Élise Girard
Director, Screenwriter
She started out as a press attaché for Cinémas Action before becoming a director. Her first two films were documentaries, one on the Cinémas Action in 2003 and the other in 2005 on Roger Diamantis, founder of the Saint André des Arts. Her first feature BELLEVILLE TOKYO (2011) was acclaimed by audiences and critics alike, as was STRANGE BIRDS (2016), presented at the Berlinale Forum in 2017. SIDONIE IN JAPAN (2023) premieres in The Giornate degli Autore in Venice.