Laurence Périgaud

Laurence Périgaud (born 1982, Villeneuve-St-Georges, France)

Périgaud left the Paris at 19 to study Anthropology and Sociology at Neuchatel University, Switzerland. During her studies she specialized in Visual Anthropology and learned how to film and edit by working at Rec Productions (Neuchatel, Switzerland) and Canal Onex (Onex, Switzerland). In 2006, she traveled for two months in India as a director’s assistant on the film La Danse des Dieux by Paul Rognoni. From 2008 to 2009, she filmed Christophe/Christa Muth’s gender transition for her documentary Between Two-Spirit. It was her final project for the completion of her Master’s, which she continued editing independently for two years. In 2010, Laurence Périgaud started working at Radio Television Suisse (RTS), where she directs news reports and live shows.

Filmography

La Saint-Martin: L’Ajoie du Cochon (2003, co-dir: Caroline Hirt, Ivan Thomi, Lilo Wullshleger, short). Cuba Nostra: Trois Portraits (2004, short), Métamorphoses (2006), Migrant: Moscatelli (2006, short),  Le siècle de Suzette (2007, short), Between Two Spirits (2012).