Argentine dictatorship – A quest for Memory and Truth

Argentina, director, documentary, editor

In 2016, Argentina commemorated the 40th anniversary of the coup d’Etat of March 24th, 1976. It was the beginning of a seven-year dictatorship, which was one of the bloodiest time of the country’s history.

For the last 4 decades, relatives of the victims and militants have been trying to bring justice for all the desaparecidos (victims of forced disappearance) and find the 500 babies that were stolen by the dictatorship.

For this web documentary, we’ve met 5 different voices -from 3 different generations- who fight against oblivion and silence: Estela de Carlotto -the president of the association of Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo-, Juan C. -one of the stolen babies who discovered once he was an adult who his real family was-, militants of H.I.J.O.S. -an organization that raise public awareness about unpunished criminals of the dictatorship-, Luis Fondebrider -one of the founders of the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team that help identify the remains of the desaparecidos-, and a choir of ex prisoners who were tortured during the dictatorship.

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France, Argentina | 2016 | Web documentary by Louise Michel d’Annoville and Alice Lalanne

Traces du Kongo

documentary, editor

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A first-person travel diary through the province of Bas-Congo on the trails of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s history -as well as the director’s family story- and a look at the artistic scene of Kinshasa, the country’s capital city.

France, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2016 | 52 minutes

Directed by Justin Dianzenza
Produced by Denza Productions
Edited by Alice Lalanne

Battle Afro – Entre les coulisses et la scène

director, documentary, editor, music and dance

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Created in 2008 by the association Master & Platinum to promote african dances, the dance show and competition Battle Afro takes place every year in Paris.

More than 80 of the best african dancers come from all over France (and sometimes abroad) to the famous stage of La Cigale to compete for the title. It is a unique way for the audience to discover and appreciate the diversity of african dances and cultures.

Follow the dancers, the organizers and the volunteers of the association, the makeup artists, the technical staff, -who are all making this event possible-, in a 52′ documentary retracing the 6th edition of Battle Afro (trailer below).

Directed by Alice Lalanne & Justin Dianzenza
Produced by Denza Productions
Broadcasted by Telesud

France | 2016 | 52 minutes

Kayiti M’Bali

documentary, editor

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Kayiti M’bali means undocumented in Soninke (a language spoken in Mali and other countries of West Africa).
On October 12th, 2009, 6200 undocumented immigrants workers living in the parisian area started a strike to ask for the regularisation of their situation. 15 of them occupied the rubble yard of their demolition company, close to La Défense. For 13 months, they went through an endless wait, in very difficult living conditions, hoping to finally get a residence permit.

France | 2011 | 83 minutes | Black & White

Directed by Michel Beaugeois
Image & sound: Michel Beaugeois
Editing: Alice Lalanne

More info (link in french)