Catalogue des films de « Catherine Monfajon »

Ishmael Guilliorit has a handsome face, lots of charisma, and a missing leg. This film portrait of the thirty-four year-old founder of an Association called Vagdespoir – ‘wave of hope’- tells a remarkable story. Ishmael is an amputee who has...

Albania has a treasure which is unique in Europe: a hundred kilometres of practically virgin coastline. It is superb, and everybody wants it. The problem is that the land was nationalized for 40 years and now no-one is quite sure who it belongs...

En Afrique du Sud, au cœur des townships et des squatters camps près de Durban, des musiciens inconnus perpétuent une culture urbaine d?une étonnante richesse. Arme sous l’apartheid pour surmonter  les humiliations et détourner les...

Rising sea levels looks like being of a problem than expected. Scientists now talk about a rise of about one metre by 2100. This rising of the waters will wreak havoc on the French coast. Will we give up land to the sea or not? Will houses,...

Accident or crime ? The worst maritime catastrophe since the second world war occured fourteen years ago, and even today the nature of this drama is shrouded in mystery. Hurried instructions, hushed up responsibilities, arbitrary refusals to...

It's a legendary spot for divers from all over the world. In Chuuk Lagoon lies a phantom Japanese fleet, which the Americans destroyed in two days in 1944. Since that event, which was a sort of vengeance for Pearl Harbour, ships, tanks, trucks and...

In Albania, sea travel has been a problem for the last few months. It is impossible to rent a boat in order to visit this superb coastline, which is often inaccessible by road. The Albanian government has banned the use of motorboats for three...

C'est l'histoire d'une cohabitation particulièrement difficile entre des hommes et des babouins chacma, qui partagent le même souhait : vivre en paix dans le décor majestueux de l'Overstrand, entre montagne et Océan Indien, à une centaine de...

We've all heard about the tragic damage brought by hurricane Katrina. Ironically, this catastrophe was predicted in interviews with specialists two years in advance. A deeply moving film where the rage of some victims resonates with the suffering...

All bets are off in San Diego since a colony of seals settled on a small beach in the stylish La Jolla neighborhood. Loved by tourists, the seals are hated by local residents, who refuse to abandon their favorite beach.