Alexandre Amiel, a French-Moroccan Sephardi filmmaker and veteran reporter, produced a trilogy of documentaries
exploring hatred from the perspectives of its primary victims in French society by profiling three representatives:
himself, Amelle Chahbi (a comedienne of Moroccan descent), and Lucien Jean-Baptiste (an actor and director who was born in the Caribbean). This critical and poignant trilogy has been shown all over the world, but here in its entirety, for the first time, in the U.S.
Followed by Q&A with Director & 2019 Pomegranate Award winner, Alexandre Amiel.
Alexandre Amiel
A Montreal-born French producer and director, Alexandre Amiel was formerly a reporter and anchorman for the French television station Canal Plus, working on the weekly news investigation program Le Vrai Journal. He covered news and political stories for almost 10 years. At 30 years old, he created Camera Subjective, a news agency and production company, which produces major news, political, and cultural shows for broadcast TV in France. Notable programs include “Made in France” for Canal+, “N’ayons pas peur des mots” for i-Télé , “Esprits libres” for France 2 , “Bonsoir Monsieur le président” et “Breaking News” for Jimmy. He produced more than 100 documentaries through his company. Four years ago, after the Charlie Hebdo and Hyper Casher Islamist terrorist attacks in Paris, his 11-year-old son came back from school one day and asked him: “Dad, why do they hate us?” To answer this question, he directed a series of documentaries addressing anti-Semitism, racism, and divisive identity politics in France. It was released as three documentaries for television, with segments on Blacks, Arabs, and Jews, before being released in theaters in December 2016. The movies have travelled all around the world, and are still an accurate reflection of what is happening in present day France.