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Documentary filmmaker, I help institutions, associations, and companies transform their projects, actions, and field investigations into clear, embodied, and accessible video narratives. These films serve communication, training, or decision-making support.
I use images as a tool for investigation and mediation, involving the people concerned in the process.
I also lead participatory video workshops.
Specifically, I intervene to:
- Produce documentary and institutional films with a strong human dimension (communication, valorization)
- Ensure the audiovisual restitution of investigations, diagnostics, or field analyses
- Design and lead participatory video workshops (youth, users, professionals, employees)
My work is based on a field approach: documenting social and professional realities, bringing out voices, and constructing accessible narratives from complex situations.
Since 2012, I have worked as a video journalist and head editor for television (France Télévisions, Arte, France 24, Canal+). I now mobilize this experience for independent documentary projects.
My practice is based on a dual expertise:
- Complete mastery of the production chain (conception - direction, filming and interviews, editing)
- Training in journalism, visual anthropology, and sociology, allowing me to work on sensitive contexts and representation issues
I work independently or in collaboration with your teams, from conception to final delivery.
I also created the association Terrains Sensibles, which allows me to develop projects with public funding and partners.
English
Native or bilingual
German
Native or bilingual
Hindi
Conversational
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)
Experience
- Enquête documentaire – Cambodge | santé globaleFreelancePRESS AND MEDIAMarch 2022 - April 2022 (1 month)Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Documentary investigation project conducted in Cambodia as part of a grant from the European Journalism Centre (Global Health Security Call, 2021), in collaboration with journalist Alexandra Combe.
In-depth field investigation into the fight against malaria, focusing on the role of local actors in prevention and care systems.Production of two complementary formats (written and video), built from immersion work, testimonial collection, and analysis of local public health dynamics.Role: co-direction, investigation, filming, and editing. - Cheffe opératrice image | documentaire en immersion (Inde)Film Division IndiaFILM AND AVOctober 2015 - May 2016 (7 months)Bhuj, IndiaDirector of photography for the creative documentary Survey Number Zero, directed by Priya Thuvassery and Maryam Yasmin.Immersive filming in the Rann of Kutch desert (Gujarat, India), with Adivasi women working in salt extraction.Design and execution of visuals in demanding field conditions.Filming in isolated and extreme climatic environments.Long-term work (October 2015 - May 2016), closely observing situations and people filmed.This project is part of a documentary practice attentive to contexts, living conditions, and representation issues.The film was presented at several international festivals, including the Bangalore International Film Festival, selected at the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK), and received the Best Film – Livelihoods award at the Woodpecker International Film Festival (New Delhi, 2017), notably for the quality of its images and the strength of its narrative.
- Journaliste reporter d’images et cheffe monteuse (14 ans)FreelancePRESS AND MEDIAJanuary 2012 - Today (14 years and 7 months)
Since 2012, I have produced reports and documentary formats for magazines and newspapers in France and internationally. I worked for 2 years at the Babel Press correspondents' office in India.
This work allowed me to develop a comprehensive field practice: investigation, autonomous filming, writing, and editing, in demanding contexts (news, tight deadlines, immersive filming).I have covered social and cultural themes, managing the entire production chain, from editorial preparation to post-production, alone or with a team.This experience now informs my work as an independent documentary filmmaker, with a particular focus on field narratives and participatory methods.
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Education
- Master of Visual AnthropologyUniversité Paris Nanterre2009Enquête et documentaire par l'image
- Professional training(Afdas / CPF)Écriture de dossier documentaire – CEFPF (2019) Formation JRI – prise de vue en reportage – Les Gobelins (2014) Formation à la production audiovisuelle – CEFPF (certification RNCP, 2025)