Le Mois du Film Documentaire (Month of Documentary Film)
📽 Alliance Française de Manille is proud to present the diverse line-up of screenings 🍿 for Le Ciné Club Manila in celebration of Le Mois du Film Documentaire (Month of Documentary Film) this November.
Don’t miss out on our FREE screenings every Wednesdays!
💃 Relève: Histoire D’une Création / Reset
Nov 6, 8.30pm, Auditorium
By: Thierry Demaizière and Alban Teurlai
2016-2hrs-Documentary
French with English subtitles
Synopsis:
In 2014, Benjamin Millepied, French dance choreographer, is appointed Director of Dance of the Opéra National de Paris. The choreographer notably launches the process of creating his new ballet, “Clear, Loud, Bright, Forward”, for which he selects the ballet corps dancers. But it runs up against the traditions of the prestigious institution.
Review (Hollywood Reporter):
“There’s no question that dance buffs will spark to this behind-the-scenes chronicle of a ballet star at work — especially because they’ll already know a certain fact about Millepied’s tenure with the company, information that for other viewers is something of a stunner when it’s presented at film’s end. Though the film, which lapses at times into repetitiousness, could have been trimmer and sleeker, even non-aficionados will be swept up by its dynamic look at the creative process.”
🌳 Il Était Une Forêt / Once Upon A Forest
Nov 13, 8.30pm, Auditorium
By Luc Jacquet
2013-1h18min-Documentary
French with English subtitles
Synopsis:
Luc Jacquet guides the spectator for a walk in the equatorial forest far from the beaten paths. It will be necessary to bend over and open the eye to discover the first seed to grow, that of pioneering trees, which set the stage for the next, and which 5 decades later, will take relay, before completing a complete cycle of several centuries.
Review (Hollywood Reporter):
More akin to a classic National Geographic program, albeit with stunning photography and visual effects galore, Forest should find fans among tree huggers and nature doc aficionados..
👩🍳 A La Recherche Des Femmes Chefs / The Goddesses of Food
Nov 20, 8.30pm, Auditorium
By Vérane Frédiani
2016-1h30min-Documentary
French with English subtitles
Synopsis:
Vérane Frédiani travelled the world in search of lady chefs who are innovating in the realms of gourmet cuisine, catering, and the art of food making.
Throughout the movie, we are following these women in the kitchens of top restaurants, inside schools, but also in the streets due to the rise of popularity of street-food cuisine.
Review (Cordonbleu.edu):
In this moving and topical documentary, Vérane Frédiani examines the role of women in the Chef profession in France and around the world through the experiences of leading Chefs and their backgrounds and also via interviews with gastronomic experts and journalists.
🧵 Fashion Victims
Special presentation in the presence of the authors, and in partnership with The Philippine Italian Association
Nov 27, 6.30pm, Multipurpose Hall (Limited slots, RSVP required)
By Allesandro Brasile and Chiara Ka’Hue Cattaneo
43 mins – 2019
In Tamil with English subtitles
The screening will be in the presence of both directors who will engage with the audience for a discussion and Q&A.
Location: AFM Multipurpose Hall (4th floor)
Synopsis:
In Tamil Nadu, Southern India, millions of adolescents and young women work in the textile industry, from the cotton weaving to the production of ready-to-wear garments, for both local and the international market. They often come from poor and rural areas, where there are no income alternatives neither for them nor for their families, especially given the constant and persistent decline of agriculture. It is in these villages that the “brokers”, acting as intermediaries between the companies in need of a sizable and docile workforce, and local population ever more desperate, every year recruit hundreds of thousands of girls.
All documentaries will have English subtitles.
We look forward to celebrating “Le Mois du Doc” with you! 🎉
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Films are subject to changes without prior notice. First-come, first-served based. No reservations.
