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Bigger Than Us (film)
''Bigger Than Us'' is a 2021 French documentary film produced and directed by Flore Vasseur, co-produced by Marion Cotillard, and written by Vasseur and Melati Wijsen. The film made its world premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival in the special section ''Cinema for the Climate'' on 10 July 2021. It was released theatrically in France by Jour2fête on 22 September 2021. It was nominated for the César Award for Best Documentary Film in 2022. Plot The documentary follows Melati Wijsen, an 18-year-old Indonesian girl and well-established activist against plastic pollution in her country. She wants to understand how to hold on and continue her action, so she goes on to meet six other young activists across the globe. Cast * Melati Wijsen * Xiuhtezcatl Martinez * Memory Banda * René Silva * Mohamad Al Jounde * Mary Finn * Winnie Tushabe Release The film made its world premiere at the 74th Cannes Film Festival in the special section ''Cinema for the Climate'' on 10 July 2021. ...
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Flore Vasseur
Flore Vasseur (born 1973) is a French film director, screenwriter, film producer, novelist, journalist and entrepreneur. Her first feature-length documentary film, ''Bigger Than Us (film), Bigger Than Us'' (2021), premiered in the ''Cinema for the Climate'' section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the 47th César Awards, 2022 César Award for César Award for Best Documentary Film, Best Documentary Film. Personal life Vasseur is a former snowboard champion. She graduated in Business and Marketing at HEC Paris, and in Political Studies at the Grenoble Institute of Political Studies. Vasseur lives in France and has two children. Filmography Documentaries * 2017 in film, 2017: ''Meeting Snowden'' (medium-length film) * 2021 in film, 2021: ''Bigger Than Us (film), Bigger Than Us'' Television * 2009 in television, 2009: ''TED: 18 minutes pour changer le monde'' (short film): co-director and writer * 2013 in television, 2013: ''Les Insoumises'' (documentary): wr ...
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A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ...
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A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and Media studies, media analyst Bill Nichols (film critic), Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in terms of "a filmmaking practice, a cinematic tradition, and mode of audience reception [that remains] a practice without clear boundaries". Research into information gathering, as a behavior, and the sharing of knowledge, as a concept, has noted how documentary movies were preceded by the notable practice of documentary photography. This has involved the use of singular Photograph, photographs to detail the complex attributes of History, historical events and continues to a certain degree to this day, with an example being the War photography, conflict-related photography achieved by popular figures such as Mathew Brady during the Am ...
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