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Eagles of Death Metal Discuss Paris Terror Attacks

Documentary.net staff — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 10:51:53 +0000

During Eagles of Death Metal's November 13 show at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, gunmen entered the venue and opened fire on the crowd, leaving at least 90 dead. The band spoke to VICE about the tragic events that took place that night. Cliquez sur "CC" pour les sous-titres français.

We Are Racers: 24h Le Mans Documentary

Documentary.net staff — Mon, 15 Jun 2015 10:50:21 +0000

Le Mans is a race against time, the elements, the traffic. It's about fighting against many enemies on the track. With the 2015 race, Porsche released a mini-doc showing behind the scenes, following the teams on the big day. You will follow race drivers like Mark Webber turning his first rounds on the track. You will get inside facts on historic facts and input from mecahnics, engineers and of course racers. The drivers speak by themselves but a single voice narration combines the infos in one combined voice, very interestig style. Some guys in the video: Mark Webber, Brendon Hartley, Thomas Niessen, Marco Holzer, Vincent Barthe, Marc Lieb, Nicolas Janin, Patrick Dempsey

Charlie Hebdo – Before the Massacre

Documentary.net staff — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 06:50:48 +0000

In this short documentary filmed at Charlie Hebdo in 2006, cartoonists and editors design a satirical front page image of Muhammad. In February 2006 the editors of the French magazine Charlie Hebdo met to discuss a matter of what turned out to be deadly consequence: Would they publish a satirical image of Muhammad on their cover? We were making a documentary about Jean Cabut, known as Cabu, one of the most famous cartoonists in France. So we were there, filming his conversation with his colleagues as they chose the cover. The issue that came out of this meeting — with a Cabu cartoon on the cover and the images they discussed here — turned out to be one of the most popular in the magazine’s history. Almost nine years later, gunmen stormed this very meeting and killed 10 editors and cartoonists, including three of the people in this film: Cabu, Bernard Verlhac (known as Tignous) and Georges Wolinski. Video by Jérôme Lambert and Philippe Picard

Shootings and attacks in Paris – Updates

Documentary.net staff — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 13:54:17 +0000

A gunman seizes hostages at a kosher supermarket in Paris as police in a northern French town corner the two Charlie Hebdo massacre suspects.

Murder Island – Corsican Crime Wave

Documentary.net staff — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 05:14:58 +0000

Sun, sea, sand and a good chance of being killed. Are gang rivalries turning Corsica into Europe's murder hotspot? With homicide rates 7 times higher than in mainland France, gang rivalry over lucrative tourist property development deals has turned the stunningly beautiful island of Corsica into Europe's crime hot spot. "We can no longer count how many people have died," says crime reporter Paul Ortoli. "Anyone could get killed at any time and anywhere." The list of recent victims in this killing spree includes some of the island's more powerful figures. The daylight murder of Corsica's most prominent lawyer, Antoine Sollacaro, has taken on a symbolic significance. The inadequately equipped law enforcement is headed by Mayor Ange-Pierre Vivoni. His heroic efforts to protect the island's natural beauty have made him the target of arson and bombing attempts. With 3 murders occurring in the time of filming this report, the leader of a protest group is angered by France's indifference to Corsica's plight. "The French Government is not interested in Corsica. We are nothing. That's why they leave us in the hands of the mafia."

Interview with a Cannibal

Documentary.net staff — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:27:27 +0000

Issei Sagawa murdered an innocent woman and spent three days eating her flesh. Due to loopholes in the law, Issei is a free man to this day. On the afternoon of June 13, 1981, a Japanese man named Issei Sagawa walked to the Bois de Boulogne, a park on the outskirts of Paris, carrying two suitcases. The contents of those suitcases, to the lament of a nearby jogger, was the dismembered body of a fellow student -- a Dutch woman named Renée Hartevelt, whom Sagawa had shot three days prior and had spent the days since eating various parts of her body. He was soon arrested. According to reports, Issei uttered, "I killed her to eat her flesh," when they raided his home, whereupon they found bits of Renne still in his fridge. Sagawa was declared insane and unfit for trial and was institutionalized in Paris. His incarceration was to be short, however, as the French public soon grew weary of their hard-earned francs going to support this evil woman-eater, and Issei was promptly deported. Herein followed a bizarre and seemingly too convenient set of legal loopholes and psychiatric reports that led doctors in Japan declaring him "sane, but evil." On August 12, 1986, Sagawa checked himself out of Tokyo's Matsuzawa Psychiatric hospital, and has been a free man ever since.

La Mer de Pianos – The oldest Piano Shop in Paris

Documentary.net staff — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:28:47 +0000

A nice documentary short about Marc Manceaux, the owner of the oldest piano shop in Paris. We get to know about his passion for music and his profession: He buys and sells old piono parts to bring historic pianos back to singing. © Tom Wrigglesworth and Mathieu Cuvelier 2011

Portrait of One-Legged Golf Pro: Manuel de los Santos

Documentary.net staff — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:08:41 +0000

Manuel de los Santos is one of sport's most inspirational figures. Growing up in the Dominican Republic, he played baseball from a young age and by 2003 was planning to turn professional. But a motorcycle accident changed his life forever when he lost his left leg above the knee. Following this accident, he moved to France and on seeing the film, 'The Legend of Bagger Vance', he was inspired to take up golf. Now 26 years old, Manuel lives in Paris and plays to a handicap of just three, competing in high profile tournaments all around the world. His extraordinary golf swing has become instantly recognisable. A short documentary portrait by Peter Montgomery