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Signée Frédéric Laffont, une immersion au cœur des quatre sites de la Bibliothèque nationale de France. Une promenade au rythme des bruissements et des chuchotements à travers les couloirs, les réserves et les rayonnages. Journey to the center of the library Télérama, TTT: "With an inspired camera, the documentary maker isolates a 15th century illumination and the face absent from the world of a reader, a drawing scribbled by Artaud on the bad paper of a rough notebook or the automated ballet of the nacelles, which transport to their recipients the requested works. With sovereign grace, Frédéric Laffont signs a dreamy evocation of this place of memory and whispers, invokes Hamlet and Gutenberg, slips into the footsteps of a regular of the place who once saved from death his knowledge of Latin gives voice to Tolstoy and Apollinaire... Libération: " We highly recommend Journey to the Center of the Library (France 5, 8:50 p.m.), poetic stroll by Frédéric Laffont through the shelves of the memory of the world, as Alain Resnais would say." A film by Frédéric Laffont Edited by Emmanuelle Pencalet Duration: 50' © Cinétévé, Interscoop, 2006 English version: JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE LIBRARY An immersion in the heart of the four sites of the National Library of France. A walk to the rhythm of rustling and whispering through the corridors and reserves and the shelves.

"Frédéric Laffont évite les commentaires. Il préfère laisser parler les images. On découvre le système et la philosophie de la chaîne CNN créée par Ted Turner. Le documentaire est remarquable, ce qu’il montre est inquiétant." Planet CNN Le Nouvel Obs: “A resounding success! Logically, after this extraordinary document, we should no longer be able to debate television in general, as we did before. By renouncing any strong judgment and banishing all commentary, Laffont in a way traps CNN's logic in its own way by letting the images speak for themselves. The existence of magnificent dissidents like Frédéric Laffont and of a refuge like Arte has never seemed so dramatically necessary to us…” Le Monde: "Frédéric Laffont avoids commentary. He prefers to let the images speak for themselves. We discover the system and the philosophy of the channel. The documentary is remarkable, what it shows is disturbing." A film by Frédéric Laffont Edited by Jean-François Giré Duration: 1h40' © La Sept Arte, Interscoop, 1997 CNN tells the world its own story. Continuous news? Among the Atlanta pioneers, the myth revisited.

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Frédéric Laffont suit Le Racing, un club de rugby prestigieux, qui se bat en 2008 pour retrouver le top 14. L'année d'après, le rêve devient réalité. Racing Rugby Racing rugby, season 1 Racing, a prestigious rugby club, is fighting to return to the Top 14. In the locker room of a dream... Duration: 1h30 © SEIP, 2008 Racing rugby, season 2 In the locker room, the dream becomes reality. Duration: 55' © Ovalto, 2009

"Ce documentaire de Frédéric Laffont, dernier volet de la série Fugues américaines, ne laisse qu'un regret: ne pas pouvoir s'envoler dans la minute et rejoindre Eunice, au coeur du pays cajun.” American Runaways Jury Prize at the Saulieu Festival, 1996 Libération: ‘With its sumptuous images of the Louisiana plains and the bayou, and its endearing characters, Frédéric Laffont's documentary, the last episode of the American Fugues series, leaves us with just one regret: not being able to take off in a minute and join Eunice in the heart of Cajun country’. A film by Frédéric Laffont Editing: Jean-François Giré Length: 52'34" © France 3, Interscoop, 1996 Eunice, Louisiana, Cajun country. Every Saturday for decades, Marc and Ann Savoy open the doors of their diatonic accordion shop for a jam session. Fiddlers, accordionists, guitarists, men and women, young and old, maestros and beginners: everyone communes, in French, to the rhythm of the Louisiana repertoire. We eat sausage, we drink beer or good wine, we sing... The Cajuns sing their identity.

Hermès s’attache à créer des objets qui traversent le temps et à tisser des liens durables avec ceux qui l’entourent. Avec un regard plein d’humanisme, le cinéaste et documentariste Frédéric Laffont, lauréat du prix Albert Londres, se met dans les pas de la maison et laisse libre cours à sa caméra. Se piquer de curiosité, naviguer de récit en portrait, se laisser porter par les gestes et les lieux, pousser la découverte jusqu’au bout du monde… Footsteps Across The World Footsteps across the world Hermès endeavours to create objects that withstand the test of time and to forge lasting connections with the surrounding world. Film and documentary maker Frédéric Laffont, winner of the Albert Londres award, brings his humanistic perspective to bear as he walks in the house’s footsteps and gives free rein to his camera. With curiosity awakened, we navigate between stories and portraits, carried along by gestures and places, and taking discovery to the ends of the earth… Our relationship with sustainable development shines through this Footsteps across the World collection. To discover the collection Empreintes sur le monde Footsteps Across the World Collection Around fifteen short film documentaries of approx. 7' length by Frédéric Laffont Editing: Catherine Rascon Barbara Bossuet Music Lou Rotzinger © Hermès, 2018-2025

