The Ghett'Out Film Festival comes to New York, highlighting the work of filmmakers on the fringes of the French film industry. Many of the filmmakers are minorities from low-income backgrounds and self-taught; they are the leaders of a new New Wave in France. BAMcinématek is proud…

Attention, French natives: Do you mind if I ask you guys a personal question? How often do you folks  wash your hair?



No, I'm not trying to raise hackles (or plumes de cou, for that matter), but I recently read a  factoid online stating that 90% of Americans wash their hair every day. Well, let me tell you: never  have I felt so American in my entire life. I myself have been performing such ablutions religiously  for the last 30 years! But then "religiously" is no longer the word…

As our planet becomes more globalized it is expected that thousands of languages will become extinct by the end of the century. We ask that you join BZH New York as we team up with other French regional associations of NY (Alsace, Basque, Corsica) for a conference at City University of NY to highlight the endangered status of regional…

Just what is a "Cannet" and why am I even going there in the first place? Good questions. A week ago I was in Beaulieu-sur-Mer recovering from a fishing expedition with my friend Luc. Suffice to say it truly was an "expedition" and after a sumptuous feast, I felt I needed a week's bed rest. I eventually regained sufficient strength and was…

Hailing from the Republic of Cameroon and its vibrant culture, Kaissa has become an unmistakable representative of African music to the planet. An aural artisan whose music paints a lush, vivid picture of the ever-changing world around her, Kaissa’s voice simultaneously showcases warmth, appreciation, struggle and…

"The centerpiece of the Mad Men Season 5 premiere is a song sung by Don Draper's young wife Megan (Jessica Paré), in full-on sex kitten mode, to Don, in front of many friends and coworkers, at his 40th birthday party. It's a catchy little number, with French lyrics (Megan is from Montreal, as is Paré). This being Mad Men, though, one has to ask: Why this song? Does it have some deeper meaning? Does it foreshadow what's to come this season"?

To read…

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL50060B88ED577BD4

...in the early 80's american bluesman Billy Jones was the lead guitarist for an outstanding group of touring musicians who called themselves 'The Incredible Rock City Band'. ...this song is taken from…

Il y a quelques très belles plages sur Long Island qui sont accessibles en voiture et par le Long Island Rail Road. Les plages sur la rive sud de Long Island sont sableuses tandis que les plages sur la rive nord sont rocheuses. Maintenant la mer est très froide.  Elle se réchauffe lentement.  Elle est à son plus chaud en août.  Malheureusement…

I suggest that we all observe a minute of silence for that English teacher in Rouen: you know, the one who recently asked her students to observe a minute of silence for a certain mass murderer whose victims, children included, have scarcely been laid to rest in their graves yet. I realize that the pedagog in question has  not yet been officially…

Bon courage ou enjoy? En Amérique, il est très rare d’entendre les gens se plaindre. De retour en France, c’est le rituel du Bon courage ! qui interpelle quotidiennement. Expression pour le moins surprenante. De quel courage parlons-nous ? Je n’allais pas au front à la guerre que je sache ! L’équivalent…

Two New York City public schools have been selected by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to receive the newly created “FrancEducation Label” which recognizes their outstanding efforts to promote and develop the French language.  These schools, PS58 in Brooklyn and PS 84 in Manhattan will join a select group of eight schools world…

Fishing for dinner in the high seas off Beaulieu-sur-Mer

Who hasn’t had to make up an imaginary penpal to write to? Most of us can relate to that school experience, especially when learning languages. But My Transatlantic School is something else: imagine instead that the classroom extends beyond its physical borders and opens a door onto the world. You can do that in just a few clicks…actually, in the era…

For the last three years, I’ve been teaching theater in French at the “The Language and Laughter Studio”, a multicultural center founded by Pascale Setbon. Three years that the children and I have been participating to the annual Festival Première Scène.Three years that we’ve been winning the Grand Prize!

“The Festival…

Camp Timberlake was an all-boys camp, which was part of a group of camps grouped under the generic name of Farm and Wilderness Camps. There were a total of seven camps including Indian Brook, an all-girls camp, Flying Clouds, a camp that specialized in trips and life in the wilderness. There was also the Barn Day camp for younger children.…

Here is the trailer of BY MY SIDE, the film I directed and produced in the Chureca, the largest garbage dump in Central America: https://vimeo.com/38270843  Please help us spread the story of Dominga, Fabiola and Maryuri, 3 young women struggling to survive in this place plagued by drugs, prostitution and violence. If…

New York ! D'abord j'ai été confondu par ta beauté, ces grandes filles d'or aux jambes longues.