For the first time, Narbo Via will offer a selection of films at the museum on avenue Hubert-Mouly and at Amphoralis in Sallèles-d'Aude. Three in number, all will be accompanied by discussions with its director. First meeting, Thursday November 7, at 6:30 p.m., with “Mothership” which tells the story of the Ocean Viking, this boat which saves refugees in danger of death.
Every year since 2000, the documentary has been in the spotlight in November in hundreds of cultural and social places in France. Doc Month has become an unmissable event for discovering films and exchanging ideas about the world! Narbo Via is participating for the first time, by offering a selection of films at the Museum and at Amphoralis, accompanied by discussions with the directors.
Thursday November 7, at 6:30 p.m., “Mothership”, by Muriel Cravatte, will be screened at the Narbo Via museum. Filmed in the central Mediterranean, between July and November 2022, the documentary accompanies several rescue missions of the Ocean Viking boat, and invites us to think about the questions of exile, the migration of women and respect for their human rights. In the heart of the Mediterranean, the crew of the Ocean Viking rescues refugees in danger of death, huddled in their makeshift boats, fleeing the Libyan hell. Once rescued, often in perilous conditions, they are welcomed on the ship where they receive first aid and are then accompanied to a safe port. The film will be preceded by the screening of the multi-award-winning short film “Mare Nostrum”, directed by Rana Kazkaz and Anas Khalaf. This 13-minute fiction takes the viewer to a Mediterranean shore, where a Syrian father makes a terrible decision, putting his daughter's life in danger. Then, at the end of 80 minutes of “Mothership”, discussions will begin with the director and a representative of the SOS Méditerranée association.
To be continued, Wednesday November 20, at 4:30 p.m., place at “Planète Méditerranée” (filmed in 2020), still at the Narbo Via museum. During an exceptional mission, underwater biologist and photographer Laurent Ballesta and three other divers remained confined underwater in a 5 m box2 for twenty-eight days, between Marseille and Monaco. This is how they were able to explore the 100 meter depth zone without time limit and reveal the natural treasures of the little-known depths of the Mediterranean. This family documentary invites you on an extraordinary journey into the deep sea. Directed by Gil Kebaïli, this 96-minute film will also be followed by discussions.
Finally, Saturday November 30, at 3 p.m., closing with “Ce qui germera”, at Amphoralis. Archaeologists, a farmer, biologists and a baker set out in search of a vanished agricultural technique: the storage of cereals in underground silos. To update this essential know-how of the past, the researchers are carrying out an atypical experiment and hope to derive knowledge useful to today's farmers. Directed by Gwladys Déprez and Chloé Jacquemoud in 2023, this 72-minute film will be followed by discussions with the directors. And, from 2:15 p.m., for those who wish, a timed tour of the potters' garden will be offered.
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