Basque Homeland and Freedom, a Long Journey Towards Peace - Pays Basque et Liberté, un long chemin vers la paix

Thomas Lacoste was born in Bordeaux in 1972. He is a filmmaker, publisher and essayist. Primarily a publisher, he is the director and founder of the international review of critical thought Le Passant Ordinaire, Editions du Passant, the transdisciplinary festival of contemporary creations RIO (International Encounters of the Ordinary), The Other Campaign , and the International Network of Critical Thoughts, Alternative Practices and Contemporary Creations, La Bande Passante. He made the film blog Portraits of Ideas about the French presidential campaign of 2007 for the newspaper Libération. For 25 years, he has been advocating for interconnection between disparate disciplines and schools of critical thought and contemporary creation throughout the world. As a filmmaker, he has directed more than a hundred self-produced films and interviews. In 2012, the body of his work was the subject of a DVD set, Critical Thought, An Ethical and Political Survival Kit for Crisis Situations.