Sylvain George

Biography

Sylvain George (b. 1968) is a French writer and documentary filmmaker. A one time social worker and philosophy student, George soon turned to filmmaking, inspired by the social critic Walter Benjamin, concerned especially with immigration and contemporary politics in France.

Directed

1. Vers Madrid! (The Burning Bright) (2012) — Director
2. Paris is a Moveable Feast - A Film in 18 Waves (2017) — Director
3. May They Rest in Revolt (Figures of War) (2011) — Director
4. The Outbursts (My Mouth, My Revolt, My Name) (2012) — Director
5. Obscure Night - Goodbye Here, Anywhere (2023) — Director
6. No Border (Aspettavo Che Scendesse La Sera) (2008) — Director
7. Nocturne White - Hunter (2015) — Director
8. N'entre pas sans violence dans la nuit (2007) — Director
9. Obscure Night - "Ain't I a Child?" (2025) — Director
10. Youssef, The Wind, The Fury, Before Existence (2017) — Director
11. L'impossible - Pages arrachées (2012) — Director
12. Obscure Night - Wild Leaves (The Burning Ones, the Obstinate) (2022) — Director
13. Un Homme idéal - Fragment K (2008) — Director
14. Un peu de feu que vole (sa geste en mille éclats) (2018) — Director
15. Lovely May (2017) — Director
16. The Dark Clouds (2012) — Director
17. They Will Kill Us All (2015) — Director
18. Sealand — Director

Also appeared in

1. Strade perdute - Filmmaker 23 (2023)