MOVIE NIGHTS
NOTRE DAME RESURRECTION

French in Motion will conclude its 2025 season of MOVIE NIGHTS in Washington DC. As the final screening of the season, held in partnership with Villa Albertine, the evening will feature Notre-Dame Résurrection, an exceptional documentary directed by Xavier Lefebvre and written by Alain Zenou, on December 1st at La Maison Française.

On December 1, 2025, French in Motion will conclude its 2025 season of “Movie Nights”. As the final screening of the season, held in partnership with Villa Albertine, the evening will feature Notre-Dame Résurrection, an exceptional documentary directed by Xavier Lefebvre and written by Alain Zenou.

Special evening: Film and Conversation

* 6:30 PM Conversation with Jennifer Feltman, leading expert on the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral's renovation 

* 7:30 PM: Premiere screening of "Notre Dame Résurrection" 

Filmed over FIVE years, this documentary offers a rare insight into the extraordinary reconstruction of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris after the 2019 fire.

Thanks to privileged access to the construction site, hours of previously unseen footage, and exclusive interviews with the craftsmen, architects, and teams involved, the film reveals the human, technical, and artistic challenges behind one of the most ambitious restoration projects of the 21st century.

This screening caps off a year of programming dedicated to highlighting contemporary French and Francophone audiovisual creation, carried by the exceptional members of our community — across the United States and in France — while strengthening the ties we continue to build with the Film & TV landscape.

This event is organized as part of Movie Nights by French in Motion.

Notre-Dame Résurrection
Directed by Xavier Lefebvre
Written by Alain Zenou
Produced by Electron Libre / Kisayang / Établissement Public Notre-Dame / France TV

Year: 2024

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes
Format: 4K UHD

This documentary is presented in French with English subtitles, thanks to the support of TV5 Monde.

Distributed internationally by TERRANOA