A Life, A Manifesto
2026•1h 26m•7.8•Released
Documentary
The life of Michèle Firk — a trailblazing French journalist, film critic, aspiring director and communist activist involved in various liberation struggles in the second half of the 20th century — as told by narrator Alice Diop, modern day French director.
Director
Jean-Gabriel Périot
Languages
French
Studio
Les Films de Pierre
Cast
Michèle Firk
Self (archive footage)
Nadia Tereszkiewicz
Narrator
Alice Diop
Narrator
Production
Company
Les Films de Pierre
Company
Envie de tempête
Company
ARTE
Company
INA
Producer
Marie-Ange Luciani
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