Mémoires incertaines

This film is a poetic exploration of the film-maker's journey to discover the true identity of her grand-uncle Henry Hall. Acting like a historical researcher she starts with the family myth about this mysterious character. All her relatives have a different story about who he really was : a murderer, the driver of Churchill's car, a prisoner in the Isle of Wight, a gambler, a war-hero, a spy for MI5 or Mossad... During the course of the film she discovers a few facts : Henry actually was a member of the SAS during Second World War. He even became known for his heroic actions. But just as memories trickle away like grains of sand, so any further truths about the life of Henry Hall remain elusive. As the film-maker is stopped in her tracks by the British govemment's web of secrecy about Henry's wartime activities, what becomes clear is the way in which all of her relatives want to hold onto their former fantasies about this glamorous family figure; they want to keep the fiction alive.