The Parade - A Post-industrial Tale | Samuel Bollendorff

France
2017
fr
en
51'

Direction: Samuel Bollendorff Mehdi Ahoudig

From atop a slag heap, a curious character with a large head contemplates the landscape. On a rutted secondary road glistening in the rain, a procession of majorettes suddenly materializes.
A brass band marching through deserted streets. The Parade takes us to meet the proud inhabitants of the Hauts-de-France region, driven by a passion passed down through generations. Combining still shots, moving pictures, and remarkable sound work, this documentary brings rend sensible a living popular culture.

The Parade - A Post-industrial Tale | Samuel Bollendorff

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Synopsis

From atop a slag heap, a curious character with a large head contemplates the landscape. On a rutted secondary road glistening in the rain, a procession of majorettes suddenly materializes.
A brass band marching through deserted streets. The Parade takes us to meet the proud inhabitants of the Hauts-de-France region, driven by a passion passed down through generations. Combining still shots, moving pictures, and remarkable sound work, this documentary brings rend sensible a living popular culture.

What you will find in this film

Giants • Majorettes • Homing pigeons • Fighting cocks • A fan of tuning • A brass band • Panoramic shots • Post-industrial landscapes • Apparitions • Innovative visual and sound montages

Keywords

Photographic Film Reportage & Society

I forget everything when I dance. I'm in my own world. Dance fills it up."

Cloclo18, majorette

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The authors/artists

Samuel Bollendorff

Further exploration

• FAISEUR D'ANGES – a tale - author: Samuel Bollendorf; Seuil; 2021

• CONTAMINATIONS - author: Samuel Bollendorf; E/P/A Editions; 2019

• LE GRAND INCENDIE - author: Samuel Bollendorff; Textuel Editions; 2015

• NOWHERE SAFE - authors: Samuel Bollendorff and Mehdi Ahoudig - Preface: Eric Cantona; Textuel Editions; 2012

• THE FORCED MARCH - author: Samuel Bollendorff - Preface: Magali Jauffret; Textuel Editions (bilingual); 2008

• Article in FishEye (September 2021)

• Article in Télérama (March 2019)

• Podcast on France Culture (August 2018)

• Article in Le Monde (September 2018)

• Article in Polka Magazine (May 2013)

• Podcasts on Arteradio

• Article in Le Monde (October 2015)

• Portrait of the author in Syntone (October 2012)