1. MICHEL GONDRY

2. WHO IS MICHEL GONDRY?
Born: May 8, 1963 (age 48) Paris, France
Occupation: Director, screenwriter
Years active: 1986–present
‘Being surrounded by people who are creative makes you want to be creative’
‘Sometimes it's better to have less money (budget) and more freedom’
Michel Gondry is an Academy Award winning filmmaker. His work also includes being a music
video director, commercial director and a screenwriter. He is well known for his
original/inventive visual style and through the use of mise en scene.
He started his career making handmade ideas/fantasies for famous performers: As an in-
demand video director, he worked with everyone big in the industry, from Björk to The
Rolling Stones.
The link below shows an interview with Michel Gondry and how he creates his regular
dreams into abstract and unusual music videos to shock his audience.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX21MDhVw4s&feature=related

3. Music videos
EXAMPLES OF MICHELS WORK
Below is a link of one of his
Feature films short films ‘Michel Gondry
Gondry participating with The 1 Second Film art project, October 28, 2008 solves a Rubik’s cube with his
• Human Nature (2001) nose’
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
• The Science of Sleep (2006) =pB8XedMowDU
• Be Kind Rewind (2008)
Music Videos
The We & the I (2012) Tonight" – Paul McCartney (2007)
Short films
•"Declare Independence" – Björk (2007) [2]
•"Dance
L'expedition fatale (1986) •"Limitless Undying Love" – Sergio Hiram (2007)
Jazzmosphère (1987) •"Cellphone's Dead" – Beck (2006)
My Brother's 24th Birthday (1988) •"Anysound" – The Vines (2006)
La lettre (1998) •"King of the Game" – Cody ChesnuTT (2006)
The Letter •"Heard 'Em Say" (U.S. Version) – Kanye West (2005)
One Day... (2001) •"The Denial Twist" – The White Stripes (2005)
Pecan Pie (2003) •"Light & Day" (movie version) – The Polyphonic Spree (2004)
Ossamuch! – Kishu & Co. (2004) •"Winning Days" – The Vines (2004)
Tiny (2004) •"Mad World" (Donnie Darko soundtrack version) – Gary Jules (2004)
Three Dead People (2004)
Drumb and Drumber (2004)
Michel Gondry Solves a Rubik's Cube with his Nose (2007)
Tokyo!: Interior Design (2008)

4. WHAT IS MICHEL DOING NOW?
He is still directing music videos and movies in his own
creative way, here are a few examples of what he is
currently working on or just completed...
2013 The Foam of the Days (pre-production)
2012 The We and the I (filming)
2013 Untitled Noam Chomsky Documentary (post-production))