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38-year-old French writer-director Olivier Lassu has developed a number of projects in two areas: discovery (of art and culture), and psychology, especially around the matter of violence. In 1999, his film on the history of controlled education, Stand Up Straight!, was awarded the Best Documentary Award at the International Festival of Psychiatry in Paris. In 2002, he directed a remarkable film, On the Rooftops of Paris, coproduced by Ampersand / Arte France / France 5 / RTBF / TV5 Monde / ARTV / Raisat, a rare view of a legendary Paris, and a technical and artistic achievement. He is currently directing (2006-2007) an ambitious mini-series of three episodes on the origins and the role of colors in our lives: The World of Colors, coproduced by Gedeon Programmes and Arte in France; Electric Pictures and SBS in Australia; NHK in Japan, PBS in the United States. After the Outrage (2005), a reflection on new strategies to help victims of violence overcome their traumatic experience, is his first collaboration with the production company InformAction Films in Montreal. Olivier Lassu now lives between Montreal and Paris. |
