Archive of films Our Days, Absolutely, Have to Be Enlightened / Nos jours, absolument, doivent être illuminés

France
2012, 22 min

Section: Documentary Films - Competition
Year: 2012

The latest picture from Jean-Gabriel Périot, one of the most distinctive figures of short documentary filmmaking, takes us to a prison in Orléans, France, to witness a nontraditional concert performed by the local inmates, whose touching songs may be enjoyed (thanks to loudspeakers) by chance passersby.

Synopsis

A highly unusual concert took place in Orléans, France, on May 28, 2011. Speakers were arranged outside the local prison so that the inmates’ heartfelt renditions could be broadcast live. Luckily, the concert was attended by a highly prominent short documentarist, award-winning French director Jean-Gabriel Périot. His powerful film looks at how chance auditors experience the prisoners’ touching ballads. On one side of the walls we can hear imploring voices, on the other we see the eloquent emotions on the faces of the passersby.

About the director

Jean-Gabriel Périot (b. 1974, France) is the creator of numerous short films for which he developed his own particular editing style while working with archive materials. His movies, combining a documentary approach with animation and an experimental form, in large part deal with violence in human history. The films Dies Irae (2005), Even If She Had Been a Criminal… (Eût-elle été criminelle..., 2006), and Nijuman no borei (2007) were presented at many international festivals.

Contacts

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Our Days, Absolutely, Have to Be Enlightened

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About the film

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Section:	Documentary Films - Competition

Director:	Jean-Gabriel Périot
Screenplay:	Jean-Gabriel Périot
Dir. of Photography:	Vianney Lambert, Denis Gravouil
Music:	Gérald Kurdian
Producer:	Cécile Lestrade
Production:	Alter Ego production
Contact:	Alter Ego production