December 2025
I receive a call from filmmaker Rebeca Ofek who tells me about her intention to make a documentary film about Françoise Cactus.https://www.rebecaofek.com/Rebeca asked me to help her scout locations in her hometown of Villeneuve l'Archevêque.
It had to be done as quickly as possible, given that the director was seven months pregnant.
Miraculously enough, I was able to make a round trip on December 15, 2025, to meet Rebecca. During this visit, she was able to discover Françoise's childhood home and her primary school, as well as interview Françoise's sister-in-law, who had welcomed us, and her younger sister, who happened to be there. It was extremely moving for me to return to Françoise's
family home where I had spent
many moments with her.The house, although abandoned, was still intact, with many of Françoise's drawings on the walls,
her bedroom with her books,
cassettes, and posters.
There were also the family photo albums, including pictures of us when we were there during family celebrations.
I went to the village church,
which Françoise and I used to visit
every time we were in Villeneuve.
I think we both loved that place.
Notre-Dame de Villeneuve-l'Archevêque
I sang the song "Puisque tu es Partie" there with her guitar, which I wrote for her when she left us.
