Pierre-Yves Borgeaud

Director, Editor, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Location Sound Mixer, Producer

Born in the sixties in Valais. A drummer, journalist and graduate in literature, he turned to video with the arrival of digital technology and obtained a certificate at the New York University in 1997. He worked as a videographer for the record label ECM, became one of the first VJs in Switzerland, won a Golden Leopard in Locarno ("iXième" in 2003) and made several music documentaries distributed internationally (with Youssou N'Dour or Gilberto Gil).

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2022
Nos utopies communautaires by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
2021
Le sexe c'est dégoûtant by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
2013
Viramundo – Un voyage musical avec Gilberto Gil by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
2009
Subjectif Cinema by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
2007
Retour à Gorée by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
2004
Family Music by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
2003
iXième by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud, Stéphane Blok
2002
Cartographie 3 – Interface by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
2001
Inland by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
2000
My Body Electric by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
1999
Swiss Jam by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
1998
Anouar Brahem by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
1998
Music Hotel by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
1997
Nils Petter Molvaer by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
1996
The Knitting Factory by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
1989
Encore une histoire d'amour by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
Muezzin Blues by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud

Screenwriter

2022
Nos utopies communautaires by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
2013
Viramundo – Un voyage musical avec Gilberto Gil by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
2007
Retour à Gorée by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
2004
Family Music by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
2003
iXième by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud, Stéphane Blok
2001
Inland by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
1999
Swiss Jam by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
1998
Music Hotel by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud

Cinematographer

2022
Nos utopies communautaires by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
2013
Viramundo – Un voyage musical avec Gilberto Gil by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
2003
iXième by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud, Stéphane Blok
2001
Inland by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
1998
Music Hotel by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud

Editor

2022
Nos utopies communautaires by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
2021
Le sexe c'est dégoûtant by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
2015
On n'est pas ici pour être mort vivant by Régine Boichat
2013
Viramundo – Un voyage musical avec Gilberto Gil by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
2004
Family Music by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
2003
iXième by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud, Stéphane Blok
2001
Inland by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
1999
Swiss Jam by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
1998
Music Hotel by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud

Producer

2021
Le sexe c'est dégoûtant by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
2003
iXième by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud, Stéphane Blok

Location Sound Mixer

1999
Swiss Jam by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
1998
Music Hotel by Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
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