Born in Paris suburb, France. Her films, which question French society and its cultural diversity, have screened at festivals including Cinéma du Réel in Paris, BFI London, Karlovy Vary, the Viennale and the documentary film festival in Lussas, France. Her feature-length documentary La Permanence won the main prize at Cinéma du Réel while her short film Vers la Tendresse won the 2017 César French film prize for Best Short Film.

Filmography

• 2026A Life, A Manifesto — Narratrice
• 2026Amour(s) — Director, Screenplay
• 2026The Fence — Thanks
• 2025Fragments for Venus — Voice Over, Director, Writer
• 2022Saint Omer — Director, Writer
• 2022We — Self, Writer, Director
• 2017RER B — Director
• 2016On Call — Director, Writer, Director of Photography
• 2016Towards Tenderness — Director, Writer
• 2011Danton's Death — Writer, Director
• 2007Les Sénégalaises et la Sénégauloise — Sound, Director of Photography
• 2006Clichy pour l'exemple — Director
• 2006La Tour du monde — Director

Appearances as themselves (3)

• 2026No Mercy — Self
• Mostra, Venise — Self
• Cérémonie des César — Self - Presenter