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2016, Paris Fashion Week. A gang of aging robbers attempts the final heist of their career: stealing an 18-carat ring from a woman unknown to them — who turns out to be none other than Kim Kardashian. Their robbery sparks a global media storm, exposing the collision between old-school criminality and modern hyper-celebrity.

Through reconstructions and exclusive testimonies, robbers, police officers, lawyers, jurors, Anglo-Saxon journalists, and an FBI agent reveal what the media has never shown before. Structured like a crime thriller, this pop crime series unfolds the story through the eyes of those who experienced it firsthand. It explores the one question that remains unanswered: where did the ring go?

If light could talk, what would it tell us? From the Big Bang to the emergence of life, this poetic and scientific series explores, through never-before-seen images created by artist Roman Hill, the forms and movements of the entities in our universe, from the Dark Age to planet Earth.

From the Big Bang to the emergence of life, this poetic and scientific series explores, through never-before-seen images created by artist Roman Hill, the forms and movements of the entities in our universe, from the Dark Age to planet Earth. Created by screenwriter Thomas Cadène, astrophysicist David Elbaz, and journalist Corentin Duval, this eight-episode series explores the genesis of the Universe.

What is hair really for? From ants to polar bears, from crabs to whales, hair — fur, bristles or baleen — is almost everywhere in the animal kingdom. A masterpiece of natural engineering, scientists reveal the hidden powers of fur and hair. A journey across the animal world to uncover how this essential feature helps animals survive, adapt and thrive.

ALL ABOUT FUR is a natural historical journey exploring the extraordinary diversity of animal hair and its often overlooked functions, across the wild landscapes of the animal kingdom worldwide. This documentary series examines the role of hair through three fundamental challenges of life: facing the climate, feeding, and defending. From Antarctica to Namibia, Costa Rica, the U.S., Canada, Mexico, France, all the way to India, this visual journey is proof that fur is one of nature’s most ingenious inventions: whether serving as a thermal shield, a hunting tool, or camouflage, it has shaped animal life on Earth.

First there was Big Tobacco, now it’s time for Big Food. The first lawsuits were filed a couple months ago. Children are at the heart of the matter since it has been revealed that the junk food industry targeted them with dangerously global sophisticated marketing methods.

After Big Tobacco, it is Big Food's turn now. In the United States, the first lawsuits are being filed, and they show a global reality: for more than thirty years, the giants of the food industry have been secretly tightening their grip on children. 
 
From North America to the Southern Hemisphere, all the way to Europe, a whole generation grew up under the grip of the junk food industry. Child malnutrition is no longer defined by thinness but by obesity. It is a quiet pandemic, fueled by increasingly sophisticated and intrusive marketing campaigns, from chemical conditioning to social media addiction.
 
Lawyers have unearthed previously unpublished documents that expose the industry's methods in every detail. Secret archives and eyewitness accounts form the backbone of this documentary and shed light on three decades of struggle. 

After The Great Greek Myths, The Iliad and The Odyssey, and The Viking Myths, get ready to dive into the fascinating world of ancient Egypt and the secrets of the gods who shaped its mythology.

The Egyptian civilization, both fascinating and millennial, is one of the richest and most mysterious civilizations in the world. It survived for twice as long as the current Western Christian civilization. It was built around a constellation of gods and goddesses. Between ancient papyri, betrayals and secret powers, Egyptian mythology reveals a spiritual world where each deity, protagonist of the greatest legends of our culture, embodied a facet of life and nature. A journey into the heart of the invisible and the sacred, where beliefs and art collide.

Massive pollution, labor exploitation, corruption, privatization of public land and the destruction of marine ecosystems, a two-part, 45-minute investigation into this secretive and extremely powerful industry, which welcomes 30 million passengers each year and generates $75 billion in revenue.

From corporate headquarters in Miami to the power circles of Washington, D.C., and across the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia, this documentary thriller traces the hidden networks where law firms, exotic flags, and offshore companies intertwine in a meticulously orchestrated web. While passengers disembark in the Caribbean or Northern Europe, workers speak out about grueling schedules and constant pressure, and experts reveal the extent of the environmental impacts caused by major cruise lines—a lucrative and rapidly growing industry.

The Great Barrier Reef, one of the seven natural wonders of the world, is home to some of the most breathtaking life forms on the planet. Ravaged by the effects of climate change, some believe all hope is lost. Yet others, driven by courage and determination, are working tirelessly to find ingenious and practical solutions. This is the case for marine biologist Richard Fitzpatrick and his teams, who are dedicated to saving the Great Barrier Reef by implementing innovative scientific protocols to restore damaged coral. Stepping out of their labs, these field scientists show what imagination, science, and action can achieve.

The Great Barrier Reef, one of the seven natural wonders of the world, is home to some of the most breathtaking life forms on the planet. Ravaged by the effects of climate change, some believe all hope is lost. Yet others, driven by courage and determination, are working tirelessly to find ingenious and practical solutions. This is the case for marine biologist Richard Fitzpatrick and his teams, who are dedicated to saving the Great Barrier Reef by implementing innovative scientific protocols to restore damaged coral. Stepping out of their labs, these field scientists show what imagination, science, and action can achieve.

What is the price of sugar, this delicious poison? WIth sequences set in the present day, this historical investigation reveals a global system still fueled by the exploitation of land and people that is rooted in its original sin: slavery.

