MANUELLE BLANC

As a documentary filmmaker, Manuelle Blanc creates cultural films that reflect a desire to capture creation in all its diversity. This includes the process of creating a theater play (Krzysztof Warlikowski – Olivier Cadiot – Ludovic Lagarde – Sophie Perez), highlighting the work of choreographers (Michel Schweizer – Kader Belarbi – Julie Dossavi) and exploring the role of women in art history  “À la force du pinceau – Objectif femmes” (By means of a brush – Objective women). In 2017, she portrayed filmmaker Ingmar Bergman through his iconic film “Persona”. In 2019, she also directed “36,000 Years of Modern Art” for Folamour, a documentary that delves into the fascination of modern and contemporary artists with prehistoric art. In 2022, she directed “Once Upon a Time… The Square” for Arte, followed the newt year by “Once Upon a Time… 120 Beats per Minute.” In 2023, as part of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Pablo Picasso’s death, she explored the political stance of the master throughout the 20th century in a documentary titled “Picasso Without Legend“.