Il Fau

As the population grows and pressure to provide cheap food increases, there has been a drive towards industrialized farming. But are there alternatives? We travel across the world to reveal the worst excesses of intensive farming and positive alternatives that work in harmony with nature, offering a sustainable vision for the future of meat consumption.

A French documentary short.

There is only the rain to recall my anguish. And sometimes I cry your name.

In 1952, an Inuit hunter named Tivii with tuberculosis leaves his northern home and family to go recuperate at a sanatorium in Quebec City. Uprooted, far from his loved ones, unable to speak French and faced with a completely alien world, he becomes despondent. When he refuses to eat and expresses a wish to die, his nurse, Carole, comes to the realization that Tivii's illness is not the most serious threat to his well-being. She arranges to have a young orphan, Kaki, transferred to the institution. The boy is also sick, but has experience with both worlds and speaks both languages. By sharing his culture with Kaki and opening it up to others, Tivii rediscovers his pride and energy. Ultimately he also rediscovers hope through a plan to adopt Kaki, bring him home and make him part of his family

In Corsica, a woman chooses to care for the earth by burning it.

In 1939, in a maternity ward, a young man visits his mistress who has just given birth to a little girl. He tells her that he is married and that for him the outcome of this adventure was not really planned. The mobilization separates them but the young man will end up divorcing and with the relentless help of a friend, will find his mistress and his child and will be able to marry her in spite of the chaos of the war.

Ben is a middle-aged diver, William is a teenager. Their world will connect for a time suspended moment, they will let go through their sorrow under the music’s salvating and liberating flow.

Dordogne, Kingdom of France, July 1749. Adélaïde, a young provincial aristocrat, is about to meet the man her father has chosen for her husband. While strolling through the forest with her cousin, she spots a silhouette in the old abandoned hunting tower.

Kumba is a young Ivorian mother living alone in Paris with her two children, Adja (7) and Bakary (8 months). One day, she is asked to replace a cleaner friend at short notice. Kumba has to choose between working and caring for her small son. She goes to work, worried sick. Her little boy is left alone at home.

A tale about a happily married couple who would like to have children. Tracy teaches infants, Andy's a college professor. Things are never the same after she is taken to hospital and operated upon by Jed, a "know all" doctor.

During his nearly 50 years in show business, Bill Cosby became one of the most recognizable Black celebrities in America. With a career that included an astronomical rise on television in the mid-1960s; work in children’s programming and education; legendary stand-up performances and albums; and an epoch-defining hit sitcom, The Cosby Show, Cosby was a model of Black excellence for millions of Americans. But now, thanks to the brave and painful testimonies of dozens of women, we know there was a sinister reality to the man once extolled as “America’s Dad.”

Run by former championdancers Warren and Jane Bullock, the ZigZag Dance Factory in Wolverhampton coaches everyone from eight-year-old beginners to 14-year-old national champions.

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.

Stockholm, in the 1950s. Erik is expelled from the local school for getting into one brawl too many. To protect Erik from his violent stepfather’s reaction to his expulsion, Erik's mother arranges for Erik to spend a year at Stjärnsberg Boarding School, the only school willing to accept him. This is Erik's last chance to graduate to Upper School and he promises his mother, for his and her sake, to do all he can to stay out of trouble.

An examination of our dietary choices and the food we put in our bodies.