Biography
Stéphane Sednaoui is a French music video director, photographer, film producer and actor. He has worked in various forms of media, including music videos, photojournalism, portrait photography, fashion and pop culture. Sednaoui's career began as a casting director for advertising campaigns and modeling for photographers and artists at age 18. At age 21, he began doing portraits for various publications, later photographing designers and models. Sednaoui has directed over 40 music videos, including "Give It Away" and "Scar Tissue" (Red Hot Chili Peppers), "Sly" (Massive Attack), "Mysterious Ways" (U2), "Big Time Sensuality" (Björk), "Fever" (Madonna), "German Bold Italic" (Towa Tei feat. Kylie Minogue), and "Queer" (Garbage). As a photojournalist he covered such events as the Romanian Revolution of 1989 and the 2001 September 11 attack of the World Trade Center. He has also been a regular contributor to Vogue Italia, Vogue China, Vanity Fair, The New York Times Magazine, Interview and Visionaire as a fashion and portrait photographer. Over the years, Sednaoui has redefined his artistic approach to focus on his fine-art and cinematographic projects. New and existing work have been…
Directed
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Björk: Volumen (1998) — Director
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Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (1999) — Director
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The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits Video Collection (2001) — Director
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The Work of Director Stéphane Sednaoui (2005) — Director
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Massive Attack: Eleven Promos (2001) — Director
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Björk: Greatest Hits - Volumen 1993-2003 (2002) — Director
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Absolute Garbage (2007) — Director
- Lou Reed: Walk on the Wild Side (2005) — Director
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R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.) (2003) — Director
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Björk: Vessel 1994 (1994) — Director
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U2: Achtung Baby: A Classic Album Under Review (2007) — Director
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Miao Shan and the Minotaur (2012) — Director
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Acqua Natasa (2005) — Director
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Björk's Greatest Hits: Volumes 1993-2003 (2002) — Director
