Screening of 'On the Adamant" (2023) by Nicolas Philibert

As part of the third edition of the Princeton French Film Festival, you're invited to the exceptional screening of On the Adamant (French: Sur l'Adamant) by filmmaker Nicolas Philibert.

Practical information:
Open to everyone upon registration. In French with English subtitles, the screening will start at 6:30 PM on Saturday, April 19th, 2025, and will last approximately 104 minutes. Doors to the screening room open at 6:15 PM.

Synopsis:
The Adamant is a one-of-a-kind place: a floating refuge on the Seine River in the heart of Paris that offers day programs for adults with mental illnesses. Its attendees come from across the city and are offered care that grounds them in time and space, helping them achieve recovery and stability. Through a blend of therapy, education, and culture rooted in music and the arts, the Adamant offers a hopeful vision of what a humanistic approach to mental health care could look like. The community on the boat is intentionally created so that both the staff and the people receiving care are treated with the same respect and dignity. Their meetings and conversations reveal the camaraderie and collective humanity of a group of people whose similarities far outweigh their differences.

Host or Publisher Princeton French and Francophone Society