Jacques Désiré Laval - Un homme parmi les autres

The True Story of Pirates

December 2022 •French

Thanks to new excavations in Mauritius and Madagascar, as well as archival and museum research in France, Spain, England and Canada, a group of international scholars paint a new portrait of the world of piracy in the Indian Ocean.

Les Jours Inespérés

October 2018 •French

Gaëtan Duval, une vie

October 2015 •French

Lost In Paradise: Mauritius

January 2014 •German

The Cathedral

January 2006 •French

A day in the life of Lina, a young girl from Port-Louis, capital of Mauritius, seen through the eyes of the cathedral. A day that will not be the same as the rest when an unexpected meeting brings Lina face to face with reality and she is forced her to make a choice.

Benares

January 2005 •French

Two young men went on a ride with their old friend in his truck across the whole Mauritius, the sole purpose of it being finding and getting two girls to entertain them that very night back home.

Rouzblézonnver

February 2009 •French

A father sews a national flag which he has promised to his son on the occasion of the National Day celebration. He leaves home on the said day and on his way loses his flag. He sets out to find it and ends up meeting people who'll make him reflect on the core value of the country, that of sharing and helping each other

Ghosted

June 2023 •English

GHOSTED is a British romantic comedy drama film in which an aspiring actress falls for a man on their first date.

Made in Mauritius

January 2009 •English

Bissoon is a retired Mauritian struggling with the Chinese merchant Ah-Yan who tries to sell him a new radio, as his, after 20 years, is broken. Bissoon resists the temptations of globalization but then falls victim to the marketing .

Horizon Line

October 2020 •English

A couple flying on a small plane to attend a tropical island wedding must fight for their lives after their pilot suffers a heart attack.

Les Accords de Bella

Invalid date •English

There are more than 500 accordions for 35,000 people. Polkas, mazurkas and waltzes are part of the history and mestization of an island forgotten by all for a very long time. Here, the accordion is not a forgotten instrument, quite the contrary; its sound mixes with African drums so that young and old can dance. With Philippe Imbert's help, a French craftsman, the Rodrigues Accordion Association has set out on a new adventure: Making their own accordion. The first one, the prototype, completely made on the island, is called Bella

With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof

January 2004 •Swedish

A documentary by Ronny Svensson and Markus Stromqvist on the making of Bo Widerberg's 1976 movie Man on the Roof, featuring extensive interviews with cast and crew

Celtic Legends: Irish Legends

January 1999 •English

This revealing program shows that the search for the Celtic Gods of Britain is an extremely difficult task. Their origins are shrouded in mystery, but they are kept alive in a series of enduring stories. This program presents many of these stories, which have been passed down from generation to generation.

2Doc: What Are We Doing?

September 2023 •Dutch

In 2022, 92% of those affected encountered aggression or violence. Frans Bromet portrays six influences who encounter violence while carrying out their work. The violence with which the actual consequences are, leaves personal physical, especially mental, traces.

Seven Women: Miu Kam-Fung

November 1976 •

Miu Kam-fung, who plays the film’s titular character, addresses her identity as housewife and actress in Patrick Tam’s commentary on the dangers of rampant consumerism, seen as a defining moment for contemporary Hong Kong. In its studied references to Godard, Tam’s work buzzes with modern life—supermarkets, billboards, television—and juxtaposes these references with questions about marital infidelity, middle-class morality, and even political sentiment.

The Phantom: The Man, the Myth, the Legend

January 1996 •English

HBO First Look's episode on The Phantom

Seven Women: Liza Wang

November 1976 •

In the last episode of Patrick Tam’s anthology series “Seven Women” (1976), Lisa (Lisa Wang) suffers from "environmental depression" and those around her treat her like a lunatic. Joyce deploys a creative mix of dialogue and monologue to illustrate Lisa's complicated personality. She might act like any normal obedient daughter around her parents, yet other times she reveals her overly sensitive and suspicious mind as her moods run the gamut from poetic to violent. The villa where Lisa is sent to heal becomes a tumultuous battleground when a young doctor who has his own psychological hang-ups begins treating her and a conflict of egos is ignited.

Whore Revolution

August 2023 •Spanish

Whore Revolution is led by members of the organizations OMESPRO La Paz and OMESPRO Santa Cruz; These become builders of a story that makes use of a symbolic lever to transfer the central discussions of the whore universe to a political and poetic space. The film is structured in four parts with their own entity, which together make up a piece that has the vocation and versatility to invade all types of spaces—except virtual ones. María Galindo turns the camera and questions the viewer: "Without money and without work... I want to see you in my place."

Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung

November 1976 •

The first episode of Patrick Tam’s anthology series “Seven Women” (1976)

Seven Women: Ivy Ho, Yeung Si-Dai, Lee Yan-Yi

November 1976 •

The third episode of Patrick Tam’s anthology series “Seven Women” (1976), with three short stories combined.