We are all part of the great human family

A film by Benoît Labourdette (37s, silent, 2017, pseudonym: Papa).

Navigation in the meaning of fine words, of those who gather people.

Everything is new

A film by Benoît Labourdette (1’57s, mute, 2017, pseudonym: D8FH3NITZ).

Let’s clearly define things.

Capricious round

Can we be racist without knowing it ?

A film by Benoît Labourdette (1’02s, silent, 2017, pseudonym : Zorro).

The processes that lead to racism.

The symbolic third, a tool to connect

Psychoanalytical tool to promote the construction of the link.

The symbolic third is a concept that may seem very abstract, but for me it is very effective in creating a constructive link, especially between adults and youth. Here is a short synthesis of it, as I understand it. In psychoanalysis, to be is (…)

In a cab

Late at night. Under the rain. The car stops. I run under the ropes to get in. I say my first name, so that the driver can be sure. But it is obvious to him. I don’t have to say it, I was the only one on the street. He doesn’t care. He speaks (…)

Diversity

A film by Benoît Labourdette (1’32s, silent, 2017, pseudonym: Elton).

Specific words that can lead to racism.

At least we tried

Equality

A film by Benoît Labourdette (1 ’, mute, 2017, pseudonym: Bernard L.).

Words have meaning.

Divisions

Social distancing

Series of 58 photographs on a train platform in 2022.

Human beings were led to believe that they had suddenly become dangerous to each other and that they had to step aside to save themselves from the danger posed by the other.

The other

Choice of words

Collective film (7’22s, 2017).

Words dance to make racism and discrimination vanish.

Workshop “Tools, games and workshops for image education” - Images en bibliothèques

A story of the session “How to run a video production workshop differently”, led by Benoît Labourdette.

Images en bibliothèques has launched a new course, designed by Florian Lecron, for professionals in the library, film, education and culture sectors. I contributed to the design of the course, and led the final session: light, flexible mediation (…)

A tagged life

Living exhibition of 30 photographs.

A “living” online exhibition of 30 photographs, which proposes a narrative in images and words and varies several times a week.In the website www.benoitlabourdette.com, each of the articles, films, conferences... is associated with “tags”, (…)