The 4th edition of Lab Doc will welcome 9 authors of 1st or 2nd feature-length documentary films from the Mediterranean basin. They will exchange with the speakers Leïla Kilani & Shu Aiello, during 3 sessions in residence of one week each (between May and November), in Marseille.
The first session will take place from 8 to 12 May 2023.
Claire Simon is this year the godmother of the 4th Lab Doc, author of several documentary films such as Les Patients, Récréations, Le village, or Coûte que coûte, awarded in many festivals.
" Her work is essentially composed of documentaries in which she tracks down stories, those that children invent for themselves during recess, the one that management difficulties induce in Coûte que coûte, the one that arises from the love of two young people (800 km difference- Romance), or the one that is woven by Mimi's singular life. In fact, for Claire Simon, if banality contains fiction, the filmmaker's job is to flush it out. "
Here are the words addressed by Mrs. Simon to this year's residents:
" Jean Christophe proposed me to sponsor the fourth edition of the Lab Doc and I am honored, I hope to be up to it... It is not won, I know... I wish you all courage, perseverance and also to sleep well, laugh a lot and not to take your project too tragically. I always found it easier to have good ideas than to make good films. So writing a project is like dreaming and convincing yourself at the same time that this dream is great, unique, and doing a great tap dance number with people who don't like dancing and seem a bit uptight, even sinister... Good luck!!!! "
Claire Simon
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