LE GRAND SAPHIR
"UNE RÉVOLTE ORDINAIRE"

Gaumont, Nantes

Monday, April 29, 2019 - 20:00

Gaumont, Nantes

Monday, April 29, 2019 - 20:00

SURF Nights presents the documentary LE GRAND SAPHIR '' An ordinary revolt '',

On Monday April 29th, 2019 at 8 p.m., Gaumont Nantes

This film tells sorties of several civic initiatives which consist in collecting waste, at sea and on land, to preserve the environment.

Screening in support of the citizen movement: # RamePourTaPlanète

the film

LE GRAND SAPHIR

58 minutes - 2018 (France)
Teaser: https://vimeo.com/261850063
Director: Jérémi Stadler
Produced by Satellite multimedia

This film is the story of several civic and individual initiatives which consist in collecting waste, at sea and on land, to preserve the environment.

The start for these engaged portraits is the personal initiative of Emmanuel Laurin, "Le Grand Saphir", which combines sporting achievement and environmental protection.
For almost 14 days, between May 25th to June 8th, 2017, Manu swam 120 km of coastline while collecting macro-waste to raise public awareness of the critical state of pollution in the Mediterranean Sea.
This film is a reflection of the evolution of environmental activism: after the denunciation, these new whistleblowers adopt a positive approach and are in action.

They prove to us every day that we can all act because in the end, we are all capable of it.
Finally, "Le Grand Saphir" tells the story of a society that cultivates the paradox of being both guilty of what happens to it, but which, at the same time, is able to act responsibly.

Festivals 2018:
- Deauville Green Awards: Best Music Winner
- What A Trip Festival Montpellier: Ushuaïa TV Prize
- Primed: Mediterranean Youth Prize

This film was 100% self-produced.