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La Veillée
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Episode 110 min2016-01-18
La Veillée #1 : A dollar, by Damien Maric
In this first episode of La Veillée, Damien Maric tells us about the incredible journey that led him to cross paths with a famous writer...
Episode 211 min2016-01-25
La Veillée #2 : A one-way ticket to Mars, by Florence Porcel
"You never feel more alive than when you are doing the things you want to do..."
Episode 317 min2016-02-01
La Veillée #3 : Aram Hekimian + Imagine
Aram Hekimian's personal journey is as extraordinary as his professional one. You don't know it, but you probably have a bit of him in your pocket...
Episode 413 min2016-02-08
La Veillée #4 : A bullet in the neck, by Bernard Werber
Bernard Werber tells us the incredible story that almost cost him his life when he was only 14 years old, and that may have determined his writing career...
Episode 511 min2016-02-15
La Veillée #5 : Virginie Spies
In this intimate and touching story, Virginie Spies tells us about the very special bond between her and her mother.
Episode 616 min2016-02-22
La Veillée #6 : François Beaune
For several years, François Beaune has been travelling around the Mediterranean to collect true stories from the inhabitants. For La Veillée, he has come to tell us two of them which are directly related to current events...
Episode 712 min2016-02-29
La Veillée #7 : Nicolas Thiebaut
Nicolas Thiebaut, known as "Bouda", tells us about the surprising journey that led him to found a humanitarian association to help the disaster victims in Nepal.
Episode 814 min2016-03-07
La Veillée #8 : Ana Benito
In this episode, Ana Benito shares with us a life journey as surprising as it is moving, as well as a real lesson in hope.
Episode 961 min2016-03-15
La Veillée Special : Dennis Muren
You may not know his name, but Dennis Muren is a legend in the world of fantasy cinema. For 40 years, he has been the man behind the most incredible special effects in Hollywood. Privileged collaborator of George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, James Cameron and lately J J Abrams, the man with 9 Oscars confides on his career in this special episode of La Veillée.
Episode 1014 min2016-05-16
La Veillée #10 - Tic tac, by Greg Romano
Greg Romano is a comedian who has lived through very particular situations because of his health. He has used them as raw material for his shows, but for La Veillée, he came to tell his story in a slightly different way...
Episode 1114 min2016-05-23
La Veillée #11 : Philippe Mistral
In this episode of La Veillée, Philippe Mistral shares with us his adventures as an explorer, from a shipwreck in the roaring forties to the discovery of an unknown territory in Madagascar...
Episode 1212 min2016-05-30
La Veillée #12 : Treasure hunt, by Lolita
Writer and author of children's books, Lolita tells us a fantastic treasure story that she could have written, but that she actually lived...
Episode 1317 min2016-06-06
La Veillée #13 : Drowning, by Balak
In his comics, Balak often draws violent and dramatic situations. And then, he ended up living it for real. In this particularly moving episode, he tells us what he got out of it...
Episode 1412 min2016-06-13
La Veillée #14 : Delphine Remy Boutang
With a lot of emotion, Delphine Remy Boutang tells us how she brought an unfinished dream to its end...
Episode 1512 min2017-04-10
La Veillée #15 : 500 days without Sun, by Romain Charles
Romain Charles is an engineer at the European Space Agency, and he tells us about his incredible journey to Mars... or almost!
Episode 1612 min2017-04-17
La Veillée #16 - Kevin Finel
At a very young age, Kevin Finel made hypnosis his passion and his profession. And in several years of practice, he met some surprising cases, which he came to speak to us...
Episode 1712 min2017-04-24
La Veillée #17 - Navie
With courage and kindness, Navie tells us the story of her fight against her worst enemy: herself.
Episode 1815 min2017-05-02
La Veillée #18 : News, par Bernard Werber
Bernard Werber is back in La Veillée to tell us about a disturbing memory from his youth, when he was in charge of the news in the local press...
Episode 1917 min2017-05-08
La Veillée #19 : American Dream, by par Jonathan Cohen
We know him for his affabulatory talents as Serge le Mytho, but Jonathan Cohen is perhaps never as good as when he tells the truth...
Episode 2011 min2017-11-13
La Veillée # 20 : A call from China, by Marine de Nicola
At 22, following an unexpected phone call, Marine de Nicola finds herself propelled to superstardom in China. But life has other surprises in store for her...
Episode 2112 min2017-11-20
La Veillée #21 : Another's heart, by Marc Geraud
Marc has been to death's door several times, and today he owes his life to a stranger. He came to share this experience with the audience of the Veillée...
