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dominant 7
philip brooks & laurent bocahut

Producers:
• In Rwanda we Say…The family that does not speak dies
• Gacaca, Living Together Again In Rwanda?

Founded by Philip Brooks, Laurent Bocahut and Dominique Welinski in 1996, Paris-based Dominant 7 has established itself as a major player on the documentary market producing dozens of multiple-award winning documentary films for French and international broadcasters. Dominant 7 has created a strong network of independent production partners around the world. The company is moving into feature film and TV fiction. Recent productions include Don't F*** With Me, I've Got 51 Brothers and Sisters, by Dumisani Phakathi for Arte, SABC and BBC; SAPEURS, The Importance of Being Elegant, by George Amponsah & Cosima Spender for France 2, France 5, RTBF, YLE, SVT and BBC; Haiti: The End of the Chimeres?, by Charles Najman for Arte; In Rwanda we say… The family that does not speak dies, by Anne Aghion for NDR/Arte; THE PRICE OF AID, by Jihan El Tahri for Arte and BBC; Points of View, AIDS Special, a live two-and-a-half hour broadcast for France 2; Madame Sata, a feature film written and directed by Karim Aïnouz, co-produced with Videofilmes Brazil, Canal+ and Lumière, selected for the “Un Certain Regard” section of the 2002 Cannes International Film Festival; Gacaca, Living Together Again in Rwanda?, by Anne Aghion for Planète; 6000 A Day – An Account of a Catastrophe Foretold, by Philip Brooks for Arte; It’s My Life, by Brian Tilley. Dominant 7 is also the French co-producer for Steps for the Future, a collection of films from seven different countries of the Southern African region about HIV/AIDS, produced with over a dozen international broadcasters. Philip Brooks died in early 2003. He and Bocahut produced Gacaca. Bocahut produced In Rwanda we say....