Born in Nancy, France, in 1951. He studied philosophy and began his film career in the 1970s as assistant director to René Allio, Alain Tanner and Claude Goretta. After making several shorts, he directed his debut feature-length documentary in 1990, “Louvre City”. Among his works are the films “In the Land of the Deaf” (1992), “Un Animal, Des Animaux” (1994), “To Be and to Have” (2004, 26th Mostra), “Back to Normandy” (2007, 31st Mostra), “La Maison de la Radio” (2013) and “Each and Every Moment” (2018), screened in film festivals like Cannes, Berlin, Locarno, London and Cinéma du Réel, and presented in retrospectives and tribute events around the world.