Jean-Gabriel Périot
Born in France in 1974, Jean-Gabriel Périot has directed several short movies at the crossroads between documentary, animation and experimental filmmaking. He has developed his own style of editing that examines violence and history using film and photographic archives. His films, including Dies Irae, Eût-elle été criminelle…, Nijuman no borei (200000 fantômes) and The Devil, have received awards in a many festivals worldwide. His first feature-length film, A German Youth opened the Panorama Section of the 2015 Berlin Film Festival before being released in cinemas and winning several prizes in festivals. His next film, Our Defeats, was screened at the Forum of the 2019 Berlin Film Festival. His last feature film, Retour à Reims (Fragments), was selected for the Directors' Fortnight in Cannes in 2021.
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Our Defeats
By going back into the cinema of the 1968 era and going forward with present-day interviews of young people who replay excerpts of films jumping out from the past, Our Defeats draw the portrait of our current relations with politics. Our Defeats, or do we keep enough forces to confront ourselves with the chaos of today?
We Are Become Death
We knew the world wasn't the same anymore. Some laughed. Others cried. Most stayed silent.
Our Defeats
By going back into the cinema of the 1968 era and going forward with present-day interviews of young people who replay excerpts of films jumping out from the past, Our Defeats draw the portrait of our current relations with politics. Our Defeats, or do we keep enough forces to confront ourselves with the chaos of today?
We Are Become Death
We knew the world wasn't the same anymore. Some laughed. Others cried. Most stayed silent.
