La Veillée

2016 – 2023
Returning Series
1 season

Gathering around a fire to exchange extraordinary stories, with the sounds of the night in the background and the forest as a backdrop... this is the kind of moment that Patrick Baud and Damien Maric wanted to recreate: those that we share with friends on summer evenings, discovering each new story with wonder. "La Veillée" is inspired by an American concept, "The Moth", created by the poet and novelist Georges Dawes Green in 1997. The principle is simple: a stage, an audience, and true stories. By inviting people to come and tell their personal stories, the Moth has several goals: to share unforgettable stories, of course, but also to meet others, to be inspired by their journey, to discover their experiences, their visions, their doubts, their dreams. Dissolving barriers, at a time when it is more and more necessary. And you, what is your story?

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E1. La Veillée #1 : A dollar, by Damien Maric
Jan 18, 2016 · 10m
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...
E2. La Veillée #2 : A one-way ticket to Mars, by Florence Porcel
Jan 25, 2016 · 11m
"You never feel more alive than when you are doing the things you want to do..."
E3. La Veillée #3 : Aram Hekimian + Imagine
Feb 1, 2016 · 17m
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...
E4. La Veillée #4 : A bullet in the neck, by Bernard Werber
Feb 8, 2016 · 13m
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...
E5. La Veillée #5 : Virginie Spies
Feb 15, 2016 · 11m
In this intimate and touching story, Virginie Spies tells us about the very special bond between her and her mother.
E6. La Veillée #6 : François Beaune
Feb 22, 2016 · 16m
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...