Volontary Return Serie

5 sept.

Around : TUNISIA - MALI - SENEGAL - CAMEROUN - ARMENIA - MOROCCO

This year I directed 12 films Portraits of foreigners having been helped by the OFII : French Office for Immigration and Integration (attached to the Ministry of the Interior) for the socio-professional return in their country of origin.
Today each of these people received a support by the OFII to bring to a successful conclusion their new life projects.

Produced by Burgundi Prod, we went to meet them in their country.
We followed each person for 2 days and transcribed in each of the films their new life and hope for the future.

Created in 1945, OFII, French Office for Immigration and Integration is now the only French State’s operator in charge of immigration procedures (family, student and professional), the reception of asylum seekers, the integration of new arrivals and the voluntary return and reintegration of foreign nationals.

More here : voluntaryreturn.fr/

Filmmaker & Editor : David Guersan
Producer : BURGUNDI / Alexandre Meernout
Producer Ex : BURGUNDI / Corentin Marchand
Producer Ass : BURGUNDI / Aymeric Bagic

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David Guersan

Documentary Filmmaker
Born in the Parisian cradle, under the influence of a journalist father, I inherited a fascination for narratives that awaken the imagination and defy reality. This passion for exploration and storytelling guided me to a distinguished filmmaking career, where my works have traveled from the local scene to global screens, honored by platforms such as Ushuaia, France TV, the BBC, Vice, and Aljazeera.

My quest to capture the essence of humanity through the lens led me to boundless cinematic adventures, from the mysterious depths of Paris to the vigor of Arctic dog sledding races, revealed in my documentary on France 3. In collaboration with journalistic minds like Christine Oberdorff, I've woven narratives that resonate deeply with the soul, each of my projects being an expedition into the unknown, an anthem to the human adventure.

My journey is a constant balance between light and shadow, each frame telling a story larger than life, a perpetual quest to illuminate untold narratives, making the ordinary extraordinary.

https://www.davidguersan.com

Volontary Return Serie

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