Wojoh Wa Amakin

In this charming documentary, celebrated filmmaker Agnès Varda teams up with photographer and street artist JR. Together, they embark on a journey through rural France, meeting locals and creating unique photographic portraits that celebrate their lives and communities. Their collaborative art project transforms ordinary people and places into extraordinary works of public art, highlighting the beauty and stories hidden in plain sight.

Faces Places was widely acclaimed by critics for its heartwarming and inspiring portrayal of art's ability to connect people and communities. Reviewers praised the unique partnership between the veteran filmmaker Varda and the contemporary artist JR, finding their interactions to be both poignant and humorous. The film's celebration of ordinary lives and its visually striking artistic creations resonated deeply with audiences and critics alike.

• A deeply moving and visually captivating exploration of art, community, and connection.

• The chemistry between Varda and JR is a highlight, offering both humor and profound observations.

• A testament to the power of art to reveal the extraordinary in the ordinary.

Google audience: Audiences loved the film's heartwarming and inspiring message, finding the collaboration between Agnès Varda and JR to be delightful and thought-provoking. Many appreciated the film's focus on everyday people and its beautiful artistic outcomes, calling it a joyful and uplifting cinematic experience.

Won the Golden Eye for Best Documentary at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

During the filming, Agnès Varda, who was famously fond of her distinctive glasses, took them off only once during the entire shoot, and it was captured in the film during a scene with Jean-Luc Godard.