What is the price of sugar? How much does the fleeting pleasure of this delicious but useless poison really cost? It's a global addiction that has been fueled by the exploitation of land and people for over five centuries. Sugar was the basis of a civilization which, from the transatlantic slave trade to modern forms of exploitation, has never ceased to brutalize labor in all its forms, and to perpetuate immense lies in order to guarantee the prosperity of its industry. The whole world has been shaped by sugar. From Brazil to Réunion, from Europe to South Africa and from India to the Dominican Republic, its production has laid the foundations for the modern capitalist system, devastated the environment, and led to massive population movements. As the curse of sugar continues to haunt certain parts of the world, we set off to these exploited lands to discover a history of which we are all heirs.

The Contacts collection is an invitation to discover the artistic approach of the greatest contemporary photographers from an original angle. Through a series of images (contact sheets, proofs, prints and slides), with a commentary by the photographer, the viewer enters the secret world of their creation and is guided into the heart of the photographic creative process.

CONTACTS is a collection of films about contemporary photography. Each film traces the development of an individual photographer. With the help of the programme director, the photographer puts together a retrospective, selecting images from his or her contact sheets, proof prints and end-prints to show how his or her work has changed in character and meaning over the years.
Photographers use contact sheets and proofs of various kinds as an aid to memory or a log-book. Exploring these visual jottings provides us with an invaluable insight into their working methods.
Over the years, the initial concept of the collection has evolved. CONTACTS now includes major contemporary artists like Sophie Calle, Jeff Wall, Nan Goldin and Hiroshi Sugimoto, whose work makes use of photographic techniques, alongside famous photo-journalists like William Klein, Helmut Newton, Robert Doisneau and Henri Cartier-Bresson. CONTACTS has become an international reference for all those who are interested in contemporary photography.

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2000 : Certificat Of Merit Winner au Festival International Du Film De San Francisco for NAN GOLDIN. 1999 : Mention Spéciale à Vue Sur Les Docs for NAN GOLDIN. 1994 : Golden FIPA for SARAH MOON. 1993 : Prix du Meilleur Film de Jeunes au Festival du Court-métrage De Tampere for DON MCCULLIN. 1992 : Mention Spéciale at the Festival International Du Documentaire - Visions Du Réel (Nyon) for DON MCCULLIN.

This documentary traces SS commander Walter Rauff’s global journey after World War II. Through this story, set in the middle of the Cold War, this film sheds light on the hidden side of international geopolitics, the survival of Nazi criminal networks, and their enduring impact today.

Since the mid-2000s, newly declassified archives have exposed the extent to which Nazi criminals were reintegrated by various states after the Second World War. This documentary focuses on the story of Walter Rauff, an SS commander involved in the persecution and mass murder of Jewish people. His postwar journey reveals a dark and complex network that stretched from the Vatican to West Germany, Egypt, Syria, and even Israel. A network closely monitored by U.S. intelligence services who intended to use it to their advantage. Rauff later resumed his career under Pinochet’s dictatorship in Chile, working as an unofficial advisor to the DINA (Chile’s secret police). His story exemplifies how Nazi ideologies and methods survived the war and were absorbed into repressive regimes around the world. The disappearance of Nazi war criminals did not mark the end of their influence. Their hateful ideology and brutal tactics persist through their ideological successors, still spreading today.

This exceptional documentary series gives the keys to understanding the historical, geographical and political situation in Palestine, thanks to never-before-seen archives and interviews with experts from around the world and the people facing the reality of what it is like to live on Palestinian territory. A land that is both an international ticking time bomb and the most disputed territory in contemporary history.

In his book De quoi la Palestine est-elle le nom ? journalist and Middle East specialist Alain Gresh looks at the place of Palestine in colonial history and in colonization. This is, without a doubt, the last great unresolved colonial question. Throughout the world, Palestine embodies a long-standing, divisive conflict, stirring emotions and irreconcilable oppositions. While Jewish Zionism is one element of this (hi)story, it alone cannot explain the destiny of Palestine and the fate of the Palestinians, just as the creation of the State of Israel in 1948 alone cannot embody the prologue to their national narrative.
 
So, how has the Palestinian identity been forged over the course of history, from ancient times to the present day, this sense of belonging to a people and a nation firmly rooted in what is undoubtedly the most disputed land in the world? A passionate subject par excellence, Palestine has been at the center of international and even national news for over 75 years. The issue affects everyone, mixing religion, archeology and history, ideology, racism, anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism.
 
From the Ottoman conquest to the British occupation, from the creation of the State of Israel to the 1948 Nakba (Arabic: ‘the catastrophe’), from the Israeli-Arab wars to the Oslo Accords and their subsequent failure, from the colonization of the West Bank to the bloody attacks of October 7, 2023 and the destruction of Gaza, the history of Palestine is an international ticking time bomb: that of the most disputed territory in our contemporary history.
 
So how do we tell the (hi)story of Palestine and its people?
 
By going back to basics and retracing the steps involved in building an identity and becoming aware of belonging to a people, a nation. Although the term ‘Palestine’ has a geographical meaning, from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, independently of the national identities of the peoples living there, it also has a political meaning defined by an essentially Arabic-speaking and predominantly Muslim national community. It makes no sense to mix up the two.

Discover a stunning new collection of live performances featuring iconic artists across genres—from classical greats to contemporary pop legends.
 From Air’s concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall to Mozart's Requiem being performed at the Palace of Versailles, each concert is a unique experience. Enjoy great music from all over the world and step into unforgettable places!
 
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