L'Avenir
Everything changes, but the noise of the mines still resounds. Near Lens (France), the people of Meurchin invite us into their houses, they think and speak about the future. A collective portrait at the beginning of the 21st century, in France, in Europe.
We cross the village from its limits up to the centre and coming to the river - the end-. Following this way, we realize that we go from the poorest houses to the richest, passing also through public spaces.
Awards: Silver Dove at the Leipzig Documentary and Animation Film Festival (Germany) 2005. Ecumenic Award at the Leipzig Documentary and Animation Film Festival (Germany) 2005. Awarded Best Short Documentary at the Festival de Cine Digital Viña del Mar (Chile) 2006. Awarded Second Best Documentary at the Mediterranean Film Festival (Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina) 2007. Special mention of the jury at the Festival Internacional de Cine y Artes Digitales (Girona) 2007. Selected at: Festival Azioni Inclementi, Italy 2008. Festival Black & White, Porto (Portugal) 2007. Tampere Internacional Short Film Festival (Finland) 2006. European Film Festival of Vannes (France) 2006. Asuni Film Festival (Italy) 2006. INVIDEO Festival, Milan (Italy) 2005. Included in the International Documentary Festival of Marseille (FIDM) catalogue 2005.