Presented as a world premiere in the Other Gems section of FID 2024, and to mark its theatrical release, FIDMarseille, in collaboration with the Atelier des artistes en exil, is offering a special screening of Philippe Petit’s Détours, in his presence. The screening will be followed by a discussion moderated by Claire Lasolle, FID programmer, and Vlada Milovskaya from the Atelier des artistes en exil.
DÉTOURS
Philippe Petit
France, 2024, 63’
Other Gems 2024
In this intimate, sentimental, but also burlesque road movie, Philippe sets off to visit his mother, who is suffering from a degenerative neurological disease. But floods slow down the train journey, and as the trip progresses, mental images and memories, filmed over time, collide with the present and sketch out Bernadette’s ageing process. Reunions punctuate the filmmaker’s picaresque medical journey: his brother, friends he had lost touch with and reconnected with, with whom each conversation is an opportunity to take stock of the passing of time and the paths travelled, of what remains common, such as the acceptance of life and its accidents. (Nathan Letoré)
In partnership
Atelier des artistes en exil
Since 2023, in partnership with L’Atelier des artistes en exil, FIDMarseille has been inviting filmmakers in exile to select nine films to compete during the festival, which will be screened in cinemas in Marseille. These screenings are followed by a discussion between the directors and these artists. L’Atelier des artistes en exil’s mission is to identify artists in exile from all backgrounds and disciplines, support them in their situation and their administrative and artistic needs, offer them workspaces and put them in touch with professionals in order to give them the means to test their practice and restructure themselves. The Marseille branch was created in 2021 following the fall of Kabul and now supports 70 artists from around 15 different countries.