Thierry Binisti

Born in Creteil near Paris, Thierry first directed short films in his mid 20s for the Forum des Images, Paris' prestigious Audiovisual Memory Bank and Film Center.
Later, he worked as an assistant to renowned French film directors like Diane Kurys for Apres L'Amour (After Love) and Jean-Jacques Silbermann for Tout le monde n'a pas eu la chance d'avoir des parents communistes (Not Everybody's Lucky Enough to Have Communist Parents).
Thierry has been working in film and television for 20 years while living in Paris. The majority of his work has focused on making docudramas for television on topics ranging from France under Nazi Occupation, to French monarchs, to police dramas. His credits include field producer for the TV documentary series The Blue Bicycle, Louis XVI, the Man who did not Want to be King and Louis XV, the Black Sun for French Television.
A BOTTLE IN THE GAZA SEA is the second feature film Thierry has directed. He lives in Paris where he teaches at the ESEC Film School.

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