
Colostrum – Films – Visions du Réel
When Solène, a city-dweller, volunteers on his farm, she discovers the harshness of Pascal’s farming life, in contact with the land and the animals. A beautiful tale of intertwined lives.
Rose à la ferme – Films – Visions du Réel
The local employment office sends her to help out on a farm. Rising at dawn, she observes, imitates, chips her nail polish, dirties her boots, and learns the names of the cows, without …
Cows With No Name – Films – Visions du Réel
Cows With No Name is almost a diary, filmed one day at a time, of each stage of this process, documenting the operation of the farm with critical and incisive humour.
The Beekeeper and His Son – Films – Visions du Réel
Back in the village after his studies in town, Maofu is 20 years old and his ambition is to modernise his father’s bee farm. However, the latter does not see it this way and bemoans his …
Nous la mangerons, c’est la moindre des choses - Visions du Réel
In 2016, videos showing the slaughter conditions of farm animals shocked public opinion. For Elsa Maury, the stupor that they caused brought “the problem to the centre of our plates”.
Forest Coal Pit - Visions du Réel
Two elderly, bachelor brothers live together on a small farm in Forest Coal Pit, South Wales. This super 8mm portrait explores the mundanity, vibrancy and intimacy of their relationship and …
Spare Parts – Films – Visions du Réel
His farm, unlike the rest, is not full of goats or sheep but hundreds of cars arranged on a large field. He harvests with speed and precision, extracting spare parts from the carcasses to …
I Walked Through Fire, You Were with Me - Visions du Réel
Stonys follows here the way of the cross of the victims, who are starting again from nothing, helped by neighbours who entrust them with the upkeep of a farm. It suggests a slow but sure …
Ramboy – Films – Visions du Réel
For his grandfather Martin, though, this is the right time to introduce him to work on the farm. Ramboy is a tender and dreamlike film about the patience required to learn and pass on a …
Lorello and Brunello – Films – Visions du Réel
Lorello and Brunello Biondi are twins and both live and farm in Pianetti di Sovana, a small place located in the southern part of Tuscany. They have worked tirelessly their whole life.