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"Entre documentaire et film de cinéma, Les Mains d'Hermès est un hymne à l'artisanat bien plus qu'au luxe à la française.'' The Hands of Hermes Hearts & Craft Le Monde: "Between documentary and cinema film, The Hands of Hermès is a hymn to craftsmanship much more than to French luxury. A slow film, made of silences and glances, of ancestral gestures with, in the background, a deep and foggy France." English version: HEARTS AND CRAFT A film by Frédéric Laffont and Isabelle Dupuy-Chavanat Edited by Pauline Casalis Duration: 46' © Hermès, 2011 Craftsmen, gestures and know-how. The breath of leather and crystal, the song of silk and metal, the words of men and women, their silences too. A reference film screened in cinemas in Tokyo, New York, Beijing, Paris, Moscow, Abu Dhabi. Artisans of Hermès 9 short films, 9 universes, 9 portraits of artisans. 9 for the 10 fingers of the hand. The Hands of Hermes. Duration: 13' © Hermès, 2011

"Mille et un jours n’est pas un documentaire de plus sur le conflit israélo-palestinien, mais un essai cinématographique original et plein d’intelligence. Entre documentaire et fiction, Frédéric Laffont signe un film plein d’espoir. Un lumineux message de paix." A thousand and one days Etoile SCAM 2007 Le Nouvel Observateur: “A Thousand and One Days is not just another documentary on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but an original, intelligent film essay. Another way of telling the story, another way of seeing the conflict. Part documentary, part fiction, Frédéric Laffont's film is full of hope. A luminous message of peace. Synopsis: “Isn't this the best role cinema can play in this conflict? Le Point: “One of our best political documentary filmmakers attempts to ‘un-witch’ the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (...) An atypical, gripping film, to be shown in all schools.” Studio: “A Thousand and One Days is unlike any other documentary. Far from any angelism, this work, both poetic and brutal, deserves your full attention. Fascinating.” Les nouvelles Fiches du cinéma: “F.Laffont strives to render the daily reality of these men and women, without bias. In the name of humanity. A look filled with accuracy, respect and dignity.” Press review A film by Frédéric Laffont Editing: Guy Lecorne Lenght: 1h18' © Albert films, Archipel 35, France 2 Cinéma, 2003 What can I tell you? The stone, the chariot, the olive trees being felled? Of course I'll tell you... I'll also tell you stories, faces and hope: a thousand and one paths that will lead to peace. One day. Night shines for a moment, then it's day again.

“Le beau documentaire en forme de road-movie de Frédéric Laffont est empreint de mythologie hollywoodienne. Le film débute dans le décor minéral de Monument Valley, là même où John Ford tourna de nombreux westerns. Ballad for a Cowboy Libération: “Frédéric Laffont’s beautiful road-movie-style documentary is imbued with of Hollywood mythology. The film opens in the mineral setting of Monument Valley, the same place where John Ford shot many westerns. But Clint Cannon's long road is more reminiscent of the nostalgic Indomitable (The Lusty Men, 1952) by Nicholas Ray, in which Robert Mitchum played a rodeo cowboy confronted with the disillusionment of an increasingly materialistic modernity.” A film by Frédéric Laffont Duration: 1h03' © Arte France, Interscoop, Artline Films, 2006 Editing: Mathilde Grosjean Rodeo cowboys have this in common with the characters in John Huston's The Misfits: They can only rely on themselves. Clint Cannon. Wrist fractured three times, arm broken twice, kidney and liver punctured, shoulder dislocated, skull cracked... No matter. He's chasing his dream. The same one his father once had: to qualify for the Las Vegas finals. From rodeo to rodeo, he crosses America. And filling up with gas also hurts his empty wallet.

Cette passionnante enquête nous entraîne en URSS, au Pakistan, à Kaboul et clandestinement dans les provinces d’Afghanistan. Dust of War Editions Robert Laffont, 1985 Co-written with Christophe de Ponfilly, Albert Londres Prize 1985. When the song of arms passes, comes the time of tears. Wars pass through history like whirlwinds. For the Soviets, the war in Afghanistan lasted ten years; for the Afghans, it continues. Beyond the event, this book tells the terrible story of the men plunged into war. On both sides, the combatants and their loved ones confide in the great reporters, both winners of the Albert Londres Prize. Through their encounters, Ponfilly and Laffont paint a vast fresco of the absurd, where the gazes of men who killed each other without ever knowing each other meet. This exciting adventure takes us to the USSR, Pakistan, Kabul and clandestinely to the provinces of Afghanistan. A year of investigation for an exceptional document. Le Monde: "A relentless indictment of the obscenity of war." VSD: “A magnificent piece of work. The spirit of great reporting in its purest form.” Le Figaro: “Christophe de Ponfilly and Frédéric Laffont have tracked down, in both camps, the stigmata of the absurd Soviet-Afghan conflict. A formidable exercise, admirable result.”

Palestine-Israël, Seconde Intifada. D'octobre 2000 à février 2002, Frédéric Laffont va revenir une douzaine de fois en Israël et dans les territoires palestiniens pour raconter autre chose que l'escalade vers le pire. Seul avec sa caméra, il va à la rencontre des personnes qui, des deux côtés, s'efforcent de construire la paix. Dust of Peace Le Monde: “Poussières de paix, a feature film by Frédéric Laffont, is a film of hope, a work that goes against the grain, as always with this great reporter-documentarist. Winner of the Albert-Londres Prize in 1987, this supporter of committed and subjective television has as his principle to take one's time. “Films are mostly made when you're not filming,” he says. Humanism.” A film by Frédéric Laffont Edited by Jean-François Giré Duration: 70' © France 2, Interscoop, 2002 Palestine-Israel, Second Intifada. From October 2000 to February 2002, the great reporter returned to Israel a dozen times. and in the Palestinian territories to tell something other than the escalation towards the worst. Alone with his camera, he meets people on both sides who are striving to build peace. At the same time, radio and television stations comment on the latest attack and the ongoing fighting.

