Le jardin extraordinaire est un documentaire expérimental qui dresse le portrait de ma grand-mère, Nicole, et du monde intime qu’elle a construit autour d’elle à travers son jardin à Thomery, en France. Derrière l’apparente simplicité de cet espace domestique se déploie une histoire de force, d’imagination et de résistance.

À travers sa vision animiste du monde, Nicole donne voix à la vie invisible du jardin : les fleurs qui bougent d’elles-mêmes, le noyer mort dont elle porte le deuil, les animaux nocturnes qui « trafiquent » des noix. Mêlant documentaire et expérimentation, le film utilise des timelapses, de la pellicule peinte et des enregistrements nocturnes pour traduire au cinéma son regard poétique et rebelle. À la fois portrait et dialogue, le film interroge le soin, la transmission et le pouvoir de l’imagination comme stratégie de survie.

Prochainement

The extraordinary garden is an experimental documentary that portrays my grandmother, Nicole, and the intimate world she has built around her through her garden in Thomery, France. Behind the apparent simplicity of this domestic space unfolds a story of strength, imagination, and resistance. Through her animist vision, Nicole gives voice to the invisible life of the garden : the flowers that move on their own, the dead walnut tree she mourns, the nocturnal animals that “traffic” nuts. Blending documentary and experimentation, the film uses timelapses, painted film, and night recordings to translate her poetic and rebellious gaze into cinema. It is both a portrait and a dialogue about care, transmission, and the power of imagination as a strategy for survival.

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The extraordinary garden is an experimental documentary that portrays my grandmother, Nicole, and the intimate world she has built around her through her garden in Thomery, France. Behind the apparent simplicity of this domestic space unfolds a story of strength, imagination, and resistance. Through her animist vision, Nicole gives voice to the invisible life of the garden : the flowers that move on their own, the dead walnut tree she mourns, the nocturnal animals that “traffic” nuts. Blending documentary and experimentation, the film uses timelapses, painted film, and night recordings to translate her poetic and rebellious gaze into cinema. It is both a portrait and a dialogue about care, transmission, and the power of imagination as a strategy for survival.

Coming Soon