The Quest for Tonewood

Raul Lara, an Ecuadorian luthier, works around seven months in the construction of each instrument. Sometimes staying for four consecutive months inside his workshop, place in which time and space are surreal. The guitar becomes alive and receives its soul in here.

Don Luis Valdez is a luthier of traditional music instruments, who embarks on the task of teaching a group of inmates from the "Santiago 1" prison (Chile), to build a guitar.

A memorable intellectual journey to rediscover Baroque music, from the handmade fabrication of a harpsichord by master luthier Titus Crijnen to the interpretation of several scores by Bach and other Baroque composers by the Spanish ensemble La Reverencia.

"Out in Silence" is one of a few films dealing with the HIV and Aids epidemic in the early 90's among the Asian American community. Filmed in New York, Guam and Hawaii, portrait of two people and how they are dealing with issues of homophobia the lack of support from the communities and family.

Their names are Ilhame, Vincent, Yara, Nancy-Laure, Rouguy and Antoine. They are still wet behind the ears, focused, skeptical, filled with emotion. They are law students at Paris 8 Saint-Denis University and volunteers at the « Legal Clinic », where they advise people answerable to the law. Some of them reminds them their parents, their neighbourg. Their teachers talk about keeping distance and neutrality, but what about subjectivity and beliefs in pratice ? With which thoughts about justice and democracy ?

On the edge of the idyllic Lake Windemere, Richard runs a café. After a long past in the forces, he has had a dramatic shift in lifestyle, and has had to adjust to an immensely different environment. Shot in Ambleside in 2022, Good Living is an exploration of new paths and opportunities.

To celebrate the release of a new movie for their 20th anniversary, this documentary offers some behind-the-scenes footages.