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Three years after the passage of storm Alex which destroyed or almost everything, the Roya valley is still being rebuilt. It is in this setting that he knows by heart that Rémy Masseglia, director of animal documentaries, chose to take on a new challenge.
October 2, 2020 is a date that will forever mark the inhabitants of the Roya valley. This natural region on the French-Italian border, in the heart of the Mercantour national park, was devastated three years ago by storm Alex, which left ten people dead and eight missing.
VSstreets, landslides and landslides destroyed nearly seventy kilometers of roads, making certain parts of the valley inaccessible for many weeks. Even today, the damage is visible and some residents have only just returned home. It is in this region in full reconstruction that the teams of “1:15 p.m. on Saturday” (X, #1:15 p.m.) met Rémy Masseglia, a wildlife documentary director who loves his region.
A documentary on “invisible animals”
Rémy Masseglia grew up in this mountainous territory between France and Italy. Very attached to this valley, he traveled it for years, with a camera in hand. In 2021, this director unveiled his first film to the general public: Born in the land of wolves, the story of his 3-year-old daughter’s awakening to nature in the Roya valley.
Today, in this same valley, Rémy is launching a new challenge: a documentary on invisible animals, those which are very difficult to see and are only distinguishable after a long, immobile wait. In her quest for wildlife, her daughter is never far away.
A report by Sophie Vernet, Marc de Langenhagen, Laura Damase and Alexandru Sechilariu.
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