Le Mois du doc : Souvent, l'hiver se mutine : projection et rencontre

Free entry within the limits of available places.

Through a treasure trove of rare archives, often winter mutinies immerse us in the peasant life of Poitou in the twentieth century ses its gestures, its struggles, its rituals. The voices of those who have shaped this land rise in song, revealing a vivid memory: that of a dominated but resistant community, which built a unique cultural heritage. A vanished world comes to life before our eyes, in a sensitive and political fresco.

https://souventlhiversemutine.com/

Often, winter mutinies from Benoit Perraud Timeline: Marie Bottois 2025 / 74’ / prod. Corpus Films

In partnership with the association Périphérie

The screening will be followed by a discussion with Marie-Hélène Lafon and the director Benoît Perraud. This meeting will be moderated by journalist Sophie Joubert, journalist and head of the culture department at L'Humanité and literary advisor of the Festival Hors-Limites.

Benoît Perraud

In his filmic essays, Benoit Perraud works on the relationships between politics, history, memory and artistic creation, particularly music. His films are presented in several festivals and art centers, in France and in Europe.

Graduated from a BTS Audiovisual (LISA Angoulême) and a Master de Réalisation Documentaire (CREADOC Université de Poitiers), he regularly collaborates on film projects as a sound engineer, for sound recording, sound editing and mixing, for all genres and styles. He also pursues a production activity within the company Corpus Films (Poitiers) which he participated in setting up.

Selected filmography. Documentaries: NÉCESSAIRE(S) TERRITOIRE(S) (short film, 2006) – LE SENS DES TRACES (short film, 2008) – SINEMA (short film, 2009) – FORMANT (short film, 2011) – 100 DAYS (CM, 2012) – CAN SAY (CM, 2013) – HERITAGE (CM, 2014) – REMEMBER WINTER MUTINE (2025)

Marie-Hélène Lafon

Originally from Cantal and from a peasant family, Marie-Hélène Lafon goes to study in Paris. Aggregated in grammar and doctor of literature, she became a teacher of French, Latin and Greek and published her first novel in 2001, Le Soir du chien, awarded the Renaudot prize for high school students. A dozen more will follow, still published by Buchet-Chastel, as well as collections of short stories, essays and interviews. She won the Renaudot 2020 award for her novel Story of the Son.

His latest novel, Hors Champ, was published in January 2026.

https://www.buchetchastel.fr/auteur/marie-helene-lafon/