7′ and 13′ documentaries for Arte’s daily travel program “Invitation au voyage”
Before Central Park: The Story of Seneca Village
Synopsis: In the early 19th century, Seneca Village, in the middle of Manhattan, was home to the largest number of free Black property owners in New-York. But in 1853, the city took control of the land in order to create Central Park, displacing the settlement's residents. 7 minutes documentary for Arte, Invitation Au Voyage. February 2023
The Spotify of 1906
Synopsis: In the early 1900's, Manhattan's underground was vibrating with the sounds of the massive Telharmonium, the earliest musical instrument to generate sound electrically... 7 minutes documentary for Arte, Invitation Au Voyage. February 2023
In Boston, a woman started a world tour on two wheels!
Synopsis: At the end of the 19th century, Annie Londonderry rode around the world, becoming a women’s cycling pioneer! 7 minutes documentary for Arte, Invitation Au Voyage. January 2023
The origins of JAWS
Synopsis: Did you know Steven Spielberg's movie JAWS was inspired by a true story? It all happened in 1916, somewhere on the Jersey shore... 7 minutes documentary for Arte, Invitation Au Voyage. January 2023
The Fresno Drop
Synopsis: In September 1958, Bank of America began an experiment—one that would have far reaching effects on our lives and on the economy... 7 minutes documentary for Arte, Invitation Au Voyage. January 2023
D.B. Cooper, the FBI’s unsolved case
Synopsis: This is the story of a man who parachuted out of an airplane in 1971 with a bag full of stolen cash and has never been seen again. The FBI's greatest unsolved mystery! 7 minutes documentary for Arte, Invitation Au Voyage. January 2023
In San Francisco, Sea, Bed and Sun
Synopsis: How A San Francisco Love Story Inspired the Invention of the Murphy Bed... 7 minutes documentary for Arte, Invitation Au Voyage. November 2022.
Seattle and the musical phone
Synopsis: In the Pacific Northwest 70-plus years ago, a telephone-based jukebox connected callers to their favorite tunes... 7 minutes documentary for Arte, Invitation Au Voyage. November 2022.
The Pig War
Synopsis: The “Pig War” of 1859 was a confrontation between the United States and Great Britain over the location of the international border in the San Juan Islands. The conflict began when an American settler killed a pig owned by an employee of the Hudson’s Bay Company; it quickly grew to involve British warships and hundreds of troops on both sides... 7 min documentary for Arte, "Invitation Au Voyage". September 2022.
The Doctor Who Starved Her Patients to Death
Synopsis: In 1911, two wealthy British heiresses came to a sanitarium near Seattle to undergo the revolutionary fasting treatment of Linda Hazzard... 7 min documentary for Arte, "Invitation Au Voyage". September 2022.