tv lineup FALL 2018 new CURRENT AFFAIRS LATIN AMERICA: A GIANT IN TURMOIL BY MARCO ENRIQUEZ & RODRIGO VÁZQUEZ Political defeat in Argentina, Ecuador turning right, demonstrations in Venezuela, discredit on the Brazilian politics, new era in Cuba… Following a wave of success these last years, the left-wing political forces are undergoing critical defeats. With an unprecedented access to the current political leaders in Latin America (Dilma Roussef, Nicolás Maduro, Pepe Mujica, Evo Morales, Rafael Correa), the film gives us an insight view on the new challenges the continent is facing. CINÉTÉVÉ / 52' / 2018 HISTORY 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF WORLD WAR II IN 2019 THE NAZI-SOVIET PACT: THE FIASCO OF THE EUROPEAN DIPLOMACY BY CÉDRIC TOURBE The pact concluded in August 1939 between Hitler and Stalin is still nowadays a symbol of the duplicity and cynicism of the Soviet dictator. However, the true story of this pact, starting point of World War II, is way more ambiguous than it seems. It is, first of all, the story of an astonishing collective failure in which Britons and French share a lot of responsibility. Following the events that led to its signature, this is an account of this fiasco through the eyes of the ones that tried their best to avoid the worst. AGAT FILMS & CIE / 104' & 2 x 52' / 2018 ARTS & CULTURE VENICE 2018 FRIEDKIN UNCUT BY FRANCESCO ZIPPEL Friedkin Uncut offers an introspective insight into the life and artistic journey of William Friedkin, an extraordinary and offbeat director of cult films such as The French Connection, The Exorcist & Sorcerer. For the first time Friedkin opens up, guiding the audience on a fascinating journey through the themes and stories that have influenced his life and artistic career. Thanks to an "all star" cast of friends and collaborators (Francis Ford Coppola, Quentin Tarantino, Willem Dafoe, Matthew McConaughey), we discover stories, anecdotes, and discuss what being an artist really means in order to celebrate the one and only Billy Friedkin. QUOIAT FILMS / 107' / 2018 ARTS & CULTURE JOHN FORD, THE MAN WHO INVENTED AMERICA BY JEAN-CHRISTOPHE KLOTZ Oscar-winning director John Ford helped create the legend of the American West during a career that spanned over fifty years and nearly 150 movies - Stagecoach, The Grapes of Wrath, The Battle of Midway to name a few. Bringing to life America's founding myths and heroes, dreams and disillusions, he captured the American soul like no one else. This film draws his portrait and explores the many echoes between his works and the turbulence that America is now going through. HAUTEVILLE PRODUCTIONS - LOBSTER FILMS / 52' / 2018 ARTS & CULTURE MICHEL LEGRAND, LET THE MUSIC PLAY BY GRÉGORY MONRO Michel Legrand is the composer of some of the most famous scores of cinema (F for Fake, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Thomas Crown Affair to name a few). A living legend who won three Oscars and five Grammys, he collaborated with renowned French and American filmmakers (Godard, Welles, Varda) but also with jazzmen (Mile Davis, John Coltrane) and singers (Barbara Streisand, Frank Sinatra, Boris Vian). This documentary tells the surreal journey of this elusive artist whose life and career are multifaceted. With the participation of Damien Chazelle, Bertrand Tavernier, Xavier Beauvois… CINÉTÉVÉ / 52' / 2018 2 new ARTS & CULTURE PIERRE RICHARD: THE QUIET ONE BY GRÉGORY MONRO Who is Pierre Richard? Is he, as is believed by some, the veritable double of François Perrin, a cult character he invented and for whom he often successfully donned the costume and assumed the blunders? Can he simply be reduced to the unlucky hero of La Chèvre (Knock on Wood) or to the Grand Blond (The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe)? Focusing on Pierre Richard the author, the film draws the portrait of a discrete poet whose complexity, artistic desires and commitments have disappeared behind the immensity of his success. TEMPS NOIR / 52' / 2018 ARTS & CULTURE CUBA UNDERGROUND BY JULIETTE TOUIN While Cuba is opening up to the world, Cuba Underground is tracking the alternative places of the island, searching for a new rebellious generation. At the borders of legality, skaters, graffers, punks, stylists and tattoo artists are hijacking symbols and adapting the new trends in order to make Havana a true cultural capital again. Cuba Underground is taking us to meet these new cultural movements and their main representatives, allowing us to discover this other face of the island as revolutionary as ever. TEMPS NOIR / 10 x 6' / 2018 ADVENTURE & TRAVEL HOLY MOUNTAIN BY REINHOLD MESSNER Nepal, 1979: a group of young New Zealanders led by Peter Hillary decide to climb the 6828 metres high mountain Ama Ablam. Reinhold Messner with his team intend to do the same. They observe the dangerous ascent of the first group who very quickly seems to be in serious danger. In an unprecedented demonstration of comradeship, Reinhold's crew decides to rescue the climbers. The documentary takes us on an incredible journey mixing images of