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PRESALES - WINTER 2020 / 2021
CONTENTS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 3 HISTORY & CIVILIZATIONS 10 IMPACT DOCS 15 NATURAL HISTORY 16 ART & CULTURE 19
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
A RACE AGAINST TIME TO PROTECT THE BAY FROM AN
IMMINENT YET UNPREDICTABLE DANGER.
Between Vesuvius, the Aeolian Islands and Etna, Italy is
home to some of the highest risk volcanoes on the Earth.
And today, experts all agree to say that Naples’ region is
exposed to a major threat, an imminent eruption.
But no one can tell when this will happen, and where the
danger will come from. How can we protect the bay? How
have people been living for millennia with the threat of
spectacularly destructive eruptions?
Both a historical and a scientific investigation, using
cutting-edge science along with spectacular aerial
footage, this film follows an international team of experts
as they peer into the depths of these fire mountains to
prevent a future tragedy.
NAPLES: UNDER Together, they explore and model the complex geological
THE VOLCANIC THREAT process behind eruptions to predict the possible scenarios
and improve their forecasting. A race against time to
protect the 3-million people living at these volcanoes’
Documentary Film 52’ & 90’ 4K feet.
By Laurence Thiriat
Produced by Artline Films & MyMax
for France Télévisions and RAI
Delivery: February 2021
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
AN UNPRECEDENTED JOURNEY THROUGH TIME TO
UNRAVEL THE MYSTERIES OF A VANISHED WORLD.
2014, Turkey. A normal survey flight over Lake Iznik
unexpectedly reveals the sunken remains of a 4th century
basilica. The discovery prompts scientists to probe the
elusive history, ideology and geology behind the demise of
the church that was built around A.D. 390 in ancient Nicaea
- now known as Iznik.
Spanning Turkey, France, Switzerland, the United States and
the Vatican, this investigation follows step by step a world-
renowned team in this underwater excavation.
Thanks to exclusive access to the site, including critical aerial
and underwater cinematography, and spectacular CGI, we
time-travel through the centuries, back to the 4th century
AD, and the foundation of Christianity itself.
IZNIK: THE SUNKEN
BASILICA
Documentary Film 52’ & 90’ 4K
By Pascal Guérin
Produced by Les Batelières Production for France Télévisions
Delivery: September 2022
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
AN INTERNATIONAL TEAM OF EXPERTS INVESTIGATES
SECRETS HIDDEN INSIDE NOTRE DAME DE PARIS IN
ORDER TO SUCCESSFULLY PLAN HER RESTORATION.
Spring 2019, the world watched in stunned silence as Notre-
Dame de Paris burned, leaving it in ruins: its spire and roof
gone, part of its vaults collapsed. 18 months later, a massive
restoration is about to begin.
But how to rebuild a gothic cathedral without knowing how it
was constructed? How to give it back its soul, acoustics and
light, which are the very essence of a sacred monument? These
are the great challenges of the restoration, to which science
will contribute with the opening of a major archaeological site
within Notre-Dame itself.
Over 200 experts have united to study the stone, timber and
metal remains in order to uncover the secrets of it structure.
They will use a new tool specially designed for this colossal
RAISING NOTRE DAME task: a 3D digital model of unequaled power. With exclusive
access, this documentary follows this amazing scientific
adventure as Notre-Dame is brought back to life.
Documentary Film 52’ & 90’4K
By Vincent Amouroux
Produced by ZED & Show of Force for ARTE France
Delivery: End of 2021
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
WHY ARE OUR BRAINS WIRED TO IGNORE CLIMATE
CHANGE?
We have never been so aware of the risk of collapse due to
climate change. And yet, it seems we are unable to make
the collective change the situation seems to demand.
How can we explain our collective inertia in the face of the
ongoing environmental crisis? Why can’t our brain process
global warming?
This scientific investigation decodes the behavioral
mechanisms which explain this collective "schizophrenia"
through eye-opening experiences.
With a comprehensible approach, the latest advances in
neuroscience, behavioral psychology and anthropology will
reveal the surprising cognitive bias, contradictions, and
CLIMATE CHANGE: fears we harbor when it comes to changing our lifestyles,
and may even help us to overcome them.
