Elise Girard is a French film director based in Paris. Cinephile and passionate about art house films, her first two features were documentaries on iconic cinemas of the French capital (Action and Saint-André des Arts): Seuls sont les indomptés, l’aventure des cinémas Action (2003) and Roger Diamantis ou la vraie vie (2005). Her first fiction feature film, Belleville Tokyo (2010), was acclaimed by the public and critics; her most recent work Strange Birds (2016), is on the upcoming Berlinale Film Festival selection.
In development, Elise has two new film projects: Famille, je vous aime, a family comedy, and Sidonie au Japon, a drama selected for the Hors Les murs Louis Lumière, artistic residence based in Japan.
Filmography
Belleville Tokyo 2011
75’
produced by Dolce Vita Films (France), Alliance de Production Cinématographique (France)
Festival Entrevues Belfort / Festival Film de Femmes Créteil
Roger Diamantis ou La vraie vie 2005
55’
produced by Compagnie des Phares & Balises (France)
Festival International du Film de La Rochelle / Nouveau Cinéma Montréal
Seuls sont les imdomptés, l’aventure des Cinémas Action 2003
52’
produced by Compagnie des Phares & Balises (France)
broadcasted on Cinécinéma Classics, TV10 Angers