander restlessly.

𝟲:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺
𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗙𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 | 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 (2019)
Directed by Andy Dunn I UK | 2019 I 88 minutes
For sixty years, Harold Feinstein immortalized the humanity around him through tender, humorous, and elegant shots. From Coney Island to Europe, through the Korean War and post-war Manhattan, Andy Dunn offers a touching portrait of this American Cartier-Bresson.

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01/10/2024

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30/09/2024

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18/09/2024

📷 In the 1980s, the AFI photographers, the Association of Independent Photographers, tirelessly documented the horrors of Pinochet's dictatorship in Chile and the resistance it gave rise to. While telling their stories through meticulous investigation, this documentary is also an essential reflection on the role played by photography during these years of dirty war on many levels. Both evidence and a weapon against the regime, whose influence can be measured by the censorship it suffered, photography also contributed to the construction of a collective memory. And while these photographers risked their lives to document this terrible period in Chile's history, they are now talking about the ethical issues raised by their practice and a need to distance themselves from the sometimes fatal thirst for adrenalin that drove them.

🎬 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗧𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗦 | 𝗦𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗔𝗚𝗢 𝗗𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗘 (2007)
A film by Sebastián Moreno - Chile - 80'

🔎 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺
Pinochet's dirty war in the lens • The Association of Independent Photographers of Chile • Photography as evidence • photography as a weapon of resistance • Photographing violence • Getting round censorship • A visual archive of the disappeared • Building a collective memory • The adrenalin of the photographer

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06/09/2024

📷 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨̀ 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐨 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐨

PhotoDOC is a photo documentary project with an original format: short films based on collaboration between a filmmaker and a photographer. For the three films in the EXODUS: Mass Migration and its Repercussions in America series, Italian photographer Nicolò Filippo Rosso talks to Spanish producer and director Jose Muniain about the work he has carried out over the past four years, traveling along the migration routes that cross the American continent to document the distress and violence surrounding the exodus of the peoples of Latin America.

In 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑔𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑓, the first chapter of this Exodus triptych, we accompany Nicolò Filippo Rosso to Comitancillo in Guatemala, where the funeral procession of a group of local migrants, killed by Mexican police while trying to reach the United States, is taking place. Their deaths, unprecedented in their violence, served as a warning to all those trying to cross the border without paying the smugglers.

𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑓𝑙𝑒𝑒 𝐶𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝐴𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎, the second chapter of Exodus, recalls the disastrous consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, followed by hurricanes Eta and Iota, which ravaged Central America, driving tens of thousands of people to migrate to the United States, via Guatemala and Mexico.

Finally, in the last chapter, 𝐼𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑉𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑧𝑢𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑚𝑏𝑖𝑎, Nicolò Filippo Rosso turns his attention to Venezuela, where the economic crisis has driven entire families onto the migration routes, particularly to Colombia.

🎬 𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢̀ 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗣𝗢 𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗦𝗢 | 𝗘𝗫𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗦 | 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝟭, 𝟮 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝟯 (2022)
A documentary series by Jose Muniain

🔎 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝘀:
Latin America's migratory flows through the lens • Photographs told by their author • Black & white documentary photography • A long-term photographic project • A series that won the World Press Photo Award and the W Eugene Smith Award

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08/04/2024

📸 A soft and merry gaze atop a broad smile: the first thing that strikes one about Harold Feinstein (1931-2015) is his cheerfulness. His love for life is as contagious as his images, which imprint themselves forever in the mind. For sixty years, the American photographer captured the humanity around him in shots that are at once tender, whimsical, and elegant. From Coney Island, where he was born, to Europe, through the Korean War, the bohemian Manhattan of the post-war era, his years as a passionate teacher, and his experimental work, Andy Dunn delivers a touching portrait of this American Cartier-Bresson, to be discovered or rediscovered.

