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Each episode, an artist is given carte blanche to create their own documentary on someone they admire, or talk about their art, or do something completely different. The artist is in the driving seat.

Countertenor Andreas Scholl is a baroque specialist who produced this episode of Square Artist. He chose to focus on the life and work of Eva Fricke, a talented and promising young winemaker.

Andreas Scholl, professional singer, takes us to meet Eva Fricke, a talented and promising young winemaker

Square Artist: Andreas Scholl, Countertenor

The filmmaker Regis Wargnier has chosen to portray Xavier Le Bris and his high-flying balancing act in the South Brittany.

Xavier Le Bris and his high-flying balancing act in the South Brittany

Carte Blanche to Régis Wargnier

In 2007, Franco-Afghan filmmaker Barmak Akram directed Kabuli Kid, a film telling the story of a taxi driver who discovers an abandoned baby in the back of his vehicle. Massi was then only six months old; today he is nine. Barmak Akram goes back to meet the budding actor, at his home in Kabul.

In 2007, Franco-Afghan filmmaker Barmak Akram directed Kabuli Kid, a film about an abandoned baby. That baby actor is now nine. Akram goes back to Kabul to meet him 

Square Artist: Barmak Akram

The great chef from Aveyron, Michel Bras, makes the most of his episode of Square by shining the spotlight on the life of André Valadier, a local farmer who has fought all his life to save his land from the trap of a industrialised agriculture.

The great chef from Aveyron, Michel Bras, makes the most of his episode of Square by shining the spotlight on the life of André Valadier, a local farmer

Square Artist: Michel Bras

Portuguese actress and director Maria de Medeiros produces a documentary on the Spanish journalist and activist Richard Mateos. Blind from birth, he defends the right of disabled people in Bolivia to live with dignity.

Blind from birth, Richard defends the right of disabled people in Bolivia to live with dignity

SQUARE Artist: Maria de Medeiros

We give Charles Berling, French actor, director and screenwriter, carte blanche. He takes us to Toulon, where he grew up and where he heads the Freedom Theatre. In a bus, he meets Dominique, who drives the line 1. The actor and director traces the story of this woman battered by life, but animated by an irrepressible energy. A tender and funny portrait.

Charles Berling

We give Charles Berling, French actor, director and screenwriter, carte blanche

The photographer Jim Rakete is given carte blanche. He has chosen to focus on the Californian artist Joe Ramirez-Dalton. For decades, he restored frescoes in churches, in Italy. Now he is dedicated to his magnum opus: "Somnium (the dream)", a project inspired by a 1620 text by Johannes Kepler on lunar astronomy.

Photographer Jim Rakete is given c arte blanche

Square Artist: Jim Rakete

Blixa Bargeld, singer of the German rock band Einstürzenden Neubauten is an underground icon. For Square Artist, he shot a portrait of Dror Feiler, musician, composer and Israeli activist who lives in Stockholm.

Carte Blanche to Blixa Bargeld

Blixa Bargeld, singer of the German rock band Einstürzenden Neubauten is an underground icon

Square Artiste: Bargeld

The German novelist David Safier profiles Daniel Magel, an 'everyday hero'. Born in Kazakhstan, he emigrated with his parents to Bremen. Alcohol, drugs and violence shaped his adolescence. But sport saved him. And now he works with youths and prisoners to show them its transformative power.

Sport saved him. And now he works with youths and prisoners to show them its transformative power

Square Artist: David Safier

Before, it was simple: there was selfishness or altruism. Either we got rich or we helped others. But now these binary divisions are fading. A supporter of effective altruism, the young philosopher William MacAskill proposes to go even further with "arithmetic altruism". This is, applying the concept of profitability to charitable contributions.

Earth of Women helps women and girls to escape the vicious cycle of poverty, forced marriage and prostitution

Square Artist: Sibel Kekilli

Fukushima, Mon Amour is the latest film by Doris Dörrie, released in March in German cinemas. For Square Artist, the director - very popular in Germany - has chosen to paint an intimate portrait of Butoh dancer Tadashi Endo.

Director Doris Dörrie paints an intimate portrait of Butoh dancer Tadashi Endo.

Square Artist: Doris Dörrie

We pay homage to Jean Rochefort, who passed away Monday 9th October 2017, with this episode of Square Artiste. We had given him carte blanche to film whatever he wanted, and he led us on a meandering, introspective path between reality and fiction. 

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Square Artist: Andreas Scholl, Countertenor

Carte Blanche to Régis Wargnier

Square Artist: Barmak Akram

Square Artist: Michel Bras

SQUARE Artist: Maria de Medeiros

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Square Artist: Jim Rakete

Square Artiste: Bargeld

Square Artist: David Safier

Square Artist: Sibel Kekilli

Square Artist: Doris Dörrie

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