Directing
Sophie Sherman
Aix-en-Provence, France
Sophie Sherman (1980) is a filmmaker based in Brussels, Belgium. She has a master's degree in Documentary direction from the Province University of Aix en Provence in France and a master's degree in Fine Arts from the Fine Arts College of Marseille. She was then admitted at The Fresnoy, National Studio for Contemporary Arts in France. Her films were screened at Torino Film Festival, IT ; Riga International Film Festival, LV; at Thessaloniki International Film Festival, GR; at États généraux du film documentaire in Lussas FR; at Wiels Center for Contemporary Art, BE; among others. In recent years, she has mainly explored the medium of 16 mm through a documentary, essay-based, experimental, and poetic approach, with films such as The walk (2015, 19'), The water was here (2025, 15', co-directed with Némo Camus), and Hold my hand (2025, 17').
