Director

Véréna Paravel

1971

Who they are

Born: 21 April 1971, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Known for: Leviathan, Foreign Parts, 7 Queens

Véréna Paravel is a Swiss-born French anthropologist, filmmaker and artist. She is associated with Harvard's Sensory Ethnography Lab, where she often co-directs with Lucien Castaing-Taylor. Her immersive, experimental documentaries, notably Leviathan, helped define a bodily, sensory approach to nonfiction cinema.

Where to start

Leviathan (2013)Full guide
Co-directed immersive portrait of commercial fishing, shot with small cameras; her most celebrated and influential work.
Foreign Parts (2010)Log in to add it to the library
Documentary on a scrapyard community in Queens, New York, made through the Sensory Ethnography Lab.
7 Queens (2008)Log in to add it to the library
Early short film that marks the start of her work as a filmmaker.
Caniba (2017)Log in to add it to the library
Intimate, confrontational portrait of Issei Sagawa, co-directed with Lucien Castaing-Taylor.
De Humani Corporis Fabrica (2023)In the library
Explores the interior of the human body through footage from hospital surgeries.

Their films in the library

Awards

No major awards from the leading festivals or academies are documented here.

The full list · 15

20087 QueensLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2010Foreign PartsLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2013LeviathanLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2013Still LifeLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2013Last JudgementLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2013Spirit StillsLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2013He Maketh a Path to Shine After Him; One Would Think the Deep to Be HoaryLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2015Ah Humanity!Log in to add it to the libraryDirector
2017CanibaLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2017SomniloquiesLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2017CommensalLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2022Other People's ChildrenLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Miriama
2023De Humani Corporis FabricaLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
20258mm, archives des Sagawa, montéesLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2026DeltaLog in to add it to the libraryDirector

Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.