Director
Lucien Castaing-Taylor
1966
Full page on IMDbWho they are
- Born
- 10 January 1966, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
- Known for
- In and Out of Africa, Sweetgrass, Leviathan
Lucien Castaing-Taylor is a Liverpool-born anthropologist and filmmaker who directs the Sensory Ethnography Lab at Harvard. His immersive, observational films, such as Sweetgrass and Leviathan, blur the line between documentary and art. He is a leading figure in experimental ethnographic cinema.
Where to start
In and Out of Africa (1992)Log in to add it to the library
Early ethnographic video, made with Ilisa Barbash, about authenticity and the African art trade.
Sweetgrass (2009)In the library
Observational portrait of Montana sheep herders on their final trek, bringing him wide attention.
Leviathan (2013)Full guide
Co-directed with Véréna Paravel; a sensory, immersive view of commercial fishing that became a landmark of experimental documentary.
Caniba (2017)Log in to add it to the library
Co-directed with Paravel; an intimate, unsettling portrait of Issei Sagawa.
De Humani Corporis Fabrica (2023)In the library
Co-directed with Paravel; uses cameras inside hospitals to explore the human body.
Their films in the library
Awards
No major awards are documented here.
The full list · 19
- 1992In and Out of AfricaLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1997Made in USALog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2009SweetgrassLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2010Hell Roaring CreekLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2010High TrailLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2012Bedding DownLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2013LeviathanLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2013Still LifeLog 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
- 2013Spirit StillsLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2013Last JudgementLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2014Day Break on the Bed GroundLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2015Ah Humanity!Log in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2015LampedusaLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 2017CanibaLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2017SomniloquiesLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2017CommensalLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2023De Humani Corporis FabricaLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 20258mm, archives des Sagawa, montéesLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
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