Explorez le parcours de Frédéric Laffont, réalisateur primé et fondateur de Camera Magica. Une œuvre documentaire guidée par l’engagement et l’humanité. Founder of Camera Magica, Frédéric Laffont chronicles the world with a handheld camera and an open heart. This page invites you to discover his career, his commitments, and what inspires his documentary filmmaker's perspective. Merry-go-round rides then world tours. Around sixty films: major reports and documentaries. Albert Londres Prize for a report on the war in Lebanon. A collection of short films for Hermès. A feature film shot in Ukraine since 2022. Literary essays written in Paris, Jerusalem, Kigali and Kabul too. Frédéric Laffont His documentaries have the strange beauty of Pasolini's early films. L'Express A rare filmmaker. Le Nouvel Obs. Selected filmography Nous, l’Ukraine 2025, long-métrage cinéma. Empreintes sur le monde 2025, Collection d'Hermès de courts-métrages. La vie devant nous France, 2022. FIPADOC 2022. Couleur café Inde, 2019. Les Enchanteurs Belgique, 2017. Étoile SCAM. Cowboys don’t cry Texas, 2015. Mesure et démesure Jura suisse, 2014. Liban, des guerres et des hommes (série 3 x 52’) FIPA & Étoile SCAM, 2014. Dans les bottes de Clint Texas, Étoile SCAM 2013. Les mains d’Hermès France, 2011. 1$ pour une vie Burkina, Mali, Inde, USA, 2009. FIPA 2010. Voyage au centre de la Bibliothèque Paris, 2007. 1001 jours Israël-Palestine, Étoile SCAM 2007. TOKYO BLUES & SUSHIS CONFITS Japon, 2004. Poussières de Paix Israël-Palestine, Prix Festival d’Angers 2002. Secrets de cuisine de l’Ambroisie France, 2001. Fleur de Cannelle Chili, 2000. Liban, voyages, voyages Grand Prix Ptolémée de Géographie, 2000. Banlieue Olympique France, 1998. planète CNN USA, Bosnie, Jérusalem, 1997. Fugues américaines Louisiane, Prix Saulieu 1996. Anges et démons de la cité France, 1994. CAPTAIN W, ASTRONAUTE USA, 1994. Le Menu France, 1994. Maudits soient les yeux fermés Rwanda, 1996. Grand Prix Angers et Écran d’Or Montréal 1996. Dieu, poste restante, Jerusalem Jérusalem, 1993. A quoi rêvent les boxeurs ? France, Grand Prix Palerme, 1994. Ramdam sur terre et mer France, 1993. Entracte au Château de Prague République tchèque, 1993. Beyrouth,des balles et des ballons Nymphe d’Or & Prix critique internationale Festival Monte-Carlo, 1993. Poussières de Guerre Afghanistan, URSS. Grand Prix Angers & Festival Rueil, 1990. À corps, À cœur, À cris Monde, 20 ans MSF, 1992. Prix Spécial Festival Int. Monte-Carlo, 1992. Autofolies France, 1990. L’opium du peuple URSS, 1988. Colères noires de Soweto Afrique du Sud, 1988. On s’aimait tant à Santiago Chili, 1988. Pas de larmes pour Mao Chine, Meilleur Reporter d’Image, 1987. La guerre des nerfs Liban, P rix Albert Londres, 1987. La mer arrive encore au Liban Prix du jury Festival Monte-Carlo, 1987. Shanghai New Look Chine, 1985. Each of these films tells a story, a perspective, a part of truth. Through Camera Magica, Frédéric Laffont continues to capture humanity in its most fragile and luminous form. His career demonstrates a loyalty to commitment, to the right emotion, to a story that moves. And behind each image, always the same intention: to film with the heart.

