For ten years, viewers have been happy to follow the journeys of Lucie Carrasco and Jérémy Michalak through the planet. Travels that have given rise to films mixing humor and emotion, and which highlight the question of inclusion, Lucie Carrasco being with disabilities. After traveling the United States, Japan, Brazil, Quebec and Australia, the two friends have this time decided to tackle … France! “”The idea was born when we were at the Byron Bay lighthouse, the most east point of the Australian coast, says Jérémy Michalak. We were at the end of the world, and we said to ourselves: “What if we were going nearby?” “. Lucie Carrasco adds: “We have been making films for ten years together. For this anniversary, we wanted to get out of the ordinary.“
Challenge
Completed in September 2024, this trip began in Cannes to end in Paris, in front of the Eiffel Tower. The route is enamelled with strong moments. Among these, one of the most striking is the ascent of the Dune du Pilat, in Gironde. “”We find everything we love in our adventuresunderlines Jérémy Michalak. Our team is exceeded to succeed in taking up the challenge, a little impossible, to bring Lucie at the top of the dune. There is laughter and emotion. Then, once arrived, there is this moment of fullness in the face of this sensational landscape“. Another beautiful moment: the crossing of the impressive padirac chasm, in the lot.”On site, I had an anxiety attack. Although the abyss was high, I felt locked upexplains Lucie Carrasco. Then, I reasoned and Jérémy also found the right words to calm me down. Instead of being afraid, I had to measure the luck I had to be in this beautiful place, accompanied by the incredible association Porte me for a dream“. The association, which brings together around fifty volunteers, including firefighters, paramedics and rugby players, has the slogan”make the inaccessible accessible“And explains that she aims to”fight against isolation, exclusion and social death” in “Reorienting the equipment and know-how of firefighters and paramedics in order to make accessible monuments and natural sites normally inaccessible to people with motor disabilities“Thanks to her, Lucie Carrasco is the first person in a wheelchair to have gone so far in the Padirac chasm.
Strong meetings
Among the many other highlights, there is the meeting, in Carpentras, in the Vaucluse, with the rapper and boxer Niglo Levrai, star of social networks, who fights, with humor, the clichés surrounding the traveling people, community of which he is part, or that, in the Arcachon basin, in Gironde, just before the ascent of the Dune du Pilat, with the oyster farmer, oyster tasting. For Lucie Carrasco, this trip was an opportunity to take another look at France: “For a long time, there has been a lack of inclusiveness. As a disabled person, I often felt like I disturb. Thanks to this route, I noticed that things had moved, even if France remains lagging behind on many aspects. The handicap is less afraid, probably because it is better represented. ” Lucie Carrasco continues: “From a more personal point of view, I would say that this trip allowed the members of the film of the film to rediscover themselves. In each place where we have passed, there was always someone who had a memory, an attachment, whom he shared with the others“. This trip has also highlighted”The power of the associative fabric“, notes Jérémy Michalak.”This road trip was largely possible because associations responded presenthe comments. The generosity and involvement of this fabric is exceptional“.
So embark this evening from 9:05 p.m. on France 5, for an adventure full of laughter, good humor, and emotion, accompanied by an exciting BO, which summons both 113 and Véronique Sanson.
Note that it is possible to support the Association Porte me for a dream by participating in the Solidarity Sootow online on the Le Pot Common site. To do this, click here: https://www.lepotcommun.fr/pot/90k9ljzi