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A feature-length documentary film
110 minutes - 16/9 - stereo
English and French subtitles available
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The movie
What is happening behind the walls of a Medical-Educational Institute (IME)?
The directors immersed themselves in the everyday lives of the children and teenagers, not only by following them in their different school and pre-professional learning activities but also by attending their various workshops on self-expression, socialisation and autonomy, both at the IME and externally.
What happens during these workshops? How are teaching methods adapted to the needs of the children? How are the children taken care of, both on an individual and collective basis? How are these kids given a chance to speak? How is the individuality of each child received? How is the process of becoming an adult considered? How do these professionals, through the links they forge, create a place for living and socialising outside of the institution?
Behind the commonly held images of “handicap” are puzzles that this deeply touching movie highlights through the questions that are asked regarding how the kids are welcomed and supported. The distinctive feature of the Institute is its practical and ethical approach, that every child and every teenager can find a place in society.
The tools offered, in accordance with their needs, complement this subjective dynamic. We observe that the choices that are made by this medical-social institution are dependent on its specific focus on teaching and education in order to support the children, teenagers and young adults in becoming players in their own freely chosen lives. Words and speech are the common thread of the story, words that make the connection between the singular and the collective, between the caregivers and the patients.
This documentary will interest those who wonder about education and schools, as well as those concerned with care and differences, creativity and living together.
The directors
Alain Albaric
Head of the Audiovisual Resource Centre of the Regional Institute of Social Work L-R, Alain Albaric has two careers, as a director and as a teacher. At the IRTS (Regional Institute for Social Work) he supports students in their research on social issues by producing films on field practices and creating teaching resources (interactive navigation DVDs).
Within the structure of the community production company “Hors-Champ Vidéo” (Off Camera Video), he directs corporate films, institutional films for external communication and films for environmental and social sciences research. He also pursues personal directing work for creative documentaries. Extracts of these films are available on the website
Stéphan Balay
Following a guiding principle, the “human element” and through his vision, Stéphan Balay wants to convey the stories of the people who deeply moved him. He has a diverse professional career (eight years at France 3 Alsace and six years at production companies in Lyon and Strasbourg) and his creative range encompasses different writing formats: documentaries, corporate audio-visual films, web-reporting, TV advertisements…
Some of his works include:
PETIT À PETIT, PREMIERE ANNEE DE MATERNELLE
[step by step, first year of preschool]
documentary, 2005, 52 minutes, TV, France Télévisions
L’EAU, LE SEL, LA VIE, VOYAGE DE SOLIDARITE AU NIGER
[Water, salt, life, solidarity journey to Niger]
documentary, 2006, 60 minutes, DVD edition
VITIS PROHIBITA
documentary, 2019, 91 minutes, cinema & DVD edition
🏆BEST FEATURE FILM International Grape & Wine Film Festival Oenovidéo - Marseille FRANCE - 2019
🏆BEST DIRECTOR Alive Documentary Film Festival - Los Angeles USA - 2019
🏆JURY GRAND PRIZE Wine & Cava International
Film Festival MOST - Vilafranca del Penedès - Barcelona ESPAGNE - 2019
🏆 BEST PRODUCTION Five Continents International Film Festival - Venezuela - dec 2019.
✅ Official Competition Selection Festival Internacional de Cine del Atlántico,Barranquilla, Colombia 2019
✅ Official Competition Selection Short Long World Festival - Corrientes, Argentina 2019
✅ Official Competition Selection Gold Movie Awards® - London England décembre 2019
✅ Official Competition Selection Festival des possibles - Sens, France 2019
La Pinede
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The Medico-Educational Institute La Pinède is located in Jacou, in the city of Montpellier, southern france. There are 18 children between the ages of 6 and 14, and 35 teenagers between the ages of 14 and 20, all with intellectual disabilities. 25 other teenagers continue with mainstream schooling and SESSAD (Specialised Home Education and Healthcare Service) ensures their follow-up. A boarding school for up to 10 people completes the institute. The educational, therapeutic and informative components revolve around various workshops.
A group of interdisciplinary caregivers enable the support of 50 personalised projects articulated by institutional work.
The DVD
A DVD edition is available for individuals or institutions & professionals.
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DVD content
- the film in original French version
- English subtitles
- French subtitles
- the teaser
- booklet 8 pages english/french
chapters
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Games and sticks
Playing and listening
Children’s words
Children’s words - Looking back
Lifting pulleys and pushing for a fight
The bloggers
Workshops and green spaces towards…
Interlude
14 years old today
Sharing questions 10
Rainy morning
Discovering, elsewhere
Hosting here
Looking after each other, amongst themselves
Trust and secrets
Cross-cutting effects
At home, but not only
Today’s menu
Draw the story
Round-trips to earth
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22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
Participatory democracy
Mock exam and real red meat
How much do I owe?
Teenagers’ words
Teenagers’ words - Looking back
Parents, children
Review and therapeutic alliance
The institution in its entirety
I got cheated…
Full board
In case of failure
The body: top, bottom, fragile
Outsider art
Support for young plants
While waiting for the hail to fall
Learning together, at everyone’s own pace
Nascent words
Parents’ words
Conversations
Credits
Video On Demand
The theatrical version
The CNC issued a permanent operating visa to the film for theatrical screenings.
We regularly organize screenings in partnership with associations and organizations.
The High-Definition DCP Digital Copy delivers exceptional quality projections.
The producers
IME LA PINÈDE
AVENUE CYPRIEN OLIVIER
F-34830 JACOU