Couv Cat 2009 - Eurodoc

2007 Chapter
CAMPO SANTO
LENGTH : 60 MIN EURODOC NETWORK
DIRECTOR : SONIA PASTECCHIA
PRODUCERS : ISABELLE TRUC, BELGIUM & SERGE GUEZ, FRANCE
COMPANIES : IOTA PRODUCTIONS & CRESCENDO FILMS
To emigrate implies the loss of a homeland which witnessed our birth
and which, once left behind, becomes a sacred place in our memory.
We attach ourselves to this memory. In the Fifties, my parents left
their native village of Esanatoglia, situated in the Marches in Italy to
work in Belgium. In the last thirty years, new immigrants from Europe
and from the world over have come to work in this resurgent region
of Italy, and some have settled in the village. Following the path of
one family, a polyphonic narrative will be woven to bring out the truth
of this process of loss and rebirth, which little by little deeply
transforms our identity. I would like to reach out to the emotional
experience of the spectator and shed light on this experience of
losing one’s motherland that, to a greater or lesser extent, affects us
all.
Partners :
ARTE G.E.I.E., Anne Baumann
RTBF, Wilbur Leguebe (Belgium)
Wallonie Image Production
FILMS
LE BLUES DE L’ORIENT
LENGTH : 90 MIN EURODOC-PRODUCTION 2003-2004
DIRECTOR : FLOENCE STRAUSS
PRODUCERS : XAVIER DUBOIS, FRANÇOIS DUPLAT
COMPANY : BEL AIR MEDIA (FRANCE)
Cairo, Alexandria, Tel Aviv, Beirut, Damascus, Aleppo, Palmyra…
In a troubled world, these cities share a common inheritance, that
of classical Arab music.
Florence leaves Paris for the Middle East to discover an unknown
and hidden part of her past – she is of Jewish and Arab descent –
carried along by her love of the oriental music that guides her
footsteps.
Le Caire, Alexandrie, Tel Aviv, Beyrouth, Damas, Alep, Palmyre…
Dans un monde déchiré, ces cités ont un héritage commun en
partage, la musique arabe classique. De Paris, Florence part en
Orient à la rencontre de la part ignorée et occultée de son histoire
– elle est d’origine juive et arabe – portée par son amour de la
musique orientale qui guide ses pas.
La route et la quête se transforment au gré des rencontres qui la
ponctuent : des musiciens surtout, qui sont aussi des poètes et des
visionnaires de cette histoire de l’Orient qu’ils ont véhiculée dans
les sonorités de leurs voix, les mélodies de leurs chants et les
rythmes de leurs mains.
Co-Producers :
Les Films d’Ici, Serge Lalou (France)
Amythos, Amit Breuer (Canada)
Partners :
ONF, Colette Loumède (Canada)
TV 5
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