Guillaume Cailleau, Ben Russell
DIRECT ACTION
Germania, Francia 2024, 216’
Grand Prix at the Paris Cinéma du Réel festival, the documentary film - the result of a long immersion, in the wake of Wiseman and Akerman, in the daily life of one of France's most high-profile militant communities - offers a unique, even hypnotic portrait of its subject, shying away from the sensationalism of police clashes and the unending flow of topical images. Through meticulous observation of the radicalism and organisation of the collective, the filmmakers document a singular movement that attempts to outline the contours of a possible world, a utopia, or a way out of the climate crisis.
Guillaume Cailleau (France, 1978) is Berlin-based artist, filmmaker and film producer. His films screened at Berlin IFF, NYFF, IFF Rotterdam, exhibited at Bangkok Art&Culture Centre, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Centre Pompidou. Laborat (2014, short) won the Silver Bear Jury Prize in Berlin. He produces films with his company CASKFILMS.
Ben Russell (USA, 1976) is a Marseille-based artist, filmmaker and curator. His work has been presented at Centre Pompidou, Museum of Modern Art, Tate Modern, Venice FF, Berlin IFF, Locarno FF, documenta 14. He is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship (2008), a FIPRESCI International Critics Prize (IFFR 2010, Gijón 2017), and premiered his second and third feature films at the Locarno Film Festival (2013, 2017).
Cinematographer Ben Russell
Editor Ben Russell, Guillaume Cailleau
Sound design Rob Walker, Nicolas Becker
Sound Bruno Auzet
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