EWA is carried by a craftsman of the image: forty years of cinema, from blockbuster to field documentary, placed at the service of a single urgency — filming the knowledge that is disappearing, while the line of transmission still holds.
Chris Nahon, founder
Director, cinematographer and producer, trained at the École Estienne (Paris), Chris Nahon has worked across every craft of the image: set photographer, special effects supervisor, director of photography, and director of commercials for Sony, Sega, Renault and Danone.
In 2001 he directed “Kiss of the Dragon” (Twentieth Century Fox / EuropaCorp), with Jet Li and Bridget Fonda — one of the highest-grossing French films internationally. Then came “Empire of the Wolves” (Gaumont) with Jean Reno, “Blood: The Last Vampire” (Pathé), and “Lady Bloodfight” (Voltage Productions). On the documentary side, he has directed, filmed, edited and produced five documentaries — including three 52-minute films for Ampersand — Uruguay, Buenos Aires, Patagonia. From 2018 to 2026, he co-directed more than 1,500 episodes of “Un Si Grand Soleil” (France TV).
- 2001Kiss of the DragonFox / EuropaCorp — with Jet Li
- 2005Empire of the WolvesGaumont — with Jean Reno
- 2009Blood: The Last VampirePathé — with Gianna Jun
- 2016-2024Five documentariesAmpersand, self-produced — direction, cinematography, editing, production
- 2018-2026Un Si Grand SoleilFrance TV — 1,500+ episodes co-directed
Why EWA
After forty years spent telling stories, only one now feels urgent to him: the one that is going out. The knowledge of first peoples has been passed on orally for generations — and for much of it, the generation that knows is the last. EWA exists to film this knowledge with its holders, to index it, to give it back to them, and to demonstrate — with hard figures — what it also brings to our own societies.
The project’s ecosystem
EWA relies on the non-profit association Le Média Solidaire (French 1901 law, founded in 2023 — “cinema in the service of engagement”), which carries the philanthropic partnerships, and on its founder’s production experience for the film and documentary side. Expeditions follow a strict ethical protocol: participants are paid, consent is filmed in the community’s language, and the images are given back.