2012 • 26' • French
Director(s): François Reinhardt • Producer(s): Grand Angle Productions • Coproducer(s): Polynésie Premiere • Format(s): HD
Our exploration of the exceptional sites of New Caledonia begins in the sky, on board the South Province’s helicopter. At the helm, Martiel Dodasne. Martiel is a photographer who lost the use of his legs at the age of 16. So today it is with his eyes, his benevolent gaze and his sense of the image that he makes his living. Martiel is employed by South Province charged with the task of supervising the environment and photographing anything that might appear to him harmful to nature. So it is with him that we will fly over three remarkable sites of New Caledonia before landing there and lingering in order to discover them better. Everybody knows -without knowing it- the Heart of Voh. This heart of palétuvier mangrove trees deep in the swamps of New Caledonia was made famous by another aerial photographer, Yann Arthus-Bertrand. And then our final flight takes us to the south west of La Grande Terre, onto the Needle of Prony. However, there we have to take to the sea in company with geologist Fabrice Colin. He knows better than anyone this unique corner of the world, which is a piece of ultramafic rock thrust into the ocean.
