August 1999,mypartner, a photographer,notices a maninahospital.The dayof theeclipse,sherecognizesthe manin thecrowd andtakes photos of him, withhispermission...
Amongherphotos,asmiling facestands out:Jean-Pierre, a Rwandan man.In1994inRwanda,800,000people werekilledin justoverthreemonths.Somehaveescapedthemassacresthanks tohumanitarian organizations.I wanttofilm this manandmypartnerintroduces him to me.Ayear later,Idecidetomakea filmofhis story:a face to facebetweenhimand me.A film whereamanlistensto anothermantalking abouthispain.
In1907 EmileKuntz's father leftAlsace,thenGerman,forBrazil, where he diedtragicallya fewdaysafterhisarrival.Nearlyacenturylater,Emiledoes notknowmuch aboutthis storybutthismysteryhas haunted himlikeBrazilfascinates him.
Every year, in Munster, in the region of Alsace, a ball with a strange name takes place: the Widows' Ball. Disguised and masked, women are the ones who invite men to the dance.
Alfonso is the founder and the emblematic figure of the Gospel choir: Gospel Kids, which is still growing up and brings together children from Strasbourg's districts.
After a tortuous journey that began in Ukrainian mountains, African cities or Sri Lankan countrysides, David, Rémy, Lilianne, Balan and Uma have arrived on the banks of the Rhine.