The Mallet Foundation’s mission is to to make life easier for those suffering difficulties affecting their bodies and minds.
Vivendi Create Joy finances the creation of a film-making workshop for the Foundation’s young people with disabilities. With the help of skilled teachers, educators and cinema industry volunteers, these young people take part in every stage of film production: writing, cutting, dialogue, filming, acting, editing, soundtrack, etc.
After a very successful and rewarding initial experiment with the film ‘Johnny la Trouille‘, the film-maker Maxime Pistorio repeated the experiment in 2014. This year, the Mallet Foundation’s film combines humor with a serious message, disability with love, … Baby, you can drive my car.
The film was shot in testing conditions: an icy wind, a road that should have been deserted but in reality was not, forcing the crew to make a number of cuts, some bystanders who got in the way…
But in the end, the group of young people were very proud to have produced their film and the crew were united by special memories…
“Unexpected skills reveal themselves as the young people begin making their film. The workshop allows participants to improve their self-image, regain confidence in themselves and achieve personal development despite their disability. It is an extremely enriching experience for the young people involved; during the workshop, they are no longer ‘disabled,’ but rather actors” – Anne-Claire Lebas, instructor, and Célestin Malanda, specialized educator, of the Mallet Foundation’s physical therapy institute.
The film will now be presented at several festivals… We wish it every success!