Episode 2224 min2017-11-27
La Veillée #22 : Jean-Paul Wabotaï
Jean-Paul's incredible journey could have filled an entire Veillée! From the Congo to Australia, through France and the United States, he has performed an impressive number of disciplines. Not only did he come to tell us his story, but he also concluded it with a world first...
Episode 2310 min2017-12-04
La Veillée #23 : A journey, by Irène
A year ago, Irene decided to interrupt the course of her life to explore the world. During this adventure, she experienced extraordinary moments, and others much more difficult, about which she came to speak to us on the stage of La Veillée.
Episode 2412 min2017-12-12
La Veillée #24 - Je suis Charlie, by Joachim Roncin
In January 2015, Joachim had the idea to write 3 words in tribute to the victims of Charlie Hebdo. 3 years later, he came to tell us how this simple sentence turned his life, and ours, upside down.
Episode 2511 min2018-04-03
La Veillée #25 : The freedom to be yourself, by Céline Cauvi
If everything had gone as planned, Celine would have become a nun. But life took her in a very different direction...
Episode 2611 min2018-04-03
La Veillée #26 : From the slums to PhD, by Emmanuel Leclercq
Emmanuel came to tell us how we build ourselves when we start our lives in the worst possible circumstances...
Episode 2711 min2018-04-09
La Veillée #27 : Facing war, by Antoine de Maximy
For more than 10 years, Antoine de Maximy has been traveling the world to sleep in people's homes. This is what made him known to the general public, but at La Veillée, he came to talk to us about his previous lives...
Episode 2811 min2018-04-16
La Veillée #28 : The forgotten tribe, by Christophe Agnus
In the 90's, while he is a journalist, Christophe Agnus sees a news that fascinates him, so much so that he goes to the end of the world to learn more...
Episode 2912 min2018-04-24
La Veillée #29 : Roots, by Carmen Maria Vega
Carmen Maria Vega was born in Guatemala, where she was adopted. At the age of 26 she returned to this country for the first time, in order to know more about her origins. She has come to tell us what she discovered there...
Episode 3014 min2018-04-30
La Veillée #30 : In the heart of extremes, by Christian Clot
Christian Clot is an explorer who has tested the limits of human adaptability. He came to La Veillée to share this extraordinary experience...
Episode 3113 min2018-11-19
La Veillée #31 : Letters in the wardrobe, by Lucie Tesnière
In 2012, Lucie Tesnière explores the archives of her grandmother. She discovers letters that will change the course of her life...
Episode 322018-11-27
La Veillée #32 : Stéphane Bourguoin
Stéphane Bourgoin is one of the greatest specialists in the field of criminal profiling, and has met more than 70 serial killers. For La Veillée, he came to talk about his most memorable encounter.
Episode 3314 min2018-12-06
La Veillée #33 : Chantal Goya and Chinese trapeze, by Céline Tran
For Céline Tran, there are many lives in life. Today she is an author and a comedian, but the story she came to tell us takes place in a previous life, when she was called Katsuni, and when she was one of the biggest porn stars in the world...
Episode 3414 min2018-12-10
La Veillée #34 : L'enfant sauvage, by Anne Brukhanoff
Anne has long had a dream, that of becoming involved in humanitarian work and going into the field. Her first mission took her to the Philippines. For La Veillée, she came to tell what she saw and experienced...
Episode 3514 min2018-12-18
La Veillée #35 : The mass graves of Daesh, by Charles Villa
A few years ago, Charles Villa left everything behind to become a great reporter. He traveled to some of the most dangerous places in the world, covering crises and conflicts that don't necessarily make it into the news. For La Veillée, he went over one of his most memorable experiences.
Episode 3612 min2019-05-06
La Veillée #36 : The Long Walk, by Eliott Schonfeld
For the past 5 years, the young adventurer Eliott Schonfeld has been exploring the most remote and wild places on the planet. Most of the time, it is a solitary experience, but sometimes he meets unexpected people...
Episode 3714 min2019-05-13
La Veillée #37 : A bad pick, by Nathalie Gualdaroni
In this episode of La Veillée, Nathalie tells us about an unforgettable encounter she had during a trip to Southeast Asia...
Episode 3816 min2019-05-20
La Veillée #38 : The ghost of Marylin Monroe, by Monsieur Poulpe
While filming a documentary on a psychic in Los Angeles, Monsieur Poulpe had one of the strangest experiences of his life...
Episode 3911 min2019-05-27
La Veillée #39 : Spiderman's head, by Mr Garcin
Mr. Garcin is the first guest of La Veillée to come on stage with a mask. But he is not a Mexican wrestler: he is an artist with a surprising background...
