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• Le Sacco = der Sessel Sacco / un film de Hélène Guétary
• Le téléviseur Algol = Der Algor Fernseher / un film de Danielle Schirman
• Le fauteuil Paimio = Der Sessel Paimio / un film de Sébastien Jaudeau
• Le Walkman = Der Walkman / un film de Anna-Celia Kendall
• La Valentine = Der Schreibmaschine "Valentine" / un film de Danielle Schirman
• Jaguar E-type / un film de Heinz Peter Schwerfel.

Short films on six iconic products which are masterpieces of design.

"Between her date of birth, on the 2nd of July 1901, and her deportation to Auschwitz, on the 18th of July 1943, in a wagon train leaving from Drancy, Odette Bernstein's life left few traces, except those found in the administrative archives. This young and independent woman, from a well-off family of Neuilly-sur-Seine, was the filmmaker's great aunt. Before World War II, she created her own hatmaking business, and changed name at the same time, becoming Fanny Berger. She set up rue Balzac, near the Champs Elysées. German occupation didn't stop immediately her booming business, but anti-Jewish laws from Vichy government would quickly get hold of it. The noose tightened around her: contacts with her clients were forbidden as well as the opening of a bank account, obligation to get her name registered and to hold the yellow star... until Fanny Berger tried to escape to reach the free zone, got caught and was interned in Drancy camp. In the meantime, French administration managed to make 'Aryan' most Jewish firms, and Fanny Berger's hatmaking business was sold, supervised by a temporary administrator. In 1942, Fanny Berger found herself with no home, no business and no rights"--Dissidenz International.

Explores the mysteries of female sexuality, focusing on the clitoris, a tiny, highly sensitive organ with 8,000 nerve endings at its tip. Blends graphic imagery, animation, TV commercials, and interviews with doctors, psychologists, writers, therapists, and sex educators to examine both historical and contemporary perceptions of the psychology and physiology of women's sexual response.

Summary: "This documentary may use whimsical animation to personify carbon dioxide emissions, but its message is dead-serious: if we fail to cut the rate of CO2 spewing into the atmosphere, we face a bleak future. MR. CO2 opens in Copenhagen, where the world's political leaders gather in December 2009 to try and hammer out a new carbon treaty to replace the Kyoto Accord. Joining them are activists and climate scientists, on-hand to press for action. They include Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chair of the International Panel on Climate Change, and Bill McKibben, founder of a movement aimed at lowering atmospheric carbon, who says at the conference, 'we are past the red line, the real debate is between human beings on the one hand, and physics and chemistry on the other.'" --Icarus website, viewed 28th October, 2011.

In 1939 French citizens enjoyed a peaceful life. In mere months they would be at war and within a year conquered by Germany. From the tranquil times before the war, through the German occupation and liberation of Europe, experience scenes of civilian daily life; footage of Hitler recorded by Eva Braun; military maneuvers documented by Hollywood directors Darryl Zanuck and George Stevens; and celebrity visits by Ernest Hemingway, Edward G. Robinson and Clark Gable.

"This program is not a typical travelogue, highlighting must-see tourist spots. Instead it captures the feeling of the city and the life for Madrileños"--Bibliographic record for English version.

"Through the lives of Bouba, the video club operator, and Jules Cesar, the djembe maker and player who sees the djembe, a skin-covered hand drum, as the big brother of cinema, Jean-Marie Teno turns the portrait of the Ouagadougou neighborhood of St. Leon into an introspection on his craft as a filmmaker, as well as a personal reflection on art, popular culture, and business in Africa today.."--website

André Lefèvre talks about the architecture that he and his partner Jean Aubert created in their careers in the south of France, and their sensitivity to the quality of the natural areas.

A biography of Thomas Sankara, a charismatic army captain who became the first president of Burkina Faso after a popularly-supported coup. During his four years in office before being assassinated, he instituted a wide range of progressive social and economic reforms.

Alex's wedding (46 min.): From the preparations to the minister's blessing, the wedding party to the awkward end of the festivities, Teno films a polygamous marriage ceremony.
Head in the clouds (34 min.): Teno looks at the informal sector of the Cameroon economy, in which people try to survive in spite of the economic bureaucracy inherited from colonialism.

Dominique Delouche's documentary goes back over Nina Vyroubova's exceptional career. Raised in the intellectual milieu of the Russian circles of emigrants in Paris, Nina Vyroubova trained with the former principal dancers of the Mariinsky Theatre such as Trefilova, Preobrajenska or Egorova, who settled in the French city after the Soviet revolution. The young Nina Vyroubova made her debuts at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in 1945, where she was soon noticed by Serge Lifar who offered her a place at the Paris Opera, which named her an Étoile later on. She acquired an international fame in the title role of Giselle. In the company of the principal dancers of the Paris Opera, Nina Vyroubova hands down her art to the young generation.

Documentarist Raymond Depardon travels through provincial France in a camper, gathering conversations with people from all walks of life.

How can a society built entirely around the principle of inequality become democratic? India has implemented a policy of affirmative action for the members of the lower or 'untouchable' caste, who represent more than half of the population: those who meet the policy's requirements will be employed as civil servants. This film documents the results of this controversial policy, a legislative attempt to bring social and political change to India.

This film reveals how public relations grew out of wartime propaganda and is a portrait of one of the key architects of the field, Edward Bernays

"Although they are born female, "Transboys" feel male and have decided to cross the frontier between the sexes. These alternating portraits of Lynnee, Kaleb and Rocco reveal three characters who embody the "Transboy", and who are exploring this gender flexibility. The documentary turns the traditional male-female mindset on its head, and attempts to find out in what way this new male behaviour could advance male-female relationships in general"--from publisher's website.

"'Post-carbon futures' makes the case that we need a completely different approach to economic growth and prosperity and that geo-engineering and building huge projects simply in order to maintain a consumer society makes no sense. British environmentalist Tim Jackson, from the University of Surrey, and French writer Paul Ariès both argue that our current economic system has trapped us into needing to constantly increase our emissions. Ariès, a leading advocate of the 'de-growth' movement passionately argues for a re-imagining of our economic system and not just cutting back on emissions but redefining prosperity itself. The film travels to the UK, where we visit the British 'transition town' of Totnes, which is converting itself into an environmentally sustainable community, and meet permaculture activists in San Francisco who dream of turning the city's 1,800 acres of lawns into sources of food, fuel and fibre. Maybe our best hope for bold changes lies right in our backyards."--Icarus website, viewed 17th Nov, 2011.

The true story behind the violent death of Francois Chenu, a young gay man who was murdered by 3 homophobic skinheads in 2002.

Looks at various historical episodes that have bound France to the black community.

The story of the rise and fall of tabloid newspapers in the UK and US including the New York Post, The Sun, The National Enquirer and The Star.

A group of senior citizens living in Israel's West Bank learn to live with the everyday changes, restrictions, disappointments, and surprises created when Israel builds the Wall of Separation just meters from their front door.