THE BRAIN PARADOX
Documentary Film 52’ 4K
By Raphaël Hitier
Produced by Un film à la patte for ARTE France
Delivery: Summer 2021
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
PLUNGE INTO THE MICROSCOPIC UNIVERSE THAT
THRIVES IN OUR SKY.
Bacteria, viruses, but also fungus spores, algae, pollen,
and even insects: microorganisms are constantly drifting
through the sky.
How can so many living beings find their way into the air
and be circulating in our atmosphere? How do they survive?
What is their influence on our lives and our entire living
world?
Biodiversity, health, climate – scientists are only now
discovering just how much this discreet airborne "plankton"
affects our lives and the entire ecosystem on Earth. But
despite its many virtues, this magic matter is now under
threat from human activity.
MICROORGANISMS: With help from experts and using 3D visual effects, this
scientific investigation will take us to the heart of a world
that is still very little understood, and will reveal the diversity
THE AIR WE BREATHE and fragility of the air we breathe.
Documentary Film 52’ 4K
By Claude-Julie Parisot
Produced by Les Films en Vrac for ARTE France
Delivery: Spring 2021
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
THE LITTLE-KNOWN NATURAL PHENOMENON OF THE
FLYING RIVERS REVEALED.
Often considered as the "beating heart of the Earth", the
trees in the Amazon absorb water from the ground and
pump out billion of tons of water vapor a day into vast
"flying rivers", essential to the environmental balance.
But what if this natural phenomenon was to disappear?
What would be the ecological consequences on our planet?
From the Amazon rainforest to some of the world’s top
laboratories and research centers, and thanks to 3D
animation sequences, this scientific investigation deciphers
the mechanisms of this extraordinary phenomenon.
A race against time to discover the Amazon rainforest from
a climate perspective, questioning our planet’s biological
RIVERS ABOVE equilibrium and human responsibility.
THE CANOPY
Documentary Film 52’
By Pascal Cuissot
Co-produced by ZED & GRIFA Filmes for ARTE France
Delivery: September 2021
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
AN ENGAGING AND VISUALLY STUNNING LOOK AT THE
SURPRISINGLY SMART WORLD OF PLANTS.
Scientists are still trying to qualify intelligence in animals,
but they unanimously agree that it exists. So, what about
plants? Is it possible that the green denizens of our planet
are also capable of much more than we ever imagined?
From their spectacular machinery which allows them to
catapult pollen, sweat tannin and release flammable
gasses, to their complex vascular system, this film will reveal
the inner workings of flowers and trees.
Exclusive patented technology (electron and optical
microscopy), macro cinematography, high-speed capture
and time lapse will enable us to penetrate their mysterious
universe, alongside scientists and experts who will share
provocative experiments.
GENIUS PLANTS A revolutionary look at plants from their perspectives on
survival, adaptation and evolution - while they continue to
fulfill their critical role on our shared planet.
Documentary Film 2x52’ 4K
By Thierry Berrod & Quincy Russell
Produced by Mona Lisa Production for ARTE France
Delivery: Spring 2022
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HISTORY & CIVILIZATIONS
A SUSPENSEFUL AND NEVER TOLD BEFORE SCIENTIFIC
TALE TO RETRACE THE VIKING SAGA.
2018, Gjellestad, Norway. Archaeologists make the discovery
of a lifetime: a 20-metre long, 1200-year-old Viking funeral
ship.
Who is hiding in the grave? Is Gjellestad one of the oldest
Viking settlements? What can this coffin tell us about the
daily lives, beliefs and traditions of the Vikings? July 2020, an
exceptional archaeological expedition begins.
Thanks to exclusive access to this archeological excavation,
state-of-the-art technologies, cinema-worthy dramatized
re-enactments and with the help of great specialists of the
Viking era, this unprecedented journey will bring this incredible
site, its villagers, warriors and craftsmen back to life. Both
a scientific investigation and an epic historical drama, it will
VIKINGS: follow this extremely rare excavation step by step to reveal
who has been hiding inside this mysterious Viking coffin for
over a thousand years.
