Catalogue des films de « Emmanuel Gras »

Hénin-Beaumont, the last days before summer, the story of a friendship.

Chantal Birman has devoted her life to defending the rights of women. At nearly seventy years old, she still provides care and advice to women who have just given birth. From painful moments to intensely joyful experiences, witnessing her visits...

Within the dolls made for young American girls, and the representations they convey, lies a long and complicated history of white supremacy and racism. But, between 1850 and 1930, nameless African-American women made black dolls out of cloth for...

A male voice describes, with ruthless precision, the physical and mental journey of a man who has just become homeless. Behind the harsh words, we sense the empathy of someone who’s already been there. Images of the streets of Paris, passers-by,...

Daily life in a Marseille overnight shelter. Caught between last-resort solutions and feeling trapped, three hundred men try to thwart urgency. This immersion in an overnight shelter in Marseille immediately focuses on the doorstep - the door...

In "Silent Visitors" a number of people are portrayed for whom Japanese abandoned sites have become an essential part of their lives. Ayumi, Doitehu and Mike all share the same passion for haikyo. Their visits of these contemporary ruins reveal...

The true life of a cow : grazing, ruminating, gazing – but also feeling – mooing with grief, or simply enjoying an apple...

A special form of the culture clash: Chinese work ethics meet african savoir vivre. Close the the Congolese city of Kolwezi a Chinese company wants to realize a giant street renovation project. But what happens when the truck driver does not show...

The piano has been in the living room for fifteen years. It is worn out and nobody uses it anymore. My mother inherited the piano when her parents died. It conjures up unpleasant memories. Now, she has to move out and to sell the piano. But it has...

Isaac Mbuyi, a young Congolese man from Katanga, is 21 years old and Works as a creuser or excator. This means that he dig up cobalt using his bare hands or just a spade, in the abandoned mines in the once flourishing town of Kolwezi. Isaac’s...