Philippe Kastelnik

After studying film and theater, Philippe Kastelnik began making films without funding. A self-taught filmmaker, he worked as a screenwriter, assistant director, and production manager. He participated in various projects as a musician, composer, actor, and writer. For 25 years, he has written and directed feature films with very limited resources. This allows him to develop projects with a handcrafted approach that fosters freedom in narrative and aesthetic expression. He varies formats and moves from one genre to another. Following a two-year backpacking trip through Eastern Europe and Asia, he returned with two documentary films, one on Indian music and the other, a travelogue in Albania. After a trip to Cambodia, he wrote an animated short film related to the tragic history of the country, La Mangue, developed with Vertical Productions. He wrote a radio drama for France Culture, Le dernier rire de Lovely Boobs, loosely based on the life of Lolo Ferrari. His latest indepe...