Production and Direction
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Je me suis lancée dans l’aventure du documentaire en 2017, avec Bruno Lambert, co-réalisateur des programmes suivants produits par Octopuce Production website. , the nature/adventure audiovisual production company I head.
Co-productions and television broadcasts, filmmaker meetups at festivals, educational screenings and film debates, production of commissioned documentaries..
Documentaries in Production
Hornstrandir
52-minute documentary
Hornstrandir translates as “horned coast.” It is the northernmost peninsula of Iceland, lying on the edge of the Arctic Circle. Known for its wild beauty and rich biodiversity, it is also one of the most pristine regions in Europe. Completely cut off from the rest of the country and accessible only by boat, Hornstrandir has no villages — only a few scattered houses and ruins — no electricity, no cars, no network. In this story, nature is Hornstrandir. Nothing more. A raw, primal, and uncompromising land — a territory that becomes the ambassador of an Earth constrained by humankind. Humanity, here, is embodied by two visitors forced to adapt to the environment’s demands in order to move forward, explore, and film: the directors Nelly Kars and Bruno Lambert.
Documentaries Produced
Posidonia (co-production with France Télévisions)
52-minute documentary
407 km of swimming for the Mediterranean! Posidonia recounts the adventure of long-distance swimmer Nelly Kars and explorer Bruno Lambert, founder of the environmental exploration and education program Les Marcheurs de la Terre®, which oversees the project. The two sports educators, writers, and documentarians swam and kayaked from Marseille to Menton in 2024 — a journey of about 407 km in 38 stages. Halfway between an adventure tale and a scientific documentary, Posidonia aims to be a positive, audience-friendly film featuring many local contributors. It’s a documentary meant to awaken awareness and inspire everyone to act for this “small sea with great hopes,” helping to strengthen its natural resilience.
Ça coule de source…
52-minute documentary
Without water, there would be no life. Without drinking water, human rights could not be upheld. Access to water is a fundamental and inalienable right. Its presence has long shaped both the landscapes and collective memory of Provence, where people learned — through the harshness of the Mediterranean climate — to capture and channel water to where it was lacking. Today, thanks to numerous infrastructures, water flows across the entire region, from glaciers to urbanized coasts. Understanding this resource in order to better preserve it is an urgent educational challenge — especially since the freshwater cycle now figures among the six out of nine planetary boundaries humanity has already crossed. These thresholds must not be exceeded if we are to sustain a livable ecosystem and avoid brutal, unpredictable transformations of our environment.
Durance (co-production with France Télévisions)
52-minute documentary
This film explores a little-known reality that most Provençals are unaware of — that of an Alpine resource shaping their daily lives. It tells the story of a river with multiple uses and an often-diverted course, a river that may soon no longer meet local needs, as it suffers from climate change and human demands. The narrative follows the Durance River from its natural source at 2,500 meters in the Alps to its confluence with the Rhône 300 km downstream. Its main tributaries and surrounding mountains form the natural backdrop of the story. Through its landscapes and biodiversity, this “wild Durance” leads us toward a “managed Durance,” transformed by vast networks of reservoirs and canals. This “imported Durance,” extended beyond its geological limits, connects the historical thread of human dependence on water — a story told through spatial and temporal leaps.
Pilgrim of the Dawn
26-minute documentary
Bruno Lambert has traveled the equivalent of three times around the world powered solely by human or animal strength, completed over 4,000 bivouacs, taken on extreme physical challenges in remote regions, and lived among numerous minority ethnic groups. This unconventional biography is a hymn to nature, human adventure, and freedom. Drawn from travel journals, archives, and personal reflections, it serves as a pilgrimage beyond prejudice, division, and illusion. Bear attacks, solitary desert treks, and mysterious encounters in the Himalayas intertwine as guiding threads, leading viewers through the labyrinth of our world.
Empreinte – The Signature of Water in Provence
52-minute documentary
For centuries, the people of Provence have never compromised their access to water. But today, this shared resource is threatened by societal change. Deeply embedded in both the landscape and collective memory, the “signature” of water might help us rethink our future and our relationship with nature. A harsh climate, endemic droughts, and rugged terrain have always forced Provençals to find balance in channeling mountain waters to irrigate plains. Yet now, population growth and rising living standards are leading to a surge in water consumption, even as natural ecosystems need protection. Can Provence rise to this challenge? For centuries, water shaped our development — but now, it is humanity reshaping water.
Once upon a Verdon
52-minute documentary
Imagine a “fragment” of original nature that mirrors our modern anxieties… If the Verdon River could speak, what would it tell us about our humanity? What might it reveal about that part of ourselves — like plants and animals — that many of us have chosen to forget? Let’s pretend to give it a voice. Let it guide us through the meanders of our psyche, alongside those who work daily to safeguard it and our shared future. An original documentary offering a new perspective on one of southern France’s most emblematic and threatened natural sites — a heartfelt plea reminding us that the fate of humanity and that of the planet are inseparably linked.
The Lady of the Lakes
52-minute documentary
In September 2017, Nelly Kars, aged 33, sports educator and professional diver, swam 103 km unassisted across the lakes and flooded gorges of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region — an unprecedented ecological feat led by adventurer Bruno Lambert under the environmental education program Les Marcheurs de la Terre®. This documentary retraces the journey and accomplishment of the woman the media dubbed The Lady of the Lakes. It takes viewers day by day through the odyssey of an extraordinary young woman, balancing action and philosophy. An educational and emotional voyage revealing the fragility of an irreplaceable and precious resource through the geographical and cultural landscapes of a region full of character.
