A growing group of anarchists establish an eco-activist, anti-capitalist community in a French forest. But the state has other plans. A cinematic, revolutionary film about freedom and ideals. It started in opposition to a new airport, but grew into a social laboratory for equality, sustainability and a self-sufficient lifestyle.

A large and diverse group of eco-activists, anti-capitalists and militant anarchists establishes a parallel society in RED FOREST where ideas are put into practice as an ideal model for future living takes shape. More and more activists join and an anti-capitalist community emerges. Farms are renovated, cabins built on the water and abandoned houses are occupied. Here they can live according to their own ideals, instead of those dictated by the state. They discuss the future, establish themselves and throw parties. But the joy is short-lived.

Laurie Lassalle is a director, editor, musician and in 2019 graduated from the Atelier Documentaire de La Fémis. In 2014, she directed her first medium-length fiction film, LES FLEUVES M’ONT LAISSÉE DESCENDRE OÙ JE VOULAIS, selected for “Critics’ Week” in Cannes. In 2016, her short film JE SUIS GONG won the Jury Prize and the Prize for Best Documentary at the Festival Franco-Arabe in Noisy-le-Sec near Paris. BOUM BOUM is her first feature film, presented at the Paris film festival Cinéma du Réel. RED FOREST, shot over a six-year period, is her second documentary.

Filmography: 2014 LES FLEUVES M’ONT LAISSÉE DESCENDRE OÙ JE VOULAIS, 2015 JE SUIS GONG (short film), 2022 BOUM BOUM, 2025 RED FOREST