59 strangers, 59 true stories, one fire. Your soul will leave fuller.
Season 1 • Episode 49
LatestCamille Courcy is a reporter. She has covered crises and conflicts all over the world, but the story she has come to tell us happened close to home...
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?
Production
Forest setting creates instant intimacy without distraction
Writing
True stories, zero script — pure human unpredictability
Direction
Baud and Maric know when to simply listen
Creators
Patrick Baud, Damien Maric
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Patrick Baud is also a popular French science YouTuber, making this his wildly different 'serious face' project.
The Moth format was revolutionary in the US, but La Veillée adds distinctly French philosophical weight to personal narrative.
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