"Frédéric Laffont brosse sans flagornerie et par touches impressionnistes les paradoxes d’Hermès. Le résultat ne ressemble en rien aux sommes habituelles et complaisantes que l’industrie du luxe imprime à tour de bras…" At 24 Faubourg Saint-Honoré Editions L'Iconoclaste, 2024 24 Faubourg-Saint-Honoré in Paris is not just the address of a well-known store worldwide. This building is the site of an enigma, that of the house of Hermès. A place inhabited by women and men as much as by spirits, where time seems to flow differently. A place with its history, its culture, its grammar and lexicon, its myths and its rites. It took a writer and a great traveler to explore this territory and restore its spirit. Europe 1, 27 oct 2024 Various translations currently being published. Vanity Fair: “A war reporter immersed at Hermès. Two years of writing. The result: a unique book, full of anecdotes. Exquisite.” Le Monde M: “Delectable. A tender tale. The author paints the paradoxes of Hermès without flattery and with impressionistic touches. The result is nothing like the usual, complacent sums that the luxury industry prints left, right and centre…” Harper's Bazaar: "While the writer is used to exploring popular cultures, his new adventure pushes open the doors of a century-old house. Two years in the land of Hermès. A book that immerses you in the grandiose Hermès adventure." Prima: “A captivating novel about a mysterious dynasty. Fascinating!” Booksellers' Pages: "A song of deeds. A moving book. The magic of this writing still works." Europe 1: “A truly great book. Eminently poetic. Frédéric Laffont dazzled us three years ago with a book about Chef Bernard Pacaud. He returns to us with a travel story in a strange land. An incredible book, brilliantly written. Masterful language. Literary and magnificent!” Librairie Lamartine: “A story steeped in rare humanity. One of the best books of the year.” The Pavilion of Literature (Belgium): “An essay that enchants, sparkles and throbs with the tribal spirit and roots of the House of Hermès, by Frédéric Laffont, the wonderful author of A Life in Detail. A song of gesture and spirit, made up of twenty-five thematic songs that takes us into the soul of the brand, through its actors…” LeA Bookstore: “Impressionist touches. A surprise! Read in one sitting.” Librairie Galignani: “This book is a marvel, a true reader’s delight! Thank you.” Booksellers' Pages: "A grand journey into what he calls 'the tribe'. A true gem."

Un film documentaire de Frédéric Laffont pour le cinéma. Face à l’ennemi Poutine pour qui les Ukrainiens n’auraient ni identité ni culture, tous se battent. Des enfants et les grands-mères aussi. Nos proches, nos voisins. Nous, l’Ukraine. Nous, l’Europe. We, Ukraine feature documentary, 2025 A documentary film for the cinema. Three years of work since the Russian invasion of 2022. Think film's impact campaign, We Ukraine, for concrete European support for Ukrainian culture. Coming soon... To resist Putin's war, culture is also a front line. Under the relentless threat of Russian bombardment, people dance and sing in defiance of the alarms, play theatre in a bomb shelter, publish books despite paper shortages, paint street art near the front, record music, open exhibitions in a closed museum, save endangered treasures, sew endless camouflage in the cellar, and behind the scenes, constantly raise money to provide drones and survival kits for soldiers... Faced with an enemy for whom Ukrainians have neither identity nor culture, everyone is fighting. Children and grandmothers too. Our loved ones, our neighbours. We, Ukraine. We, Europe. A film by Frédéric Laffont Produced by Dominique Barneaud Editing: Barbara Bossuet Catherine Rascon Length: 1h23' © Bellota Films, Camera Magica, 2025

Rwanda. Des mois après les massacres, l’herbe a repoussé. Sur un charnier, les restes d’un écolier reposent près de son manuel de lecture resté ouvert sur un extrait du Roman de Renart : "Maudits soient les yeux qui se ferment quand ils doivent rester ouverts..." Damn closed eyes Editions JC Lattès & Arte, 1995 Co-written with Françoise Bouchet-Saulnier, doctor of law, legal officer of Doctors Without Borders. Rwanda. Months after the massacres, the grass has grown back. In a mass grave, the remains of a schoolboy lie near his reading book, which has been left open to an excerpt from The Romance of Renart: "Cursed be the eyes that close when they should remain open..." Never again! Despite this solemn promise, fifty years after the Nazi death camps, another genocide exterminates human beings for who they are. Their only "fault": being born Tutsi, just as others were born Jewish, Gypsy, or Armenian. Who will bring justice? At mass graves and in international organizations, a litany of empty promises serves as a funeral tribute. Only isolated individuals attempt to establish the facts, to write history. Among these grains of sand supposed to stop the machine of silence: Françoise, Joseph, and François-Xavier. A European lawyer, a Rwandan human rights activist, and the Kigali Public Prosecutor, they recount their quest for justice. This book is the result of a year of commitment and investigation across the world. A reflection forged through contact with the realities of the field and the people. This story resonates far beyond the thousand hills of Rwanda... So that the augury of "Never again" is no longer a lie addressed to future generations. Life: “A stone in the pond, with infinite shock waves.”