Nicolas Philibert

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Nicolas Philibert, born January 10, 1951, is a French filmmaker. He is also a director, operator and editor.
The recipient of numerous awards and distinctions, he is one of France's leading documentary filmmakers. At the Berlinale 2023, he won the Golden Bear for his film Sur l'Adamant.

FILMOGRAPHY

1978: La Voix de son maître (co-directed with Gérard Mordillat)
1979: Patrons/Television: 1. Un pépin dans la boîte, 2. Confidences sur l'ouvrier, 3. La bataille a commencé à Landerneau (television version - 3 x 60' - of the previous film, co-directed with Gérard Mordillat)
1985: La Face nord du camembert
1985: Christophe
1986: Y'a pas d'malaise
1987: Trilogie pour un homme seul
1988: Vas-y Lapébie!
1988: Le Come back de Baquet
1990: La Ville Louvre
1991: Patrons 78-91 (TV version of La Voix de son maître for La Sept)
1992: Le Pays des sourds
1995: Un animal, des animaux
1997: La Moindre des choses
1999: Qui sait?
2002: L'Invisible (interview with Jean Oury, director of the La Borde psychiatric clinic)
2002: Être et avoir
2007: Retour en Normandie
2010: Nénette
2010: Night falls on the menagerie
2013 : La Maison de la radio
2018 : De chaque instant
2023: On the Adamant
2024: Averroès & Rosa Parks
2024: The typewriter and other hassles

FILMS SHOWN

On the Adamant

L'Adamant, a unique day center floating on the Seine in Paris, provides a therapeutic environment for adults suffering from mental disorders. This film explores the encounters between patients and carers, resisting the dehumanization of psychiatry.