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Born in 1974, Lionel Guedj studied history and philosophy
and is a self-taught film-maker.
His projects include "Les Rendez-vous de la Tour-Eiffel" a book
which involved taking one photograph per day during one year
in front of the luminous Eiffel Tower.
From Shimon Peres to Johnny Depp, Oliver Stone to Keziah Jones,
Boutros Boutros Ghali to Milla Jovovich, more than 300 celebrities
appeared in this photographic record of the period leading
to the turn of the millennium.
In 2000, Guedj joined the press agency Corbis/Sygma
and was put in charge of their music department.
He serendipitously began to direct films after a request
from legendary producer Ibrahima Sylla.
Lionel went to West Africa to direct Mandekalou, Words of Memory
a film which pays tribute to the tradition of African praise-singing.
In 2003, he joins the organizing team of the Silhouette Short Films
Festival, the unique outdoor short films festival in Paris.
Guedj has just finished directing a feature documentary Rock'n'roll… Of Corse !
A film on the amazing life of Henry
Padovani,
original guitarist of The Police, featuring Sting, Kim Wilde,
The Clash, The Bangles, The Stranglers, Jeff Beck...
The film was part of the Official Selection/Festival de Cannes 2010!
Lionel's currently working on his first feature film (fiction)
and we'll keep you updated on this website !
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