Director of
COMME LE FEU
Philippe Lesage started out in cinema with such noted documentaries as Ce Coeur qui bat (2012 Jutra Award for Best Documentary Feature). He transitioned to fiction with Les démons (The Demons, 2015), which earned strong reviews and numerous prizes at festivals after premiering at San Sebastian Film Festival in Competition. Genèse (Genesis, 2018) first bowed at the Locarno Festival to highly favorable reviews and was invited to over 70 festivals, including Rotterdam IFF, AFI Fest and New Directors/New Films (Moma/Lincoln Center).
Films (selection): CE COEUR QUI BAT (2012), LES DÉMONS (2015), GENÈSE (2018)