Jossot, from Gustave to Abdul Karim
Data sheet - Synopsis - Presskit
Year : 2014
Length : 54 min
Language : French
(English and French subtitles)
Film format : HD, 16:9
Broadcast medium : DCP, DVD
Coproducers : Girelle production, France Télévisions,
Bip TV, TV Tours
Visa : 141324
Supports : Région Aquitaine, Ecla, Région Bourgogne,
CNC, Procirep Angoa, Région Centre, Ciclic
ISAN : 0000-0003-0F63-0000-W-0000-0000-F
Writer and director : Marc Faye
Soundtrack : Thomas Gallet
Synopsis :
In 1905, the French law on the Separation of the Churches and State was passed. Gustave Jossot contributed with his ability as an artist to reveal the importance of religion and of the authorities at that time. He converted to Islam shortly after. This film explores his work and his exceptionnal fate.
The director
Marc Faye
Marc Faye is a director and producer who works on different projects dealing with original or real stories. He supports young directors' projects in documentary (Womanhattan, George Hyvernaud, The Chaland Enigma and newly : Alex Barbier and La Révolution des cantines) or animation (Keep Your Hair On, Olivier, Riviera or recently : My Juke-Box and Saigon sur Marne)
Broadcast - Distribution - Festivals
Broadcast : Bip TV, TV Tours, France Télévisions
Distribution : Novanima productions
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Festivals :
Rendez-vous de l’Histoire, Blois, France, 2014
Escales documentaire, La Rochelle, France, 2014
International Oriental Film Festival of Geneva, Switzerland, 2015
Festival de Cine Infancia y Adolescencia, Bogotà, Colombia, 2015
Festival EDOC Quito, Ecuador, 2015
Animation Festival - Be There, Corfu, Greece, 2015
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