My Lovely Village (15x26')
MY LOVELY VILLAGE (15x26')
INFORMATION
FR / 2014-2020 / 15x26’ / 4K-HD / French, English, German (to be bought from Arte)
C Chromatiques / Arte GEIE / Various directors
Worldwide rights available
TAGS
Children, teenager, school, Latin America, Europe, Middle-East, West Indies, Africa, tradition, friendship, leisure
SYNOPSIS
An initiation series to discover world cultures. Each film centers around a 10 to 14-year-old child from a village community. Through their eyes and childlike words, they create a portrait of their village, their young friends and also the adults, the men and women who transmit their culture from generation to generation. A new way to voyage seen through the eyes of adolescents!
Episodes available in 4K
Easter Island (2020)
Located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Easter Island is considered the most isolated inhabited place on the planet. This is where Monserrat, a 15-year-old girl, lives. Throughout her daily life, she makes us discover the history of the first inhabitants of the island, holders of a unique and very rich culture. Even though surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, the Island is not far from the risks linked to pollution and climate change. Aware of this, Monserrat actively participates on its scale to make its civic contribution.
French Guiana (2020)
Marie-Laure lives in French Guiana, in a hamlet on the shore of the river between Suriname and France. She takes us into her daily life between river and forest. She also tells us about her expectations: what will be her future and that of Djuka culture, in a world that is changing very quickly?
Robinson Crusoe Island (2020)
It’s on Robinson Crusoe Island, off the coast of Chile, that we meet Tomas, 15, a young man curious about everything around him. Through Tomas' daily life, we discover his way of life, turned towards the sea. Like his father Mario, he would like to become a fisherman, but he knows that it is a difficult job. So he seriously considered leaving the island to go to the University located on the mainland more than 600 kilometers away.
Togo (2020)
Kouma Kounde is a small village surrounded by primary forest, on top of Togo's plateaux region. Its inhabitants are mainly Ewe, one of the 50 peoples of the country. This is where we follow Robert, a 15-year-old young man. It makes us discover the peculiarities of its culture and the beauty of the place.
Vanuatu (2020)
In Vanuatu, on the island of Malicolo, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Chloé and her cousins share their daily life within the Lamap tribe. Living in a tribe means living in community, close to nature and its resources. It is in this environment and through the story of 12-year-old Chloé, that we discover how children grow up in a ni-van tribe.
Yukon (2020)
It’s in Dawson City in Canada's Far North that we follow Liam, 15, a descendant of the Yukon Indians. Through his daily life and his encounters, we discover the life of a teenager in a country where winter temperatures can reach - 50 degrees. Learn to ride a snowmobile in large Canadian spaces through extreme temperatures, street hockey and preparation for Christmas are on the program in Dawson City.
Ecuador (2017)
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Available in 52’ – Growing up in Ecuador
Travel to the banks of the Napo River in the Ecuadorean jungle with 13-year-old Juan and his family. He goes to school in canoe, picks larvas in the trees to enjoy them with his family, sells banana with his grand-mother, gets cured by his grand-father the shaman, dives and fishes in the Napo river with his friends.
Iceland (2017)
11-year-old Balla lives in Hvammstangi, on the west bank of Iceland. With her we discover the "ice country": encounters with seals, work in the farm, cycling with friends, trout fishing with her family and traditional tales from the fjords...
Lebanon (2017)
Discover the Chouf district in Lebanon with 13-year-old Stephanie and her family as they juggle school, sports, visit of a Druze sanctuary, picking up figs and the marriage of her cousin Ranimé!
Morocco (2018)
Hasnaa lives in Berber village Imilchil in the heart of Moroccan Atlas. Her life is busy going to school, having fun with friends and learning ancestral arts and crafts. And she is preparing for a very important event: her small mountain village will host the annual Moussem celebration...
United Arab Emirates (2017)
Come to the heart of the Arabian peninsula where Rashed, an 11-year-old Emirati, lives in Ghub in the Ras Al Khaimah emirate, towards the east coast of the Arabian Sea. His grandfather is a beekeeper, his father breeds camels and he wants to be a pilot! Rashed loves the stories and legends of the Arabian stallions and hunting falcons that are highly regarded in Emirati culture.
Episodes available in HD
Atacama desert – Chile (2017)
Sebastian, a 12-year-old boy, takes us to discover Toconao, village in northern Chile, isolated between the volcanoes on the high plateaus of the Andes Mountains and the Atacama desert, in one of the most arid regions on the planet.
Ladakh (2017)
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Available in 52’ – Growing up in Ladakh
Padma, 12, shares her time between boarding school, where she lives for up to 3 months without seeing her family, and her village in Ladakh, Gya. This year, Padma and her sister decided to participate in the great GOTCHAC procession for the first time...
New Caledonia (2017)
In the middle of the Pacific ocean, on the island of New Caledonia, Joseph shows us his universe. This young boy lives in the Touaourou Tribe, near the Forgotten Coast, where the earth is red. He takes us around his little piece of paradise by letting us share in his daily life and that of his tribe. It is a sacred, mysterious place where magical words resonate.
Senegal (2014)
Anna is 12 years old. She lives in Popenguine, a village on the tiny coast of Senegal. Between school, homework, housework and going to the market, Anna doesn't forget to have fun. She even organizes a Sabaar with her friends: a traditional festival during which the girls dance in turn to drum beats and she is a commentator for the Popenguine Children's Wrestling matches on the beach...