THE GHOST SHIP
Docu-drama 52’ & 90’ 4K
By Pierre Stine
Produced by ZED for France Télévisions
Delivery: End of 2021
10HISTORY & CIVILIZATIONS
THE GRIPPING ACCOUNT OF A FORGOTTEN CONFLICT,
FROM A NEW PERSPECTIVE.
1942: The Allies finally won two key victories, beating Rommel
at the Battle of El Alamein, and then landing in North Africa.
After so many retreats, they now had the upper hand and
drove the Axis forces out of Africa in May 1943. The tide had
finally turned, but the cost was high, with revenge attacks
on civilians, the horrific treatment of prisoners of war, anti-
Semitic persecutions, and so on.
Far from a chivalrous confrontation, the Desert War was a
bloody conflict in which thousands of soldiers battled in
extreme conditions, during operations in which leaders like
Eisenhower, Patton, Montgomery, and Rommel – who would
each go on to have a bright future – distinguished themselves.
This full archive documentary looks back at the great military
THE DESERT WAR operations in North Africa, from the disasters in Tobruk and
Kasserine to the triumph in Tunis. This was a little-known
theater of operations, where a global conflict was fought and
Documentary Film 52’ won.
By Yvan Demeulandre
Written by Olivier Wierviorka
Produced by ZED for France Télévisions
Delivery: Summer 2021
11HISTORY & CIVILIZATIONS
AN EXCLUSIVE DOCUMENTARY THAT EXAMINES THE
RISE AND FALL OF THE NAZI REGIME THROUGH ITS
ECONOMIC SYSTEM.
June 1940: Hitler launches tanks and troops across France,
Belgium and Holland. Yet Germany is impoverished, has few
raw materials, and no oil or currency. How did the Nazis
manage to set off the cataclysm of WWII with little money
and a weak economy?
Based on the work of a new generation of French, British and
German historians, our film takes an economic, industrial
and financial approach to the Third Reich, exploring the
inner workings of the Nazi system through key characters
who have been overshadowed by history (Hjalmar Schacht,
Dr. Georg Von Schnitzler, Fritz Sauckel, Erich Müller…).
Thanks to 3D animation and rare archive footage, this film
BLOOD MONEY: INSIDE will reveal how the Nazis were able to weave their violent,
racist views into every thread of the German economy,
THE NAZI ECONOMY from large-scale industry to small businesses to agriculture,
research and finance, creating a model whose main
management tools were theft and mass murder, and whose
Documentary Film 2x45’ & 90’ ultimate goal was war and the destruction of Europe.
By Gil Rabier
Historic Advisor: Olivier Wieviorka Episodes:
Produced by Gogogo Films for ARTE France
Delivery: January 2021 - A world war on credit
- An economy of death
12HISTORY & CIVILIZATIONS
BENITO MUSSOLINI, FROM HIS RISE TO POWER IN 1925
TO HIS DOWNFALL IN 1943.
He embodied the alliance between Italy and Nazi Germany.
For the Italian people, Benito Mussolini represented the new
Caesar, a hero of antiquity and the heir to imperial Rome.
But who knows the true story of the Duce and, through him,
Italian Fascism? Why did this man, who was long indifferent
to racial matters, become the Latin alter ego of the Führer?
What place does this man hold in the hierarchy of tyrants?
Thanks to official archives and amateur footage, together
with testimonies of those who lived under the Mussolini
Regime - former supporters or victims -, this film explores
the mechanisms of Fascist power, the cult of violence, and
state political repression, steering Italy into disaster.
MUSSOLINI, THE FASCIST
EMPEROR
Documentary Film 2x52’
By Serge de Sampigny (Inside the SS, Her Name was
Grace Kelly, Verdun, The Battle of the Great War)
Produced by Histodoc for France 5
Delivery: End of 2021
13HISTORY & CIVILIZATIONS
THE GREATNESS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE EXPLORED
THROUGH SOME OF THE MOST ICONIC MONUMENTS.
