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_Les Communes de Paris

Parisians are the audience’s tour guide in the web documentary “Les Communes de Paris,” introducing site visitors into their neighborhoods and lives.

2010 Simon Bouisson
EN,FR Visit the project

“La métropole est une idée, un concept, assez flou aux yeux des gens. On le réduit souvent à une problématique de transport en commun. La volonté initiale était donc ce désir de créer une imagerie de cette grande ville. D’aller chercher ses lieux emblématiques, ses couleurs, ses sons, ses formes, soit ce qui, profondément, la caractérise.”

Simon Bouisson, Director, to Paris.fr

Les Communes de Paris explores Paris through the lives of its citizens. Audience members can access 24 video portraits with 23 different Parisians using a map of the city or a grid of portraits of the interview subjects. Filmmaker Simon Bouisson interviewed two residents from each Parisian neighborhood featured in the film. These residents take the audience through their day, finally depositing them in another neighborhood, which has two more featured interviews. In this way, website visitors can move on branching paths through the city, exploring different aspects of Parisian life. Bouisson’s subjects range from architects to a Metro operator to an Afghan refugee, providing a portrait of Paris’s diversity.

Project at a Glance :

Language : EN,FR
Country : France
Year : 2010
Author : Simon Bouisson
Team : Marc-Benoît Créancier,Oliver Demangel
Exhibition Venues : IDFA DocLab
Funders AND Incubators : CNC,La Foundation Odon Vallet,Le Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication,Le Ministère des Affaires Etrangeres
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