I studied philosophy and sociology, which provided me with a gateway to reflecting on the issues raised by the representation of reality. Ultimately, documentary film is the language I chose to question my era. In 2005, I co-founded the association La Troisième Porte à Gauche (The Third Door on the Left) in Bordeaux with the aim of finding associative pathways for the production and distribution of documentary films. Within this structure, I co-directed several short and feature-length documentaries with Adrien Camus: Bordeaux-Nouakchott (2005); Lui, m’appelle Kéba (He Calls Me Kéba) (2011); Jikoo. La chose espérée (Jikoo. The Hopeful Thing) (2014); Parti pris (Taking Sides) (2016). I also participated in the creation and organization of the Passager du réel (Passenger of Reality) festival, which helped establish La Troisième Porte à Gauche as a key player in the distribution of documentary film in Bordeaux. In collaboration with the artist Olivier Crouzel, we explored ways to take films out of cinemas and create InSitu performance screenings, placed as close as possible to local residents. We conducted two editions in the Landes and Médoc regions.

For several years, I have taught screenwriting at the anthropology department in Bordeaux, at the third-year undergraduate and first-year master’s levels, where I work with students to explore a sensitive anthropology. I contribute to the discussions held by the seminar “It’s Not Very Academic ” which explores the question of open science and approaches oriented towards society. I am also involved in the production of research films in France and abroad.