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LCP Airs 'Vendredi Noir,' Reuniting Bataclan Survivors Captured in 2015 Video

The co-director who recorded the escape outside the venue rebuilds the night’s memory through first-person accounts that newly identify the woman seen at the window.

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Paris, passage Saint-Pierre-Amelot, peu avant 22 heures, le 13 novembre 2015. Dans son appartement qui jouxte le Bataclan, le journaliste Daniel Psenny, alerté par des coups de feu, a le réflexe de filmer la scène d’horreur qui s’offre à lui.

Overview

  • The 52‑minute film by Daniel Psenny and Franck Zahler premiered on LCP on November 12 and is set to air on France 24 on November 15.
  • Charlotte, long known only as the pregnant woman visible at a window in the footage, appears on camera for the first time and discovers the video within the documentary.
  • Seven survivors recount their paths through the attack, including flight through emergency exits, hiding, severe injuries, and an account of a hostage ordeal.
  • Psenny’s 5:49 smartphone clip, widely circulated after the attack, was entered as evidence during the 2021–2022 trial of the perpetrators.
  • Psenny, who was shot while aiding a victim, began tracing people from the video in 2021, raising questions of consent and visibility that the film addresses a decade on.