A film which talks about the importance of music in the recomposition of a family and a series on DJ Mehdi, genius of the French electro scene: perfect as part of the Festival Sœurs Jumelles in Rochefort.
“The Hendricks Family” by Laurence Arné and with Dany Boon
Frank Moilier
Music as a facilitator of family recomposition, that’s the whole initial premise of the film The Hendricks Family” directed by Laurence Arné and with Dany Boon. A perfect film therefore for the Twin Sisters festival in Rochefort which pays homage to the marriage between image and music.
Laurence Arné didn’t have to look far to find inspiration! Music in the family is his life : “It was the case in my childhood, it was the case with my grandparents and it is the case today in my family recomposition with Danny and my children. Music has this power and I wanted to tell it and talk about family recomposition. […] It’s a way of bringing some fun back into the family. Music, like sport or other arts, keeps everyone entertained and leaves room for everyone to find their own instrument.. Parents are a bit like the conductors of a new group that improvises itself”
The pressure to make the blended family “take over”, the music that inspired Laurence Arné, the public’s reaction to the film: Dany Boon and Laurence Arné are Emilie Mazoyer’s guests in Décibelslive from Rochefort.
DJ Mehdi : Made in France
Frank Moilier
The hip-hop sound of the 90s? It’s him ! Electro in France? Him again ! So obviously, a series was needed to find out more about DJ Mehdi. Produced by Thibaut de Longevilleshe looks back on the meteoric rise of a genius producer in the midst of a revolutionary and pioneering period for French rap: “There is something very beautiful in these cultures and this music which dates from the time. There were no references that allowed you to say ‘I’m going to do this to be a millionaire’. They did it for the love of rhyme and that’s something that we don’t often realize in French rap.”
Thibaut de Longeville explains everything to you on the microphone of Emilie Mazoyer in Decibels.