🎬 HAROLD FEINSTEIN | LAST STOP CONEY ISLAND (2019)
A film by Andy Dunn - GB - 88'

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🔎 What you will find in this film
- The - - An empathetic eye - New York through the 20th century - Entrance to at 19 - The - The energy of Coney Island - Male complicity during the war - Fathers and sons - Happy childhoods and more difficult ones - Jazz covers - Women - A friendship with - An exceptional photographer - Experimental work - Life through thick and thin

08/04/2024

📸 Showcased in Germany, his birthplace, and Canada, where he first made his mark, Lutz Dille's (1922-2008) work transcends borders, yet it's his global impact that remains underappreciated, particularly in France where he spent the twilight years of his life. His approach to street photography, with a profound focus on the human element and a keen eye for capturing the decisive moment, positions him as a pivotal figure in North American humanist photography. Through an imaginative posthumous dialogue with director Lucas Vernier, Lutz Dille, brought to life with the comedic brilliance of Swedish actor Lou Castel, reflects on his eventful journey and imparts a masterclass in photography. This narrative weaves a poetic interaction between two visionaries and their art, highlighting a universal exploration of humanity through the lens.

🎬 BEHIND THE YELLOW DOOR | LUTZ DILLE (2015)
A film by Lucas Vernier - France - 82 minutes

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🔎 What you will find in this film
• A lesson in • in North America • A comical look • A journey between the Old World and the New • Marginalised people back in the spotlight • labs and darkrooms • Gaze games • A wrapped in felt • The men and women of the street • Children and adults lost in their own thoughts • The importance of disguise for a photographer • The art of • The choice of long focal length • The choice of off-camera • The subtleties of • to create encounters

31/01/2024

"Hors-Champs," is a poignant exploration into the world of Fred Goyeau, a revered photographic printer specializing in black-and-white. With over 25 years of experience, Goyeau's collaborations span from amateur photographers to luminaries like Sebastião Salgado and Sophie Calle. The film transports viewers into his Ivry-sur-Seine darkroom, unveiling an intimate realm of creativity and technical prowess. Through personal anecdotes and reflections, Goyeau shares the intricacies of silver gelatin printing, highlighting the art's beauty and complexity. This documentary stands as a vibrant tribute to the art of photography and the dedicated craftsmanship behind each image.

🎥 HORS-CHAMPS: MEETING FRED GOYEAU(2022) 🎞
France - 15 minutes - Directed by Thomas Savary

👉 Step into the artful world of photographic printing with 'Hors-Champs: Meeting Fred Goyeau', a captivating exploration of passion and precision.

Atelier Fred Goyeau Photography Fred Goyeau

31/01/2024

For over 40 years, Jean Hermanson, a great yet unrecognized photographer outside of Sweden, meticulously documented the everyday life of workers. At work, at rest, in the streets... he captured an overlooked world with grace and humanity. During the filming of the documentary, Hermanson passed away. The director then embarks on a quest to find those immortalized by the photographer forty years earlier. The film resurfaces the entire history and pain of the working world... A moving and rare film, a gem about a masterful body of work.

🎥 THE CELESTIAL DARKROOM | JEAN HERMANSON (2017) 🎞
Sweden - 77 minutes - Directed by Nils Petter Löfstedt

👉 Discover 'The Celestial Darkroom', a touching journey into the lives of Swedish workers through the lens of Jean Hermanson, masterfully captured by Nils Petter Löfstedt.

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16/01/2024

When Anders Petersen's camera becomes a window to the souls of those in prisons and asylums, capturing moments of raw humanity...

🎥 A FILM ABOUT/WITH ANDERS PETERSEN (2016) 🎞
Sweden - 90 minutes - Directed by JH Engström

👉 Experience Petersen's powerful narrative. Immerse yourself in his captivating photographic journey!

16/01/2024

The Fresson family's dedication to manual photo printing is a breath of fresh air in our digital-centric world. Enjoy a light-hearted moment from 'The Workshop', where they whimsically ponder a world without computers! A must-watch for lovers of classic photography techniques.

