Hélène Harder, is a French-German filmmaker, cinematographer, videographer, writer as well as a university academic by profession.[1][2] She is known for the critically acclaimed award winning documentary films Ladies' Turn and Le vertige de Stendhal.[3][4]

Hélène Harder
Born
Hélène Harder
Alma materEcole Normale Supérieure de Paris
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, Cinematographer, Videographer, Writer
Years active2012–present

Personal life

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Hélène Harder studied philosophy at the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris.[5]

Career

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In 2012, after training at University of California, Berkeley, she worked in New York and Paris.[6] Then in that year, she made her first feature documentary Ladies’ Turn based in Senegal. The documentary received positive acclaim from critics and was selected for festivals in more than 15 countries. She received four awards, and it was broadcast on TV5Monde, Arte and PBS.[5]

Apart from cinema, she also worked as a videographer and photographer especially for dance companies, theatre, contemporary art venues and online media.[5]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Genre Ref.
2012 Ladies' Turn Director, Writer, Cinematographer Documentary
2015 Le vertige de Stendhal Writer Documentary

References

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  1. ^ "Personnes | Africultures : Harder Helene". africultures.com (in French). Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. ^ AlloCine. "Hélène Harder". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  3. ^ Filmstarts. "Hélène Harder". www.filmstarts.de (in German). Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Hélène Harder". MUBI. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Helene Harder – Abel Aflam". Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  6. ^ "SPLA : Helene Harder". Spla. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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