The festival Les Escales documentaires, taking place in La Rochelle from November 6 to 11, 2026, features several documentary films supported by the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region and accompanied by ALCA (Agence livre, cinéma et audiovisuel).
Among the selected works is "Tu oublieras" by Marlène Habebard, produced by La Résidence des 168 Heures and Fumigène Films. This 19-minute documentary, supported by the Region for production, explores the reconstruction of an adolescent memory.
"Le Goût du sucre" by Charlie Duplan and Thomas Loubière, a 92-minute film in Kurdish, received post-production support from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region. It tells the story of Khassro, a former peshmerga fighter, near Erbil.
"Élever au grain" by Alice Godart, a 82-minute Franco-Belgian documentary, received support for writing and production from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region and the Dordogne Department. The film follows Étienne, torn between his uncertain poultry farm and his passion for motorcycles.
"Le Maire, l'École et les Ukrainiens" by Tristan Pujols (52 min) received a writing grant from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region. It addresses the reception of Ukrainian refugees in a school threatened with closure.
Finally, "Tin Hinan, la dernière nomade" by Leïla Artese Benhadj (77 min), co-produced by Les Valseurs and Nour Films, received production support from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region. The film follows a journey across the Algerian Sahara in search of Tin Hinan, an ancestral queen of the Tuareg people.
