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202687 minGdocumentary

Belleville Beats

202687 minGdocumentary

At La Perm’ in Belleville, Matthieu, Solo, Kany, and their crew cultivate a community space that fosters creativity and resistance ahead of the Belleville en Vrai festival.

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At La Perm’ in Belleville, Matthieu, Solo, Kany, and their crew cultivate a community space that fosters creativity and resistance ahead of the Belleville en Vrai festival.

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Hugo Sobelmandirector

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At night, Matthieu, Solo, Kany, and their crew gather at La Perm’, a community space at the foot of Belleville Park, to debate, create, and build a collective. Facing the changes in their childhood neighborhood, La Perm’ becomes a refuge and a shared space of resistance. Ahead: Belleville en Vrai, the festival where everything they’ve sown can finally bloom.

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