Since 2017, members of Coral Gardeners association in Moorea, French Polynesia, have been mobilizing to replant coral in the seabed of their island, neighboring Tahiti. This initiative led by Titouan Bernicot, 21 years old, now brings together volunteers aged from 14 to 25 years. This mobilization is the result of an observation: the bleaching of corals due to global warming and the endangerment of these living organisms necessary for marine biodiversity. This documentary devoted to the Coral Gardeners association of Moorea, aims to highlight their actions: from the collection of corals broken by human or natural phenomena, to the fixing of these corals on bamboo stems in a nursery underwater, right up to the final cuttings on coral heads, through awareness-raising actions with the population and young people in particular, in French Polynesia or in France, but also through days intended for the general public, and their sponsorship action “Adopt a coral”.

This documentary is at the same time a plea for the protection of the environment, the fight against global warming, but also the highlighting of this youth who is mobilized across the world to save the planet from an ecological disaster, as the students climate protests in several countries since 2018, as the ones led by young Swedish Greta Thunberg. This documentary is supported by scientific testimony with a specialist from the Moorea Criobe Coral and a metropolitan oceanographer who joined the movement.

Photo credit and poster : Tim McKenna

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French Polynesia has about a hundred guesthouses spread over its five archipelagos, accessible by the local airline Air Tahiti.

They embody an authentic type of accommodation that allows the visitor to be in direct contact with Polynesian families, to share their daily life and their art of living.

The experience is worth the detour, from Tahiti to Moorea, Bora Bora in the Raromatai islands, and also in the archipelagos of the Austral, Tuamotu and Marquesas Islands to discover Tahiti and its islands in a different way, far from the big hotels and the beaten track. This dream is now more affordable since the opening to competition of the international air market which allows to buy tickets to paradise at sometimes half the price of the previous ones.

Each archipelago has its particularities as each pension has its own personality.

After the mythical pearl of the Pacific, Bora Bora, head south towards Rurutu, in the Austral archipelago, before heading to the Tuamotu to discover the idyllic landscapes of the atolls.

The journey ends at sea aboard the Aranui, a mixed cargo ship serving all the Marquesas Islands. A unique concept that allows the passengers to meet the population as close as possible thanks to the maritime services in the remote valleys.

This documentary offers a themed trip through the boarding houses which gives an original discovery of French Polynesia.
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French Polynesia is world famous for the quality of its waves, to the delight of surfers all over the world.

These waves are generated by the swell; an undulating movement of the sea surface, without breaking.

And if French Polynesia is one of the kingdoms of surfing, it is thanks to its geographical location. It is indeed on the trajectory of several types of swells. Nestled in the heart of the South Pacific, this group of five archipelagos, which covers an area as vast as Europe, benefits all year round from swells generated by the four winds. The conditions are therefore ideal for the many wave lovers, whether surfing, windsurfing, bodyboarding, canoeing, etc…

The island of Tahiti benefits from particularly favourable climatic conditions.

 To make the most of these ocean pleasures, a knowledge of marine forecasting is essential. To do this, the Polynesian branch of Météo France counts among its teams real swell specialists, such as Kenji Flohr, a Polynesian forecaster and surfer. His mission is to anticipate the waves that will break on the Polynesian coasts, by analysing the swells, their direction, period, energy, length, and dimensions.

The expertise of this surfer forecaster enables to popularize a set of advanced analyses. This makes this didactic documentary accessible to all.

New technologies now make it possible to assess the various phenomena that cause waves. And thanks to Kenji Flohr’s crystal-clear explanations like the water of the Pacific Ocean, this complex system becomes clear and above all… fascinating.

 Wave formation has become a real science. And in the event of exceptional swells, this forecaster also explains how the thresholds of vigilance and alert are set up.

Calculation methods have become so advanced that the particular case of Teahupoo, a mythical wave internationally known to surfers, benefits from its own predictions.

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With a first success but also due to a 2019 season which gave birth to exceptional waves, KMH MEDIA PRODUCTION created It’s on II.

With aerial views, from the surf judges’ tower and the boats in the lagoon, as well as underwater… It’s on II offers wonderful images, but above all even more impressive, in the heart of the mythical wave of Teahupo’o, at the height of its power. This new opus highlights local surfers who share their extraordinary experiences. Injuries, broken boards, scares … passion prevails over reason.

With this record year, many surf spots have also emerged from oblivion and we are traveling all over Tahiti to rediscover these sleepy sites.

“It’s on !” This is what surfers say when the waves are there and the conditions perfect for going surfing.

2019 was a very great year for Polynesian surfing. “It’s on” has often been heard all over the island, but especially on the Tahiti Iti peninsula, on the wave of Teahupo’o, an unmissable spot.

This second opus is presented by Tini Chaulet.

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We call it the season. And they wait for it every year, from May.

They are surfers, bodyboarders, photographers. They are Tahitians, and for them its coming is the time to show their ability, their talent and their commitment in extreme wave conditions. To shine around the world too. It’s named the season. The southwest season.

This documentary traces the best surfing and bodyboarding moments of 2018 on the island of Tahiti. Local riders explain how they organize their lives according to swells, tubes and falls. And tell about their best sessions of the year. Get ready, It’s on !

This first opus was selected at the Skate & Surf Film Festival in Milan.

Photo credit and poster : JBS

In 2018, Michel Bourez started his tenth season on the world surf tour. The documentary Michel Bourez, from the roots of surf to the top of the world, retraces his exemplary and exceptional path. From his birth on the island of Rurutu, in the Austral archipelago, passing through his first waves in Mataiea, on the west coast of the island of Tahiti, this film highlights a life entirely devoted to surfing at most high level. An example of success.

Through exclusive interviews, enriched with original documents relating to his childhood, we learn why the Tahitian Michel Bourez is nicknamed the Spartan, how he reached the World Tour in record time, how he manages his family life while spending eight months per year outside French Polynesia and how he returned to its best level after a serious accident at Teahupo’o in 2015.

Produced in partnership with the World Surf League, with the support of Air Tahiti Nui, this documentary which required a year and a half of work, includes original and exceptional sequences.

Karim Mahdjouba, director of the film, followed Michel Bourez on surf trips to the islands, but also during stages of the World Surf Tour, from Fiji to France, via Teahupo’o and Hawaii where he won, in 2016, one of the most coveted titles on the surfing planet, the Pipe Master.

After his victories in Australia and Brazil, this victory in Hawaii confirms that the goal of the Spartan is achievable: one day become world champion of surfing.

This film is part of the official selection of Fifo 2018, in Out of Competition category. He was also selected at the Anglet Surf Film Festival and the Portuguese Surf Film Festival

Photo credit and poster : Ben Thouard