Bio

François Jacob is a self-taught filmmaker. His early short films include La Queue du train (2008), Le Soleil (2010) and Les lendemains qui chantent (2014). He then worked on indie documentaries abroad. He embarked on vast research projects leading to his first feature film: A Moon of Nickel and Ice (Visions du Réel 2017). The war saga Under the Same Sun (2020) is his second feature film. He lives and works in Montreal.

 

Works

Under The Same Sun

  • 2020
  • François Jacob

Short descriptionThe conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan as seen through the eyes of the inhabitants of the Caucasus.

Paysage montaigneux avec une personne assis sur un cheval.

A Moon of Nickel and Ice

  • 2016
  • François Jacob

An intimate portrayal of the closed-off Russian city of Norilsk through the eyes of its youth, mine workers and truth seekers.

Closeup through the window of a car of a sitting man looking out in the distance.