Kaptur, Michel

(June 30, 1955, Paris, France - )

   He had his first contact with cinema in 1974-1975 working at ISKRA, an association of militant film­makers. In 1978, he created the company AVIDIA with some young graduates from the IDHEC. Then he earned a living as an assistant editor, assistant op­erator, and sound engineer before directing his first short and institutional films.

 Filmography

1984 ◘ Le Secret de la Dame en noir (short)

1986 ◘ High Speed (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, co-editor; France / West Germany)

 Television Filmography

1975 ◘ L'Affaire Huriez (documentary; short; co-director with Marc Barcot)

1976 ◘ Pour une Poignée de gros Sel (documentary; short)

        ◘ Les Aventures de Kiko (26 X 5')

        ◘ Drive-In (8 X 5')

        ◘ La Marche du Siècle (documentary; episode "Lettre de Jérusalem")

        ◘ Les Années libé (documentary)

        ◘ Le Trésor du San Diego (documentary; co-director with Alain Lasfargues)

        ◘ Orage sur le Mexique (documentary; co-director with Eric Pittard)

        ◘ La Maman, la Putain et le Macho (documentary; short)

        ◘ Nicole Notat (documentary)

        ◘ David Krakauer (documentary)

        ◘ Deux Gendarmes dans le Pacifique (documentary)

2003 ◘ Autopsie d'un Médecin Légiste (documentary; short)

2005 ◘ Histoire de la Police française (4 X 52' documentary; co-director with Eric Pittard)