Carlos Ferrand

Carlos Ferrand

Birth : , Lima, Peru

History

Carlos Ferrand was born in Lima, Peru. For the past 35 years he has worked in filmmaking as a screenwriter, director of photography and director. He has directed more than forty films and videos, including Cimarrones, Cuervo, Il parle avec les loups, Visionnaries and Casa Loma. As a director of photography, he has collaborated on productions such as Céline Baril’s Du pic au cœur, Jean-Philippe Duval’s Lumière des oiseaux and Catherine Martin’s L’esprit des lieux and Dans les villes. He works in both fiction and documentary. He lives in Montréal with his family.

Profile

Carlos Ferrand

Movies

Jongué, A Nomad’s Journey
Director of Photography
This documentary is a road-mind movie that immerses us in the fascinating world of photographer-writer Serge Emmanuel Jongué.
Jongué, A Nomad’s Journey
Screenplay
This documentary is a road-mind movie that immerses us in the fascinating world of photographer-writer Serge Emmanuel Jongué.
Jongué, A Nomad’s Journey
Director
This documentary is a road-mind movie that immerses us in the fascinating world of photographer-writer Serge Emmanuel Jongué.
13 A Ludodrama about Walter Benjamin
Director
13, a ludodrama on Walter Benjamin' is a documentary essay on the German philosopher Walter Benjamin. Divided into 13 small chapters, the film tells the stories of Benjamin's exile in Paris between 1933 and 1940.
Juanicas
Additional Camera
Juanicas is an intimate portrait of a Mexican immigrant family in Quebec affected by mental illness. Using material shot over almost 10 years, the filmmaker documents her complex relationship with her mother and brother, both suffering from bipolar disorder.
Brave New River
Cinematography
Brave New River (directed by Nicolas Renaud) is a feature documentary exploring the paradoxes of our control over nature, the meeting between two worlds and the dilemmas of those taking part in the transformation of the land.
Planet Yoga
Director
Eastern discipline meets the Western need for spirituality
L'esprit des lieux
Director of Photography
In 1970, Hungarian-Québécois photographer Gabor Szilasi set out for the Charlevoix region of Québec to photograph the last vestiges of a disappearing rural world. Thirty-five years later, filmmaker Catherine Martin (Océan, Dans les villes, Trois temps après la mort d’Anna) went back to revisit the landscape, places and people he photographed. The Spirit of Places retraces Szilasi’s photographic journey, taking stock of what remains and what has disappeared.
Océan
Director of Photography
A Road-Movie on rails, Ocean offers both a journey between Montreal and Halifax, as well as a sensory evocation of the intimate experience of travelling.
La Manière Nègre ou Aimé Césaire, Chemin Faisant
Cinematography
Documentary exploring the thought and work of Aimé Césaire.
Cimarrones
Writer
A dramatic reconstruction of a turn-of-the-century incident involving African slaves in South America.
Cimarrones
Director
A dramatic reconstruction of a turn-of-the-century incident involving African slaves in South America.
Sin Título
Director
Mecánicos piratas de Lima
Director