Julien Faraut

Julien Faraut

Still: Les Sorcières de l’Orient
Julien FARAUT (1978) is a documentary filmmaker from France. After studying history, he has worked for the Institut national du sport in Paris, where he supervises a collection of 16mm films. Using these collections, Faraut makes his own visual essays, combining sport history and documentary art. In the Realm of Perfection (2018) screened at IDFA and won a Public Award at Berlinale.

Filmography

(all doc) Regard neuf sur Olympia 52 (2013), Entrainement (2014, short), JJBallet (2015, short), L’empire de la perfection/In the Realm of Perfection (2018), Les Sorcières de l’Orient/The Witches of the Orient (2021)