Episode 4019 min2019-06-03
La Veillée #40 : Hemoglobin, by Mathias Malzieu
Creator of phantasmagorical universes and extraordinary stories, Mathias Malzieu came to tell us a true story, his own. And it has nothing to envy to his imagination...
Episode 412019-12-10
La Veillée #41 : Victoire
Victoire came to tell us how a simple signing session took an unexpected turn...
Episode 4210 min2019-12-16
La Veillée #42 : A short film, by Phane Montet
Phane is a young director who came to tell us how the life of another turned her life upside down...
Episode 4311 min2019-12-23
La Veillée #43 : The Crossing, by Mamadou Aliou Diallo
At only 19 years old, Mamadou Aliou Diallo has gone through hardships that no one should have to go through. He came to tell us his story, in a language he has only been speaking for 3 years...
Episode 4414 min2020-01-06
La Veillée #44 : The paintings above the cradle, by Olivier Morand
As a student at the Louvre School, Olivier grew up with two paintings above his crib. Then, one day, he discovered that they were priceless treasures...
Episode 4511 min2020-01-15
La Veillée #45 : Move it, damn it! by Samuel Marie
Samuel Marie's life has changed twice: the first time when he fell from a 6m height at the age of 20. The second when he decided to become an adventurer.
Episode 4618 min2022-03-28
La Veillée #46 : An anniversary, by Nadia
After two years of absence due to the pandemic, La Veillée returned to the stage on March 15, 2022. To start this new edition, Nadia came to tell us how her life was turned upside down by the virus...
Episode 4714 min2022-04-04
La Veillée #47 : Eiffel and I, by Caroline Bongrand
Caroline Bongrand is a writer and scriptwriter. For La Veillée, she came to tell the incredible story that links her to a certain monument...
Episode 4815 min2022-04-11
La Veillée #48 : The last film shooting of Pierre Bellemare, by Sauvane
The story of Sauvane is linked to a legendary personality of the French audiovisual heritage, who was known for his taste for amazing stories...
Episode 4910 min2023-04-18
La Veillée #49 : Survivor from the hill, by Camille Courcy
Camille Courcy is a reporter. She has covered crises and conflicts all over the world, but the story she has come to tell us happened close to home...
Episode 5016 min2022-04-25
La Veillée #50 : An eventful lockdown, by Cyrielle Debreuil
For La Veillée, Cyrielle came to tell us about a lockdown that didn't exactly go as planned...
Episode 5114 min2022-10-28
La Veillée #51 : The Secret of the Relic, by Nicolas Delestre
After a surprising professional career, Nicolas has dedicated his life to death. He has become one of the best thanatopraxy specialists in France, and has come to talk about his experience in this little-known field...
Episode 5213 min2022-11-04
La Veillée #52 : Maternal instinct, by Barbara Abel
Barbara Abel is an author of detective stories, but this career was not part of her life plan at first. This vocation revealed itself to her following a strange incident...
Episode 5317 min2022-11-11
La Veillée #53 : Resilience, by Norma
Norma is a comedian, but her jokes hide a heavy childhood trauma. For La Veillée, she came to tell us how she managed to rebuild herself. (TW rape, incest)
Episode 5418 min2022-11-18
La Veillée #54 : Standing up, by François Descraques
In 2022, François Descraques realized a childhood dream: his first film was released in theaters. But this is not the most moving event he experienced this year...
Episode 5520 min2022-11-25
La Veillée #55 : The art of disasters, by Emma Daumas
Emma Daumas became known to the general public in the early 2000s, in a very popular show that took place in a castle. For La Veillée, she came to tell what happened next...
Episode 5620 min2022-12-02
La Veillée #56 : Big Bad Wolf, by Alexandre Astier
Alexandre Astier became known to the general public by offering his version of a legendary story. For La Veillée, he came to talk about another legend, and this one is linked to his family history...
Episode 5715 min2023-02-20
La Veillée #57 : Probation and atresia, by David "Mcfly" Coscas
David "Mcfly" Coscas is known for the youtube channel he runs with his friend Carlito, and whose videos have millions of views. In this episode of La Veillée, he came to tell us about a shooting that went very wrong for him, and then he told us a much more personal story...
Episode 5813 min2023-02-27
La Veillée #58 : The Expedition, by Roberto Garçon
In 2022, Roberto decided to leave his job to live a radically different experience. One of his adventures led him to the Amazon jungle, it is the story he came to tell at La Veillée...
Episode 5915 min2023-03-06
La Veillée #59 : Tipping point, by Carole Beneyton
Nurse, Carole came to tell us about an event that changed her life and that of her family.
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