Marie and Juliette left traditional teaching to open in the heart of Brussels the Petite Ecole, welcoming children who have never attended school, often in exile. They offer them space and time, away from formal academic learning processes, to be or become children again, before facing school institution which will expect from them to be pupils. As they endeavor and think their pedagogy, the film requires us to question school as a place perpetuating oppression for us all.
Production : Les Productions du Verger (Joachim Thome)
Coproduction : CBA, VAF, RTBF, Aide de la coopération au développement (DGD)
With the support of the Centre du cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles & Tax Shelter
2023:
Festival Tënk chez l’habitant, France
KODEX, Allemagne
Filmer le travail, France
Punto de Vista, Espagne
Soif d’idéal, Belgique
Festival Sguardi Altrove, Italie
Festival des Solidarités, Belgique
Itinérances à Alès, France
Festival du film d’action social, France
Riga Pasaules Film Festival, Lettonie
Festival International du Film Ecologique et Social de Cannes, France
Europe-Asia Documentary film Festival, Chine
2022:
Vision du Réel, Switzerland
Jean Rouch Festival, France
Millenium, Belgium
Cabaret Vert, France
Rencontres du Documentaire de Lussas, France
CINEMANIA, Canada
Social Film Festival, France
Cinemamed, Belgium
International Education Film Festival, France
2023:
Prix des étudiants + Mention spéciale, Filmer le travail
Youth prize, Punto de Vista
Prix du Jury de la compétition internationale,Festival International du Film Ecologique et Social de Cannes.
2022:
Best Belgian Documentary Award at the Millenium Festival, Belgium
