This “we” also includes the Citizens and Justice association, which supports victims and offenders before and after the judgments. The festival designed together intends to show how law fits into society. Hence the theme of this edition: “Get involved!” », first transversal theme after discussing the rights of children in 2021 and those of women in 2022.
Five films are programmed at the UGC in Bordeaux center, for five types of engagement. Commitment to the environment with “Woman at War”, a thriller which features an Icelandic woman fighting against the local aluminum industry, which is disfiguring her country (Friday 5, 8 p.m.). For migrants with “Styx”, an action film about a female doctor who goes on a solitary voyage in the South Atlantic, and who comes across a migrant boat in a desperate situation (Saturday 18, 10:30 a.m.).
Commitment to fundamental rights with “All the Beauty and the Spilled Blood”, Oscar for documentary 2023, dedicated to Nan Golding, a great name in American photography, and in particular to her work on OxyContin, a pain medication that is criticized for to be at the origin of many addictions (Saturday 18, 2:30 p.m.). Commitment to the right to sexual diversity with “120 beats per minute”, on the fight of the Act Up association to accelerate research against AIDS (Sunday 19, 10:30 a.m.).
“We also want to be a real film festival, which offers films for their artistic qualities”
And like every year, a film is also intended for young audiences, “because we must be made aware at a very young age of the fact that we have rights,” says Jean Reynaud. In this case it is “Chicken Run”, which will be screened on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. An animated film in the form of a pastiche of ” The great Escape “ on chickens trying to escape their farm. “And a masterpiece of stop motion,” adds the president. We also want to be a real film festival, which offers films for their artistic qualities. Possibly by giving them a second chance when they did not have the expected success upon their release. »
Except for “Chicken Run”, all screenings will still be accompanied by debates, with the aim of ensuring that the analyzes complement each other. An activist from Youth for Climate, the association initiated by Greta Thunberg, and a psychologist who became interested in the mechanisms of commitment after “All the Beauty and the Spilled Blood”, for example. Or a lawyer and representatives of migrant aid associations after “Styx”.