🎥 THE WORKSHOP | THE FRESSON PROCESS (2012) 🎞
France - 50 minutes - Directed by Thomas Goupille

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26/12/2023

🎨 Unveil the Mystery of 'The Fundamental Gilbert & George'
Step into the realm of Gerald Fox's documentary and encounter the enigmatic duo, Gilbert & George. This film is an odyssey into the minds of artists who have reshaped the photographic canvas and invited us to look anew. Let the boldness of their vision ignite your own creative spark.

🎥 THE FUNDAMENTAL GILBERT & GEORGE (1997) 🎞
United Kingdom - 100 minutes - Directed by Gerald Fox

👁 Witness how they turn the mundane into the extraordinary and the commonplace into art. 'The Fundamental Gilbert & George' isn't just a film; it's a revelation that will challenge your perceptions and inspire your photography.

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30/11/2023

In this compelling excerpt, Joel Meyerowitz shares the moment that ignited his passion for street photography. His story takes us from a spontaneous decision to the bustling streets of New York, where every frame tells a unique story. But this is just the beginning...

🎬 JOEL MEYEROWITZ - THE PULSE OF THE STREET (2016)
A film by Philippe Jamet (France - 52')
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30/11/2023

Explore the artistry and technique in Carl De Keyzer's “Before the Flood.” A Magnum Photos talent, Carl De Keyzer captures the changing seascapes with a poignant lens, offering a unique blend of photographic skill and environmental awareness.

🎬 CARL DE KEYZER | ODYSSEA (2013)
A film by Jimmy Kets (Belgium - 61')

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12/11/2023

For Les Nuits Photo Festival, Alexe Liebert, the festival's artistic director, offered us a selection of photographic films. She explains her choice of this fascinating film made from 1432 cyanotypes exposed under the Saint-Etienne sun...

"Archives have become a fundamental material in our contemporary search for memory. Here, the artist Cendre goes beyond a simple repossession and allows his subject - the slagheaps of Saint-Étienne - to act on its own on this residual material, the cinematic memory of this land, transforming and metamorphosing it. The "coup de coeur" of the 2022 edition of our festival, LES RUINES DE CE RÊVE, a photographic animation in cyanotype, belongs to the category of impossible projects that fortunately exist."

🎬 THE RUINS OF THIS DREAM (2022)
A film by Cendre - France - 3'

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09/11/2023

More than just America, Robert Frank is a life of experimentation, of travel, of sensitivity. American by adoption, he returns to his roots in Europe, his apprenticeship and his first photos. Guided by intuition, he gravitates towards the cinema in the early 1960s, won over by the Beat Generation and its poetry. He revisits his career highlights while strolling through New York, Coney Island, places that shaped his work. He also invites us to his studio where he works "on life” with June Leaf, his wife. His photos and his films show how much his life and his work draw upon the same material.

🔎 What you will learn in this film…
Robert Frank's New York • His iconic photos • Excerpts from his films • His life • His philosophy • His studio on Bleecker Street • His apprenticeship to a retoucher in Zurich • The flight to the USA in the 1930s • His beginnings at Harper’s Bazaar • A stroll in Coney Island 50 years after his photographs • Paris seen by Robert Frank • His archives • His take on London • His solo trip through the United States that was behind The Americans • His complicity with sculptor June Leaf, his wife • The influence of the Beat Generation in his filmography • His haven of peace in Nova Scotia • The importance of work in the lab to editing • His tour with the Rolling Stones • Robert Frank's roots

🎬 ROBERT FRANK: LEAVING HOME, COMING HOME (2004)
A film by Gerald Fox - United Kingdom - 85'

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09/11/2023

From his workshop in Perpignan, France, Carlos Barrantes is not just preserving ancient photographic techniques; he is reinventing them with the precision of a master jeweler. This third installment in our series dedicated to his craft immerses us in the world of Platinochromie, an innovative method that combines color digital printing with platinum-palladium printing, resulting in creations of remarkable depth and longevity. This film pays tribute to Barrantes' pursuit of excellence, skillfully blending modern technology with 19th-century printing processes, celebrating a craftsmanship that stands the test of time.

