Bertrand Mandico is a French experimental film director of short
films, medium-length films, experimental essays, and one feature film.
The Wild Boys, his first feature film, was named the top film of 2018
by Cahiers du cinema. His films are often interested in the body and
gender fluidity and incorporate photos and written elements.Born in
1971 in Toulouse, Mandico graduated from the film directing program at
the Gobelins school in Paris.Mandico has an unusual working method. He
prefers to create the audio for his films in post-production. Actors
post-synchronize themselves, and the environmental sounds and music
are layered on. However, he always shoots his images on color film,
with no post-production images. Background projection and
superimposition are done during the shoot.He created the Incoherence
Manifesto in 2012 with Icelandic filmmaker Katrin Olafsdotir. He
states that
films, medium-length films, experimental essays, and one feature film.
The Wild Boys, his first feature film, was named the top film of 2018
by Cahiers du cinema. His films are often interested in the body and
gender fluidity and incorporate photos and written elements.Born in
1971 in Toulouse, Mandico graduated from the film directing program at
the Gobelins school in Paris.Mandico has an unusual working method. He
prefers to create the audio for his films in post-production. Actors
post-synchronize themselves, and the environmental sounds and music
are layered on. However, he always shoots his images on color film,
with no post-production images. Background projection and
superimposition are done during the shoot.He created the Incoherence
Manifesto in 2012 with Icelandic filmmaker Katrin Olafsdotir. He
states that
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