Synopsis
Emmanuel Vigier finds a diary in a street in Marseille. At first, he doesn’t know the name of its owner. Then one day, he discovers it on the first page. He begins to investigate the life of a woman with the people who knew her closely. A story of music, injustice, and social decline is woven; a sonic portrait created in complicity with Gery Petit.
A word from Tënk
The day Emmanuel Vigier stumbles on a diary on the sidewalks of Marseille, he has little to no idea that he will discover not only snippets of Nathalie Sorlin's life but also the subject of his first sonic documentary. Yet, it soon became clear that this story had to be told through sound: through radio archives, much of the music that Nathalie loved so much, and refined sound production. And through the director's voice, too. He never knew her, but the story told in the first person voice imposes itself and their lives intertwine: "I like the word extimate. It means talking about oneself but bringing the world inside", he said in an interview.
Beyond the trajectory of a free and inspiring figure of independent journalism, 09h20: Divorce offers an interesting reflection on the relationship to the archive and to history - especially to the music of the 90s and the Parisian underground of the time - but also on what we leave behind, and to the digital identity that sometimes sticks to us.
Jenny Cartwright
Documentarian and audio artist