🔎 What you will find in this film
Carlos Barrantes' laboratory • Platinochromy, a demanding process • An alternative and historic printing process • The use of the printer in the creation of the countertype • Precise dosing of chemical components • Sensitising a sheet of paper with a brush • Insulating by contact under UV lamps

🎬 THE PLATINO-CHROME by Carlos Barrantes (2022)
A film by Thomas Goupille - France - 28'

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Carlos Barrantes Atelier Photographique


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05/10/2023

Amidst the chaos of modern China, where megacities spring up at a dizzying pace, Swiss photographer Andreas Seibert has chosen to document the lives of the "mingong," the migrant workers who fuel the country's economic engine. Director Villi Hermann followed him in this endeavor for several years, immersing us in the photographer's eye and capturing the essence of his work on these forgotten souls. Seibert, with his lens, and Hermann, with his camera, weave together a poignant narrative that sheds light on the often-hidden reality of China's economic growth. "From Somewhere to Nowhere" is an ode to humanity in an ever-changing world, a reflection on the individual's place in the grand scheme of things, and a celebration of the power of photography as a means to capture the spirit of an era.

🔎 What you will find in this film:
A journey through a rapidly changing China • The lives of migrant workers (mingong) in China • Andreas Seibert's unique perspectives and unexpected approaches • The challenges and realities faced by migrant workers in their quest for a better life • Urban and rural landscapes of China, captured through Andreas Seibert's lens • Photographic techniques used to capture the essence of each scene • Intimate and profound moments between the subjects and the photographer • The dynamics between cinema and photography, and how the two mediums complement each other to tell a powerful story.

🎬 FROM SOMEWHERE TO NOWHERE (2009)
A film by Villi Herman - Switzerland - 86'

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Andreas Seibert Villi Hermann

01/09/2023

Josef Koudelka is a fiercely independent artist. Branded an exile, stateless for many years after the end of the Prague Spring, photography is for him a powerful act that shows both humanity and its unsettling strangeness. His images are imbued with bohemian freedom and a dull, inhospitable promise. So when he was asked to go and photograph in Israel, the fear of being politically exploited, the fact of having to accept his designated young guide (to control him? he wondered)... mistrust almost won out. It was overcome by a mixture of rejection of "the wall" and attraction for this symbolic land. He simply insisted on paying for his own plane ticket, so as not to owe anything to anyone. What happened next, between him and his young guide Gilad Baram, is a truly romantic story. A friendship was born between the old photographer and the young filmmaker. Gilad Baram had the intelligence to turn these moments into a magnificent film, adopting the right distance and documenting the work of this demanding photographer.

🔎 What you will learn in this film…
The 120 film format used for panoramic shots • Koudelka's relationship with the landscape • The Israeli separation barrier • The symbolic traces of man • The landscape in black and white • Approaching a place, scouting for an angle

🎬 KOUDELKA: SHOOTING HOLY LAND
A film by Gilad Baram (Israël, Germany, Czech Republic - 2019 - 72')



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17/07/2023

When Swedish photographer JH Engström films his compatriot Anders Petersen (who was also his teacher and whose assistant and friend he became), he's doing much more than making a portrait or a documentary about a photographer. Both are steeped in the same humanity, which informs their photographic approach. It's a desire to render as crudely as possible the "essence" of the human being, with all its chaos and complexity...

🔎 What you will learn in this film…
A friendship - A photographer's eye on another photographer - Ander Petersen's quest - A manifesto - A Nordic aesthetic - A raw but poetic work

🎬 A FILM ABOUT/WITH ANDERS PERTERSEN
A film by JH Engström (Sweden - 2006 - 52')



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