The Documentary Winter Festival

An international program with about 20 movies, short and full feature films.

68, mon père et les clous
France - 2017

06:30pm

Bricomonge is closing down! A son films his father during the last months preceding the closure of his hardware store, an opportunity to question him about his past and his life choices. A sensitive portrait, funny and moving; a glance behind closed doors where one crosses, between the shelves, all sorts of characters and lives...

At the time of inventory and accounts, I accompany my father in the last moments of the store. And I try to understand what led the Maoist activist he was in the 60s-70s, the intellectual graduate, to sell nails. Samuel Bigiaoui

Followed by a meeting with Samuel Bigiaoui.

Taste of Cement
Germany, Lebanon, Syria, U.A.E., Qatar - 2017

09:00pm

ChÃ¢teau de Grignan

Every day, Syrian workers build a skyscraper in Beirut. Every night, a curfew forces them into the depth of cement. Meanwhile, the war is destroying their homes in Syria. Gradually, the sounds and images of destruction and reconstruction blend in a dreamlike cacophony: a dazzling essay on the meaning of a life in exile. For me, the challenge is to find my own language, to find myself as a filmmaker, to do something new and that my work, the way I treat this subject and film it, is a strong impact on the audience. Ziad Kalthoum

Followed by a discussion with Mélanie Simon-Franza (Juste Distribution)

Friday, 26th January 2018

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The Documentary Winter Festival