Photographer, Director and Producer (France)

Yves Billon is a photographer, director and producer of documentaries considered as one of the leading authors of creative documentaries. He is one of the founders of the association of documentary "La Bande à Lumière", chaired by Joris Ivens. He is also founder of the production companies Les Films du Village and Zaradoc.
He directed and co-directed over one hundred documentaries, including several in Latin America and world music.

Short Filmography

* Ali Farka Toure : Ça coule de source, 2010
* L'Hisoire Me Jugera : Fidel Castro, 2009
*Andy Warhol's Factory People, 2007
* Havana Hip Hop Underground, 2005
* Loin de Fidel, Les écoles du capitalismes, 2005
* Mexique : Les Troubadours de la Révolution Mexicaine, 2000
* Mozambique: Le pays des timbilas Chope, 2000
* Samba Opus 1 : Rio, le conservatoire de la Samba, 1998
* Gabriel Garcia Marquez : L'écriture sorcière, 1998
* Musiques de l'Inde : Bénarès, musique du Gange, 1992
* Salsa Opus 1 : New York, notre monde latin, 1991
* Zaiko Langa Langa: Le gout du travail bien fait, 1991
* Musiques du Pakistan : Musique du Baloutchistan, 1989
* La guerre de Pacification en Amazonie, 1973


Source:
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