When documentary filmmakers come to terms with reality

Does a documentary imply a greater responsibility for the filmmaker than a work of fiction? Yes, without a doubt - at least, that's the postulate I'm defending at the end of the Les Diablerets International Alpine Film Festival.

I got out before the film was over. It was the second day of the 56th Les Diablerets International Alpine Film Festival (FIFAD), held in early August. It wasn't the discomfort of the chairs in the Maison des Congrès that pushed me out of the room in the middle of a screening, but a deep sense of unease, born in the very first minutes of Cédric Tassan's feature film En Equilibre(s).

Tout sonne faux, maladroit, voire carrément malhonnête, dans cette rencontre entre un jeune garçon atteint d’autisme et le réalisateur-vététiste, qui se propose de l’emmener pour une traversÃ