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Michael Pitiot
French screenwriter and film director (born 1970)
Michael Pitiot (born 14 July 1970) is a French screenwriter and film director.
He lives and works in France.
Yann arthus bertrand biography of michael
Michael Pitiot | |
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Goodplanet Foundation, 2016 | |
| Born | (1970-07-14) 14 July 1970 (age 54) Bagneux (city), France |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Life and career
Michael Pitiot shot his first reportages in Zaïre in 1991.
He was then recruited as audiovisual attaché at the French embassy in Vietnam, responsible for cooperation with radio and television in Ho Chi Minh City, a position he occupied from 1993 to 1998.
From 1998 to 2000, he travelled back to France aboard a Chinese junk christened Sao Mai and specially built for the journey, with Marielle Laheurte and a team of 30 volunteers from widely differing backgrounds (including the former naval lieutenant Pierre Guillaume, also known as Crabe-Tambour).
He produced a documentary for France2 and wrote two accounts