50 BC: Julius Cesar reigned supreme over Gaul. But this was
no simple military conquest.
Rome wanted to spread its greatness, bringing civilization
to the defeated barbarians now part of the Empire. Rome’s
new territory was transformed through huge construction
projects, involving aqueducts, roads, baths, amphitheaters,
and arenas.
This series explores three cities that today are home to the
vestiges of this industrious civilization. Through the use of
CGI, archive footage, aerial imagery, and expert testimony,
this trilogy unveils the secrets of these wonders of Roman
engineering.
ROMAN Episodes:
MEGASTRUCTURES - Arelate (Arles): Amphitheatre, Forum, Circus, Theatre,
Shipyard, Wall, Thermes (baths) of Constantin, the two
Documentary Series 3x52’ Triumphal Arches
By Stanislas Kraland, Claire Denavarre & Isabelle Cottenceau
Produced by La Famiglia for RMC Découverte - Lugdunum (Lyon): Sanctuary of the Three Gauls, Ancient
Delivery: Spring 2021 Theatre of Fourvière, Odeon, Sanctuary of Cybèle, Aqueduct
- Lutetia (Paris): Arena of Lutèce, Thermes of Cluny (baths),
Pantheon, Arcueil Aqueduct, City Walls, Pillar of the Boatmen,
Ancient Port
14IMPACT DOCS
A CALL TO PROTECT THE WORLD’S PRIMARY FORESTS.
Across the planet, the increasing deforestation is sounding
a new alarm. Faced with the inevitable climate change,
endangered biodiversity and the fate of aboriginal peoples,
with a wise and sensitive approach, five indigenous leaders
offer a critical, questioning and empathetic look at the
excesses of Homo-economicus.
From the Amazon to the African equatorial forest, through
the North American forest, the boreal forest and the
Indo-Pacific forest, this series invites us to discover the
biodiversity, the peoples, the threats but also the solutions
to safeguard these unique natural spaces.
Through each episode, we follow the journey and
commitment of one of these leaders, witnesses, smugglers,
activists and defenders of the environment. A great
OUR FORESTS documentary panorama of primary forests, told in the first
person.
Documentary Series 5x52’ 4K
Original idea: Marc Dozier & Sabah Rahmani
By Luc Marescot, Mike Magidson, Hamid Sardar, - Ivanice Tanoné (Indian cacique, Brazil)
Quincy Russell & Marc Dozier - Assossa Soumouna (Pygmy shaman, Gabon)
Produced by LATO SENSU Productions - François Paulette (Déné leader, Canada)
for ARTE France - Mundiya Kepanga (Huli chief, Papua New Guinea)
Delivery: End of 2021 - Tumursukh Jal (Tsaatan leader, Mongolia)
15NATURAL HISTORY
THE FASCINATING STORY OF HOW ANIMALS AND
PLANTS USE COOPERATION TO SURVIVE IN ONE OF THE
MOST PUNISHING PLACES ON EARTH.
New science from world experts reveals that collaboration
plays a major role in animal evolution.
And there is no better region of the world where this is more
vividly on display than in the mighty Kalahari desert in
southern Africa.
Here, more than elsewhere, animals have found incredible
ways to survive: secret pacts, tacit alliances, determination
and cooperation. And not just between next of kin. Often with
complete strangers. Ground squirrels living alongside yellow
NEVER ALONE
mongooses, and helping to protect them from predators like
the Cape cobra. Sociable weavers co-habiting with pygmy
falcons and lizards in giant communal nests. And drongos
NATURE’S SECRET ALLIANCES IN acting as alarm-calling sentinels for meerkats as they hunt
AFRICA’S MOST HOSTILE LAND for food, in return for some of the insects they flush.
Using the very latest camera technology, this mini-series
Documentary Series 2x52’ & 1x90’ 4K + 1x52’ Science Of reveals the incredible tactics animals and plants use to
By Pierre Stine survive in one the most punishing places on Earth.
