The Woods Dreams Are Made of

With the same curiosity and openness that characterize her latest documentary (Human Geography), GFF 2013), Claire Simons now aims her camera at Vincennes park in Paris and the people who visit it. Claire Simon spotlights anonymous people and lets them tell their stories. We get far-reaching insight into a myriad of people's lives. Among others we meet the artist who always paints in the park but who never uses motifs from there, a man searching for a brief sexual liaison, a Cambodian refugee celebrating a Buddhist festival, bicyclists, prostitutes and an old boxer. The Woods Dreams Are Made Of is a soft-spoken, funny and deeply compassionate documentary that celebrates the differences between people. (Göteborg Film Festival)