Prix Albert Londres 1987 Lebanon, the war of nerves Albert Londres Prize 1987 Le Monde, In Praise of Great Reporting. JC Pomonti, 21.02.1988 Albert Londres Audiovisual Prize 1985: The Fighters of Insolence (Afghanistan), by Christophe de Ponfilly. 1987: The War of Nerves in Beirut, by Frédéric Laffont. "Ponfilly and Laffont alone represent 66% of the staff of the tiny Interscoop agency, and fight like lions to produce major reports worthy of the name!" A film by Frédéric Laffont Edited by Pierre Molard Duration: 13' © Interscoop, Sygma TV, 1986 "When it's bombing, I listen to Pavarotti. When it gets louder, I turn up the volume..."

Wally Schirra rêvait d’être pompier, il deviendra astronaute. En 1959, il fait partie des sept premiers astronautes américains sélectionnés par la NASA. Seul astronaute à avoir volé sur Mercury, Gemini et Apollo,. Wally Schirra raconte avec humour et passion son incroyable aventure spatiale, témoin privilégié de l’une des plus grandes épopées du XXe siècle. Captain W, astronaut Etoile SCAM 2007 ENGLISH VERSION A film by Frédéric Laffont Edited by Jean-François Giré Duration: 56' © France 3, Interscoop, City of Science and Industry, 1994 Wally Schirra dreamed of being a firefighter, but he became an astronaut. In 1959, he was one of the first seven American astronauts selected by NASA. When a journalist asked him, "Who thinks they'll come back alive from space?", he raised both hands. The first to successfully complete a space rendezvous, he amused Houston by reporting a "red UFO" that he said was Santa's sleigh in December 1965. The only astronaut to have flown on Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo, Wally Schirra recounts his incredible space adventure with humor and passion, a privileged witness to one of the greatest epics of the 20th century.

Le film de Frédéric Laffont se construit comme un combat : en 12 rounds ! What do boxers dream of? Grand Prix Festival de Palerme 1994 VSD: "Built like a 12-round fight, in a suburban boxing gym. A lucky knockout!" English version: WHAT DO BOXERS DREAM ABOUT? A film by Frédéric Laffont Editing: Jean-François Giré Length: 54' © France 3, Interscoop, 1993 The film is constructed like a fight: in 12 rounds! A deaf-mute shoemaker, a Croatian militiaman, a European champion, a machine operator, a former Indochina veteran, a film buff... these are just some of our boxers! The setting: a legendary hall on the outskirts of Paris, dripping with the stench of sweat. Life, between knockouts and dreams, always saved by the bell.

Chili, 1988. Oscar Castro rentre au pays. Le dictateur Pinochet organise un référendum qu'il va perdre. Après des années passées en détention, après l’exil à Paris Oscar retrouve les siens, sa famille, ses amis, son théâtre. Il cherche sa mère, disparue durant les années de la dictature. We loved each other so much in Santiago Le Monde: "A painful, often joyful journey. A film full of simple humanity. Suffering. Oscar doesn't talk about it. All we hear is his father repeating that his wife, whose blood was used to draw a hammer and sickle on the wall of the abandoned hut at the bottom of the garden, "was eaten by dogs." A film by Frédéric Laffont & Pierre Barouh Editing: Jean-Pierre Bozon Length: 55' © Antenne 2, Interscoop, 1988 Chile, 1988. Oscar Castro returns home. Dictator Pinochet organizes a referendum that he loses. After years in prison, after exile in Paris, Oscar returns to his family, his friends, and his theater. He is looking for his mother, who disappeared during the years of the dictatorship.

1$ pour 1 vie raconte le combat de chercheurs, de médecins, d'industriels du médicament et d’anonymes qui ont décidé, comme la Fondation DNDi, d'unir leurs forces et de développer des médicaments contre des maladies négligées. Ce qui semblait impossible hier est devenu réalité : des traitements nouveaux arrivent aux bouts des pistes. $1 for a life FIPA 2010 Le Monde: “Exemplary! Télérama: "Dazzling photography, very well-written and involved commentary, chronicle of an attempt to change a situation made of cynicism or indifference." TéléObs "This documentary tells us an exemplary human adventure, the superb images of Frédéric Laffont retrace the story of a utopia realized." L'Humanité Dimanche: "Very well written, this film by Frédéric Laffont accurately shows the scale of the disaster" English version: $1 FOR A LIFE Edited by Emmanuelle Pencalet Duration: 1h27' © Interscoop, Cinétévé, Arte, 2010 This story brings together the richest man on the planet and the poorest among us. The challenge: saving millions of human lives. Malaria, tuberculosis, sleeping sickness, Chagas disease, visceral leishmaniasis… These diseases affect one in six people on the planet, or one billion people. How many millions of people still die from it each year? We don't know. We don't know how to count those who don't count. $1 for a Life tells the story of the struggle of researchers, doctors, pharmaceutical companies, and ordinary people who, like the DNDi Foundation, decided to join forces and develop drugs for neglected diseases. What seemed impossible yesterday has become reality: new treatments are emerging. Long neglected by the pharmaceutical industry, the poorest can have access to the best of science. For $1 a treatment…