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How can personal archives become a documentary series? Drawing on DJ Mehdi: Made in France, producer Bruno Nahon joins Carole Desbarats to discuss writing, ethical responsibilities and the production process behind a portrait that brings together an intimate life story and music history.
Directed by Thibaut de Longeville, Mehdi’s childhood friend, the six-part ARTE series traces the French DJ and producer’s career. The case study explores the organisation of archival material, the construction of narrative rhythm, and the financing and production models that made the series possible.
A session within Series Production, Porto Industry Days’ programme dedicated to creating and producing serial narratives.
With
Bruno Nahon
A French film, television and documentary producer, Bruno Nahon co-founded Unité with Caroline Nataf in 2014. His credits include Sébastien Lifshitz’s Les Invisibles and Boris Lojkine’s Souleymane’s Story, alongside series such as Ainsi soient-ils, Mythomaniac, Class Act and Rematch. In 2024, he co-produced Thibaut de Longeville’s DJ Mehdi: Made in France.
Moderator · Carole Desbarats
Carole Desbarats has worked extensively in film education and critical reflection on cinema and series. She taught cinema at the University of Toulouse and served as Director of Studies at La Fémis. She is Artistic Director of the Rencontres du Havre, dedicated to television series, and the author of Enfances de cinéma, on the representation of children in cinema.
