From Jimi Hendrix to Prince or Taylor Swift, she influenced everyone who heard her music. Through archives (clips, concerts, interviews with Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, James Taylor...), this film portrays one of the most daring trajectories in popular and folk music. The story of an artist, a musical movement and an entire era.

A provocative musician and singer, Betty Davis blazed a trail through the soul-funk scene of the 70s. She wrote for the biggest stars, then went her own way, before mysteriously disappearing. For the first time in thirty-five years, Betty Davis emerges from her silence.

"Relax, don’t do it!", "Oh, High energy!": these hits inflamed the eighties! From San Francisco to New York, explore the story of Hi-NRJ music, and take a look behind the scenes!

DJ Hadj Sameer, embarks us to discover the exceptional saga of raï music! Born at the end of WWII, in a hidden nightclub in Oran, Algeria, this music is now famous worldwide and it keeps reinventing itself.

Their walls have inspired famous composers and their immersive acoustic atmosphere reflects thousand of years of history and design. Through music, this series opens the doors of true architectural masterpieces and take us back in time to explore the heritage and unique spirit of emblematic monuments.

Through never seen before footage, discover the untold story of a year that would ultimately make – but nearly break – Australia’s most important rock and roll band.

The story behind the creation of Europe's biggest disco hits.

Summer 1946. During a family holiday by the sea, Boris Vian wrote a fashionable noir novel full of sex, violence and rage in just two weeks. The novel "I spit on your Graves" still challenges and provokes readers to this day.

Where do instruments come from? How did we come up with such complex inventions? An offbeat history of music through instruments.

In the Philippines, it's a religion. In Japan, it's an essential part of society and the economy. All over the world, its followers now number in the millions. Karaoke has become a key cultural and popular element.

The DISCO Music inflamed all the dancefloors of the world! But behind the rhinestones, sequins and disco balls lies a movement capable of transforming dancefloors into a machine for integrating all sexual and ethnic minorities.

How did a young Korean girl become an exceptional pianist now performing all over the world?

Embark on a roadtrip through the USA and meet a new generation of musicians reinventing music genres and searching for new sounds. From NYC to Orleans via Chicago and the Far West, this series takes you to the side alleys of American culture.

Could painting and music be played simultaneously? Follow the journey of painter Fabienne Verdier who leaves the solitude of her studio to be the first visual artist-in-residence at The Juilliard School in New York.

The luminous portrait of Cha and the story of their (re)birth on the Drag King stage.

Discover two coinciding periods of the golden age of the legendary singer and actor Frank Sinatra, and that of the country he embodied. A documentary following the traces of the seductive American dream from which he is inseparable.

Discover the story of Wu Jing, a blind flutist prodigy, and her quest to play in a world- leading symphony orchestra. With a mix of smart technology and utter determination it just may work. Will her dream come true? 

One man has taken on a unique challenge: tracking down and performing all the pieces of music written in the concentration camps by men and women who used music as an act of resistance.

A musical and radiant odyssey that celebrates the culture of Rwanda, beyond the upheavals of its history.

The fabulous story of the Memphis-born label Stax, which provided the soundtrack to the American civil rights movement, revolutionized black music, and became a pop culture icon.

A ukulele fanatic, Joann Sfar flies to Hawaii to discover the origin of this mythical instrument. His goal: to flush out the ukulele of its dreams, steeped in history and charged with the famous Hawaiian spirit of the Aloha.

In the click of a finger, the jerk of a hip, 50 years ago Jacques Dutronc became an idol. In the space of a few months, he sold more albums than Callas or Piaf in their entire lives. This film takes a look back at one of the most popular French stars.

A moving, joyful and intimate portrait of Aurélie Dupont, prima ballerina at the Paris National Opera, and guest-star on the world's greatest stages.


Take a step into the world of Angelin Preljocaj, the master of contemporary dance, and uncover the secrets of his creative process.

In Cuba, Sulaidy learns an old French dance that her ancestors have kept alive from the time they were slaves.

The Baaka Pygmies are like elves. They live in the forest, hidden under the cover of leaves. They hunt using nets and gather wild honey at dizzying heights.