People from all over the world meet on a weekly basis at the Atelier de conversation of the Bibliothèque publique d'information located in the Centre Pompidou in Paris to practise their French. Refugees of war sit together with businessmen, easy-going students next to victims of political persecution. As diverse as its members might be, they have one goal in common that connects all of them: to learn the language and find companions while living abroad – if not to survive living abroad. At this hopeful place, social and cultural borders dissolve. People, who otherwise would never have been in touch, meet eye to eye.
Conversation Studio Atelier de conversation
What's On
Snatched from the Source Zajeti v izviru – Slovenski otroci Lebensborna
Maja Weiss
Friday, 29. 03. 2024 / 16:00 / Small Hall
Maja Weiss’s documentary tells the stories of four stolen children, the last remaining Slovenian victims of the Nazi Lebensborn programme.
Wake Me Zbudi me
Marko Šantić
Friday, 29. 03. 2024 / 18:30 / Main Hall
Wake Me Up is a highly relevant story about xenophobia, collective memory loss and the search for new beginnings. The winner of five Vesna awards, including Best Feature, at the latest Festival of Slovenian Film.
The Eternal Memory La memoria infinita
Maite Alberdi
Friday, 29. 03. 2024 / 19:30 / Small Hall
The story of Paulina’s deep and uncompromising devotion and Augusto’s fierce struggle to preserve his identity is a heartbreaking and inspiring monument to the indestructible power of love. The film by Maite Alberdi (The Mole Agent) was nominated for the Oscar for Best Documentary.