He grew up in the countryside and found it difficult to apply himself at school – to the great displeasure of both his parents and his teachers. He’s always been messy, loud and spontaneous. He’s successively worked as an electrician’s apprentice, a metal stamper on the assembly line, an organic gardener, a schoolteacher, an art professor, a sociocultural activities organizer, a medical student, a Bordeaux wines salesman, an apprentice of Tibetan mandala, a sound engineer, a visual artist, a film professor, a rock band drummer, a chicken breeder in the Drôme, a lyricist, a museum attendant, a cook in Tokyo, a stand-up comedian, a pen pusher for Gallimard, a freelancer for Libération, a producer for Folimage and even an animation filmmaker!
Jacques-Rémy Girerd
Director, Writer