Sibra, Michel

(August 8, 1947, Pabu, Côtes-

   d'Armor, France - )

   From 1970 to 1980, he was an advertising, archi­tecture, and interior property photographer before working as a photo reporter for the Gamma agency. He made his film directing debut in 1977 and was occasionally a cinematographer (1979 Barbe-Bleue, short, Olivier Gillon) and screenwriter (2001 Dans la Gueule du Loup, Didier Grousset; 2002 Skydance, Rendez-vous à Paris, IMAX, 78-mm, 48', Eric Magnan). He also wrote books: 1977 Bruno et le Mystère des Egoûts, co-author with Dominique Roulet (Editions Souveraine—Rouge et Or); 1981 Lourdes: Rencon­tre des Hommes, Rencontre de Dieu, co-author with Bruno Decharme (Editions Le Centurion—Morigane-Bayard); 1998 La Danse du Soleil (Editions Fayard); 2008 La Guerre de Jop (Thélès).

 Filmography

1977 ◘ Lettres d'une Mère (short; also screenwriter)

1978 ◘ Versailles peut-être (short; also screenwriter)

1980 ◘ La Ville ouverte (short; also screenwriter)

1982 ◘ Le Cachot (short; also screenwriter)

1983 ◘ Montreuil, peut-être (short; also screenwriter)

1986 ◘ Wasp (short; also screenwriter)

1989 ◘ La Soule (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

 Television Filmography

1991 ◘ La Mafia rouge (also co-screenwriter)

1993 ◘ Si le Loup y était (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Maigret et les Témoins récalcitrants (also co-screenwriter; France / Belgium / Switzerland)

1995 ◘ Le Malingot (also co-screenwriter)

1997 ◘ Les Lauriers sont coupés

        ◘ Un Jeune Français (shot in 1998)

        ◘ Le Mystère Parasuram

        ◘ Le Vol et la Colombe (shot in 1997)

        ◘ Le Châtiment du Makhila (also co-screenwriter; shot in 1999)

2003 ◘ Rien ne va plus! (also co-screenwriter, actor)