private archive material and the fascinating testimony of Reinhold Messner and his colleagues. TEMPEST FILM / 52' & 80' / 2018 ADVENTURE & TRAVEL AUROVILLE, ON THE PATH OF UTOPIA BY FRED CEBRON For fifty years, Auroville, an experimental city in India a few kilometers south of Pondichéry, has achieved what many other towns tried but few succeeded: to create a haven where all can live in peace, above all creeds, all nationalities, all politics. How and why has this experience been successful? What is life like in this utopia? Following some of the inhabitants of this special town, Fred Cebron takes us on a journey inside this unique city. CINÉTÉVÉ / 52' / 2018 SOCIAL ISSUES DOCS BARCELONA 2018 HAYATI (MY LIFE) BY LILIANA TORRES & SOFI ESCUDE POULENC In 2015, Osama Abdul Mohsen and his son were abused by a Hungarian journalist. The video of the incident scandalized the entire world. Despite of himself, Osama became the symbol of the unfair treatment of migrants and is given the chance to land his dream job: football coach in a Madrid based club. But the rest of his family is still stuck in Turkey and the chances of them obtaining a visa are fading away. What of their dreams and life ambitions? Hayati (My Life) tells the story of Osama and his son Zeid. It is also the story of Moatassam, Youssef and Muhannad: three promising Syrian football players whose best years have been darkened by the shadow of war. BOOGALOO FILMS - ESCANDALO FILMS - LES FILMS D'ICI - LES FILMS D'ICI MEDITERRANEE / 56' & 82' / 2018 3 new FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY LOCARNO 2018 EACH AND EVERY MOMENT BY NICOLAS PHILIBERT Every year, thousands of students – mostly female – embark upon courses that will lead them to become nurses. Enrolled in Nursing Training Institutes, they will spend their time between lectures, practical exercises and internships. A difficult process during which they will have to acquire a great deal of knowledge, master numerous technical procedures and prepare themselves for heavy responsibilities. This film follows the ups and downs of an apprenticeship that will confront them, often at a young age, with human fragility, suffering, illness, the flaws in souls and bodies. It therefore talks about us all, about our humanity. ARCHIPEL 35 - LONGRIDE / 105' / 2018 FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY VENICE 2018 / TIFF 2018 / NYFF 2018 MONROVIA, INDIANA BY FREDERICK WISEMAN Monrovia, Indiana explores a small town in rural, mid-America and illustrates how values like community service, duty, spiritual life, generosity and authenticity are formed, experienced and lived along with conflicting stereotypes. The film gives a complex and nuanced view of daily life in Monrovia and provides some understanding of a way of life whose influence and force have not always been recognized or understood in the big cities on the east and west coasts of America and in other countries. ZIPPORAH FILMS / 143' / 2018 FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY DIRECTORS' FORTNIGHT - OEIL D'OR FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY - CANNES 2018 SAMOUNI ROAD BY STEFANO SAVONA In the rural outskirts of Gaza City, a small community of farmers, the Samouni extended family, is about to celebrate a wedding. It's going to be the first celebration since the last war. Amal, Fuad, their brothers and their cousins have lost their parents, their houses and their olive trees. The neighbourhood where they live is being rebuilt. As they replant trees and plow fields, they face their most difficult task: piecing together their own memory. Through these young survivors' recollections, Samouni Road conveys a deep, multifaceted portrait of a family before, during and after the tragic event that changed its life forever. PICOFILMS - DUGONG - ALTER EGO / 126' / 2018 FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY VISIONS DU REEL 2018 / GRAND PRIX JANINE BAZIN - ENTREVUE BELFORT 2018 NO MAN IS AN ISLAND BY DOMINIQUE MARCHAIS No Man Is an Island travels across Europe, from the farmers working together in the Galline Felici cooperative in Sicily to the architects, craftspersons and elected representatives who collaborate in the Swiss Alps and in Austria. All are engaged in politics through their work and all believe in a common destiny. Is the local level the last possible place for a viable utopia? ZADIG FILMS / FRANCE / 96' / 2018 FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY VISIONS DU RÉEL 2018 / LOCARNO 2018 WHERE ARE YOU, JOÃO GILBERTO? BY GEORGES GACHOT Where are you, João Gilberto? sets out in the footsteps of German writer Marc Fischer who obsessively searched for the legendary founding father of Bossa Nova, Brazilian musician João Gilberto, who has not been seen in public for decades. Fischer described his journey in a book, Hobalala, but committed suicide one week before it was published. By taking up Marc Fischer's quest, following his steps one by one, thanks to all the clues he left us, we pursue João Gilberto to understand the history, the very soul and essence of Bossa Nova.