They’re scaling walls, flying off roof tops and swinging themselves from one building to another. Meet the nimble parkour enthusiasts who’re turning Paris’ lights off by night.
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00:00Oh
00:30The lights are on all night, I think it's an aberration because in a world with limited resources, the best way not to waste is maybe not to consume.
00:41Music
00:57It's a switch for the facade, so when it's down, it turns off the facade.
01:02Music
01:06To see all these lights on at night, it doesn't leave us indifferent, we are not politicized.
01:12The DNA of our collective is sport, so it's clearly not a militant action, but it's a citizen action, guided by common sense.
01:19Music
01:27We make sure to do it in the rules too, we don't do it when it damages the display case, when it replaces the public lighting, when it's public utility things like pharmacies, the police, etc.
01:38We make sure to be kind and that the message is well received.
01:42Do you want to take it or do I do it?
01:44Pass the wall.
01:46Pass the wall is when we're going to hit the wall to look for height.
01:50In fact, it's a pull-up thanks to the wall.
01:53Yeah, it's easy.
01:55The man has already left, we're going to try to finish it before him.
02:14It didn't turn off.
02:16Yes, it turned off.
02:18It turned off everything, man.
02:20It's mostly a bunch of friends who love sport, whether it's parkour or climbing.
02:25We're here, and it's Paris at night, it's beautiful, so it's all good for us.
02:28It's like all games, in fact.
02:30We quickly spot where to look, we see light, we look for the little controller to lower, and that's it.
02:39It puts some game in your walk, and it makes a little gesture like that.
02:42After that, maybe they'll turn it back on tomorrow, maybe not, maybe they'll say it's useless.
02:46I don't know.
02:51It's beautiful.
02:57Originally, Lightsoft was a movement of environmental activists who did it with poles and a scaffold.
03:03With our parkour techniques, we thought it would be a little more useful to democratize the sport,
03:09to put it in a context outside of performance.
03:13It's tiny.
03:14Be careful with the camera.
03:16Be careful with the curtain, it's expensive.
03:20Go, go, go!
03:22Yes!
03:24The law says these shows must be turned off from 1 to 6 in the morning,
03:28except that the law is rarely respected.
03:32I know there's a fine, but we're not there, we don't play the role of an authority.
03:36However, we're here to send a message, knowing that our action is symbolic,
03:42because we're not going to turn off all the lights of all the shows.
03:46On the other hand, we know that if there are reactions behind our actions, it's always good.
03:52It's a footprint.
03:54It's a footprint.