Abitbol, Judith

(December 17, 1958, Casa­blanca, Morocco-)

   A movie buff from her childhood, she filmed more than 200 Super-8 shorts in her teenage years (1971­1982). She studied arts and cinema at the Sorbonne. After graduating, she worked in films as trainee and then assistant editor (1979-1982). In 1997, she cre­ated the film production company Chaz Productions.

 Filmography

1980 ◘ 27 / 12 / 80 5 Heures d'Atelier (Super-8-mm short)

1983 ◘ Le Navire (16-mm short)

1985 ◘ Prêté (short; also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Un moment d'Inattention (short)

        ◘ Conserves de Lumière (Super-16-mm short)

        ◘ Ma Mère chante (short)

        ◘ Avanti o popolo (unreleased)

2000 ◘ La Spirale du Pianiste (documentary)

        ◘ Outsight (short)

        ◘ Vidéoexquise 1 (short; co-directed with Mar­tine Zévort)

2007 ◘ Avant le Jour (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist, cinematographer; shot in 2005)

 Television Filmography

1996 ◘ Prélude à Debussy, Jean-Louis Haguenauer Pia­niste (Super-16-mm short)

   Video Filmography

1992 ◘ Je à l'O (short; co-director only)

        ◘ Le Bruit des Noix qu'on casse fait le Tour du Monde (short; co-director only)

1999 ◘ Qui n'a pas combattu n'a pas vécu (short; co-director only)