2024 | France | Documentary

The Documentary Journey of Madame Anita Conti

  • French English 38 mins
  • Director | Louise Hémon
  • Writer | Louise Hémon, Aurélie Brousse
  • Producer | Pauline Tran Van Lieu, Lucie Rego

STATUS: Released

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In 1952, Anita Conti, France's first female oceanographer, embarked on a trawler to share the hard life of Atlantic cod fishermen, alone with her camera and sixty men for six months. Using her 16mm film rushes and photographs, the film reveals her scientific and yet tender gaze for the workers of the sea. This pioneering woman foresaw the need to protect the oceans.This film explores the modernity of her struggle, as well as the hazy, rhythmic beauty of her writing and photography.

Anita Conti Oceanography Maritime Labor Archival Footage Environmental Conservation
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