Documentaries selected for the 25th Annual Colcoa French Film & Series Festival running November 1-7 cover climate change, immigration, transgender inclusion and Holocaust revelations among other topics.
Six documentary films and one TV documentary make up the non-fiction component of the programme that screens live at the DGA Theaters. Each film will be eligible for the 2021 Colcoa Best Documentary Award.
“Documentary films have grown in prominence in France in the past few years, with more than 150 released in theaters in 2019 and strong sales worldwide,” said deputy director Anouchka van Riel. “We are showing seven of the most innovative documentaries coming out of France today that cover the gamut of style, approach, and artistic vision.”
The full line-up of the 25th edition will be announced on October 5. The documentaries at Colcoa are:
Above Water (Marcher sur L’eau, 2021). Aïssa Maïga’s film centres on the hope surrounding the construction of a well in Niger that promises to change village life for the better. Presented in association with Orange Studio. North American Premiere
Birds Of America (2021). Jacques Loeuille takes a trip down the Mississippi River and explores political, environmental and human rights issues in the United States through the prism of the country’s diminished variety of bird species. Presented in Association with MK2 Films. North American Premiere
From Where They Stood (A Pas Aveugles, 2021). Christophe Cognet explores the lives behind clandestine photographs of Second World War concentration camps taken by inmates. Presented in Association with US distributor Greenwich Entertainment. North American Premiere
Gallant Indies (Indes Galantes, 2021). Clément Cogitore’s film follows a new generation of artists as they interpret Jean-Philippe Rameau’s early 18th century opera Les Indes Galantes through break-dancing, hip-hop, krumping and voguing. Presented in association with Pyramide International. North American Premiere
Jane By Charlotte (2021). Charlotte Gainsbourg directed the The Cannes selection and portrait of her mother, the singer Jane Birkin, as the women discuss life. Presented in association with US distributor Utopia. West Coast premiere
Little Girl (Petite Fille, 2021). Sebastien Lifshitz’s film centres on the family of a seven-year-old trans girl as they face a constant battle to make her difference understood and accepted. Presented in association with US distributor Music Box Films. Special Presentation Colcoa Awards
Television documentary set to premiere at Colcoa:
All About Yves Montand (Montand Est a Nous, 2021). Yves Jeuland’s Cannes selection celebrates the life and 50-year career of singer-actor-public figure Yves Montand, Presented in association with Zelig Films. North American Premiere
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