Jacques Désiré Laval - Un homme parmi les autres

Lost In Paradise: Mauritius

January 2014 •German

Gaëtan Duval, une vie

October 2015 •French

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Wrong Revision

January 2018 •Japanese

Based on Akutagawa Ryunosuke's short story The Devil and Tobacco (1916), the film introduces a curious account of the devil's introduction to Japan with St. Xavier in 1549, and how the devil transformed himself into an octopus (or devil fish) to eventually oppress Japanese Christians in the 17th century.

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February 2021 •French

Pélagos, voyage au large de la Méditerranée

June 2023 •French

Everything Is All Right

January 2012 •French

The Cats of Gokogu Shrine

February 2024 •Japanese

An ample community of cats has set up home around the Shinto shrine in Ushimado. Some local residents take care of them, others are disturbed by their mess. Kazuhiro Soda observes their co-existence with kindness, precision and occasional involvement.

Sex Is Comedy: The Revolution of Intimacy Coordinators

November 2023 •French

A fascinating insight into the role of the intimacy co-ordinator, told through behind-the-scenes access to new queer French TV show Split.

HELLBOY STORIES: NO RULES

September 2020 •English

Documentary surrounding the making of Lil Peep's mixtape HELLBOY.

Maria Casarès and Albert Camus, you, my life

November 2022 •French

Maria Casarès, a theatre actress and Albert Camus, one of the most important modern french writer, keep a long correspondence (more than 900 letters) about their love and the emotions they feel for each other for 15 years.

Walt Curtis: The Peckerneck Poet

January 1997 •English

Directed by animator and filmmaker Bill Plympton, this 1997 documentary provides a glimpse into the life of poet Walt Curtis, on whose memoir MALA NOCHE is based.