Que m’est il permis d’espérer -en transit
co-dir with Vincent Gaullier, documentary, France, 2019, 108’
Career
French director
Born in 1965, Raphaël Girardot graduated with a degree in cinema from Paris 8 university after studying philosophy for two years. The teachings and ideas of Jean-Henri Roger, Renaud Victor, Serge Le Péron, Jean Narboni, Philippe Arnaud, Jean Paul Fargier and Simon Luciani have left an indelible mark on him, and continue to do so today in the work he tries to pass on. The University of Saint-Denis was also the place where he met students who meant a great deal to him, such as Alain Raoust, Pauline Dairou, Antonie Bergmaier, Stephane Rizzi and Zaida Ghorab.
After working for the Cahiers du Cinéma, Raphaël Girardot started working as an assistant director, and editor, whilst developing his own projects and directing three short films.
In 1996, he trained at the Ateliers Varan directing course, mostly as a sound editor. This allowed him to collaborate with tutors Jean Lefaux, Patrick Genet, André Van In and Leonardo Di Costanzo as instructors and to work alongside peers Marie Pierre Bretas, Laurent Salters and Olivier Pousset. He co-directed his first feature film with the first two and produced the films of the third. Raphaël Girardot went on to work with Matthieu Delaborde at Iskra, Vincent Gaullier at Archimède and Mariana Otero at Créadoc. To this day, Raphaël Girardot divides his time between editing fiction and documentaries (mostly in sound editing), teaching filmmaking in schools and universities. His recent film Saigneurs screened at the Cinéma du Réel, in 2017 and his last film Que m’est il permis d’espérer – en transit co-directed with Vincent Gaullier received the 2021 documentary prize at the Social film Festival in Aubervilliers.
Filmography
director
Saigneurs
co-dir. With Vincent Gauillier, documentary, France, 2016, 90’
Douarnez film festival (2016) Cinema du Réel (Paris, 2016)
Avec le sang des hommes
co-dir. With Vincent Gauillier, documentary, France, 2016, 55’
Pyrénées d’or for best documentary, Festival des créations télévisuelles (Luchon) ; Arte, 2016
Atome sweet Home
co-dir. With Vincent Gauillier, Documentary, France, 2015, 55’
Festival ParisSciences (2015) ; France 5 (2015)
A te regarder, ils s’habitueront
co-dir. With Maxime Sassier, documentary, France, 2012, 110’
La ruée vers l’Est
co-dir. With Vincent Gauillier, Documentary, France, 2010, 55’
Traces de Vies (Clermont-Ferrand, 2011- ; DocLisboa (2011) ; Résistances (Foix, 2011) ; Territoires en images (Paris, 2011)
Where is Yuki
Co-directed with N. Suwa and H. Girardot, documentary, France, 2009, 30’
Le lait sur le feu
co-dir. With Vincent Gauillier, documentary, France, 2007, 90’
Special Mention, Festival du film éducatif (Evreux, 2007) ; Escales Documentaires (La Rochelle, 2007) ; Douarnez film festival (2007) ; Francophone film festival (Namur, 2007) ; Rencontres du cinéma documentaire (Mellionnec, 2007) ; Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, (Montréal, 2007)
Umwelt
animation, France, 2006, 10’
Tous fous
Documentary, France, 2003, 52’
Scientific excellence prize, Scientific film festival (Canberra, 2003), Prize of best information and scientific mediation film, scientific festival (Oullins, 2003)
Archimède
Documentary series, France, 1999/2002, 12x26’
Prize for best scientific film, Scientific festival (Oullins, 2003)
Mon travail c’est capital
co-dir. With Marie-Pierre Brêtas and Laurent Salters, documentary, France,2000, 90’
La vie en face
Documentaries, Arte, 2001
Kracivy Parij
fiction, France, 1996, 12’
Short film week, (Regensburg, 1999) ; International film mostra (Sao Paulo, 1999); International Film festival of Abitibi-Témiscamingue (Rouyn-Noranda, 1999)
Mon très cher frère
fiction, France, 1995, 17’
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