The Village - Episode 1
The Village (series) • 53m
Directed by Claire Simon • Documentary • 2019 • 53 minutes
Lussas, France. Population: 1,000. This idyllic town has long been home to the celebrated Lussas International Documentary Film Festival, organized by festival founder Jean-Marie Barbe and village mayor Jean-Paul Roux. The festival has announced ambitious new plans to create a documentary streaming platform called Tënk, alongside the construction of a major new building to house all documentary-related activities in Lussas.
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The Village - Episode 2
Directed by Claire Simon • Documentary • 2019 • 52 minutes
An icy wind blows through Lussas as the Tënk team plan their first annual general meeting. The mayor is thrilled that the ‘documentary village’ is becoming a real economic force, but the streaming platform still needs to be built. When w...
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The Village - Episode 3
Directed by Claire Simon • Documentary • 2019 • 52 minutes
The Tënk team returns from Paris to learn that a local prefect has abruptly canceled a major subsidy earmarked for their construction project. Local politics take center stage as the mayor struggles to balance the concerns of his agricul...
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The Village - Episode 4
Directed by Claire Simon • Documentary • 2019 • 53 minutes
It’s summertime in Lussas, and the construction of the new documentary center is finally taking shape. The mayor announces the upcoming launch of the streaming platform at a town meeting, but some neighboring residents complain that they...