Written by Emilie Dumond
Produced by ZED for France Télévisions
Producers: Manuel Catteau & Patrick Morris
With the support of the Creative
Europe program of the European Union
Delivery: Summer 2021
16NATURAL HISTORY
WHEN HUMANS ARE LOCKED DOWN, ANIMALS ROAM
FREE!
Never before has biodiversity been in such danger, especially
because of noise and light pollution.
From London to New Delhi, from Paris to Santiago de Chile,
lockdowns made essential by the COVID-19 pandemic have
given the natural world an unprecedented chance to reclaim
what we have taken from it. And as wild animals have evolved
in this more peaceful environment, scientists have seized the
opportunity to examine and record their behavior. From egg-
laying turtles to migrating birds and mating insects, the positive
effects are already being witnessed.
By following the large-scale experiments launched across the
world a few months ago, this film observes what happens in the
wild when nights are dark and days are silent.
BACK TO THE WILD Episodes:
- Be quiet!
Documentary Film 2x52’ 4K - Back to dark night!
By Thierry Berrod and Sylvie Ruet
Produced by Mona Lisa Production for ARTE G.E.I.E
Delivery: December 2021
17NATURAL HISTORY
WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF RACCOONS, A SPECIES FAR
MORE ELUSIVE AND WILY THAN WE HAVE EVER IMAGINED!
While all over the world many species are under threat,
raccoons are experiencing unprecedented expansion. Behind
their innocent and cute look, hides an outstanding survivor’s
temperament, capable of anything to feed and defend
themselves.
Omnivorous, curious, intelligent, and super-adaptable, raccoons
turn out to be really good at overcoming every challenge they
are confronted with. But how did these crafty critters manage
to survivre in both the wild and urban environment? What makes
them so smart? And how did they flourish so quickly throughout
the world?
Over the course of a summer, this film follows a litter of young
raccoons from birth to adulthood, on the wild island of Ossabaw
RACCOONS: near Florida. Close-ups, subjective camera and underwater
footage take us as close as possible to these pint-size creatures
to reveal how they have become such amazingly adaptable
SURVIVAL WARRIORS animals.
Documentary Film 52’ 4K
By Emma Baus
Produced by Nord-Ouest Documentaires for France Télévisions
Delivery: Summer 2021
18ART & CULTURE
A FASCINATING LOOK AT THE LEGENDARY YET ENIGMATIC
HOLLYWOOD ICON.
Al Pacino is a living legend of the cinema, with more than
40 theatrically-released movies to his credit. With the 50th
anniversary of his big-screen debut fast approaching, our
film probes the talents - and the demons - of this charismatic
actor, while incorporating rare archives such as filmed essays
and photos along with historical footage specifically related
to his iconic films.
Famous for embracing content that exposes the hidden worlds
of the Italian mafia, gay rights activists, law enforcement and
bank robbers, Pacino has created many characters that we
will never forget. From Michael Corleone in The Godfather
to Tony Montana in Scarface, his dynamic, powerful range
spans from Broadway to television in addition to theaters
throughout the world. A journey through his meteoric rise
and tempestous story from the beginning - until present day.
LOOKING FOR AL PACINO
Documentary Film 52’
By Jean-Baptise Pérétié
Produced by ZED for ARTE France
Delivery: September 2021
19ART & CULTURE
FROM HONGKONG TO HOLLYWOOD: A PORTRAIT OF
THE KING OF ACTION COMEDY.
Jackie Chan is a true icon of Asian and Chinese culture. Over
a 45-year-long career, he has carved a niche for himself as an
actor, stuntman, director, and screenwriter, but also singer
and formidable businessman.
After starring in almost 200 films, Chan has reconciled fans
of genre film and Hollywood blockbusters, whilst bridging the
gap between Asian and Western cinema.
Through film excerpts, archive footage and images, and an
offbeat approach inspired by the visual codes of the golden
age of kung fu films, this documentary will take a look back
at the creation of a popular hero who has come to be an icon
for China, and the entire Asian continent.
JACKIE CHAN: BUILDING
AN ICON
Documentary Film 52’
By Antoine Coursat
Produced by Bonum Productions & ZED for ARTE France
Delivery: Spring 2021
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