Marc Petitjean
2021Tokyo Freeters
Marc Petitjean
In Japan, more than four million young people survive by taking on precarious jobs. They are called “freeters”. The film gives voice to these “discard-after-use” workers, who regard their situation with both lucidity and desperation, as well as to ex-freeters who have become activists in the fight against exclusions.
Tokyo Freeters
Atomic Wounds
Marc Petitjean
Shuntaro Hida
At 89, Doctor Hida, a survivor of the 1945 atomic bomb at Hiroshima, continues to care for some of the other quarter of a million survivors. Atomic Wounds retraces his dedicated journey and highlights how the terrible danger of radiation was concealed by successive American administrations in the 50's - 70's so that nuclear power could be freely developed, with no concern for public health.
Atomic Wounds
Hiroshima, Soshite Fukushima
Marc Petitjean
Shuntaro Hida, Shigeru Mita
The Fukushima nuclear disaster is seen trough the eyes of the charismatic and commited doctor Hida. Essential witness of the Hiroshima atomic bombing, he has been the doctor of irradiated people for more than 60 years. At the age of 96, he keeps fighting for a fairer world, putting trust in the future, using humour and provocation to denounce the official attitude. His association, Hidankyo has been nominaded twice for the Nobel Peace Prize.
From Hiroshima to Fukushima
Les beaux-arts à l'école
Marc Petitjean
Marc Petitjean, French photographer and filmmaker, followed the students of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Nancy for a year. Under the gaze of his sensitive camera, the director manages to portray young artists "off the beaten track" who offer a different discourse and perspective on art. These young students are animated by the creative force and the doubts under the gaze of the teaching staff.
Les beaux-arts à l'école
Conical Intersect
Marc Petitjean
Gordon Matta-Clark
“I met Gordon Matta-Clark at the 1975 Paris Biennale. He was looking for a place to make a piece. I led him to a building across the street from my place on rue Beaubourg that I had been taking photos of for the past year and which was about to be demolished. In front of my eyes Conical Intersect became the last unexpected and dazzling resident of 29 rue Beaubourg.” —Marc Petitjean
Conical Intersect