Chloë Saint-Denis
Filmmaker & Video Artist
Chloë Saint-Denis
WORK
Chloë’s collaborations range from high-profile brands such as Red Bull, BBC, and National Geographic to NGOs, festivals, and more intimate commissions for artists, painters, performers, and musicians.
BRANDS & INSTITUTIONS
Neymar Jr Five Red Bull Campaign
The Making of the Netflix Jessica Jones Trailer
Tibetan Nomadic Institute: Drokpatsang (NGO)
Tibetan Ecosystem Preservation (NGO)
British Optical Association Museum
Le Jardin Retrouvé’s Golden Ticket Campaign
FESTIVALS & EVENTS
Samba Performance – Império Serrano (Carnaval Rio 2017)
Festival du Féminin, Paris
French Wedding Ceremony in the Desert of Dakhla, Morocco
Moroccan Wedding in the Desert of Dakhla
To view the full film 25 minutes contact me
ARTISTS & ART CENTER
Godddog, Quai 36 - Public Art
Karim Marrackchi, Artist Portrait
Dharra, Art center in Marrakesh.
Claude Como, Landscapes - Artist Portrait
EDUCATION & ONLINE COURSES
Education Nationale Workshop : Building Stronger Connections in Education
Yoga Teacher Training - Naada Yoga - Richard Rosen
Chloë Saint-Denis
FILMS & DOCUMENTARIES
Boris, 2022 - to watch the full film email me
Boris was a Ukrainian-Canadian mountaineer whose love for mountains was deeply spiritual. Now, his family must face their first expedition without him as they take his ashes to Patagonia – a place he considered Heaven on Earth. A contrast of laughter and tears, BORIS is a story about finding meaning after loss, and the power of nature to heal and unite us.
« J’ai regardé Boris. L’humain, et bien plus, après les superbes premiers plans sur la glace, j’ai aimé être pris dans le « prosaïque » des tentes, des bonnets, des gamelles, des repas, où beaucoup se dit, on ignore complètement où on est et pourquoi, vous ne dites rien, tant mieux, on attend, ça parle américain et ukrainien, on prend le temps de laisser les choses se donner à voir, puis par touches ça se dit, c’est tendre, ça rit, ils s’aiment - et puis soudain c’est métaphysique, on décolle, la montagne nous chope et le poème en exergue résonne.
Surprenant 2 temps dans le film, avec les « lamas » comme interlude, puis ces magnifiques images des chevaux qui ruissellent du haut d’une colline vers nous. Une autre ascension, du lait concentré, des larmes, la vie affective, émotionnelle des hommes, et la grande terre géologique et métaphysique, qui ni n’interroge, ni ne parle, on se sent priés de la boucler, c’est bien (ce long plan sur les sommets au loin). Et les glaciers qui s'effritent dans la mer (c’est du réel et bien autre chose), une chanson… (et les images de l’enfance qui a foutu le camp, c’est cruel, pour les types nostalgiques de tout comme moi " Frédéric Boudet, écrivain.
The Stranger on Earth, 2017
In Marseilles, away from the spotlight, Eric Alcala paints restlessly his dreams and fears. In the midst of a breakup with his partner, he starts to come to terms with the thought that he might be bipolar. Desperately seeking answers, he visits multiple therapists with diverging opinions. An attempt to realign his troubled mind, body and soul with his creativity. He calls creativity the “illness that heals” , but to what extent? Festivals : FICAM (Best Student film) , FICAE 2017
"Beaucoup aimé L’inconnu sur la Terre que je viens de regarder, on est plongé, dedans, tout de suite, dans sa « matière », ses mains, ses couleurs, ses sons, sa musique, sa lassitude et ses faibles sourires, ses objets, un fatras, bcp d’images très poétiques, mais comme en retrait, ça souligne mais à peine, vous ne parlez pas à sa place, on ressent les gens, usés, un peu, aidants, la rencontre éclair de ce jeune type très beau dont le chat est mort dans ses mains, c’est presque déjà une fiction intense, puis stop, les images/instantanés très poétiques et justes là encore quand il erre dans le jardin de sa mère, les plantes floues, quand il nage, dort dans le train, aucun contexte, tant mieux, pas de pathos, à peine un diagnostic, et pourquoi faire, aucun romantisme, surtout pas, à peine on effleure son art mais il est là, pourtant, pleinement (dans un container à Béziers, là où il le montre « au dehors » !), à peine de la douleur (si, on la sent affleurer partout), il est là avec son bonnet, ses mains, sa voix un peu/très lasse (un faux air d’Antonin Artaud), et aucune référence à un lieu, tant mieux là encore, c’est nulle part et partout, la géographie est la sienne, il n’est peut-être pas si étranger car il n’y a finalement pas beaucoup de terre, et c’est là qu’il vit, donc.
Et ce dernier plan vraiment dingue, du navire qui flotte dans les nuages ! Il se passe de drôles de choses à la Miyazaki ou à la Fellini à Marseille ! " Frédéric Boudet, écrivain
Aquarium, 2019 (Good Chance Theatre)
In the haunting setting of the Aquarium at Paris’s Museum of Immigration, refugees from the Good Chance Theatre reflect on exile, perception, and freedom. Through personal testimonies and poetic gestures, they explore their connections to water, fish, and the feeling of being observed — revealing tender, defiant visions of what it means to belong.
Life Compass, 2017
In a whimsical workshop where theatrical objects come to life, Lilith, Dina, and Nils embark on an imaginary safari. Blurring the lines between reality and imagination, their playful journey becomes a metaphor for navigating life’s complexities and chasing one’s deepest aspirations. Both tender and humorous, Life Compass is a poetic guide through the stormy waters of existence.
Selection: Arc Film Festival 2018
Luna Prima, 2019 (The Gunshot, excerpt) - Räf & Clö
Luna Prima is the sequel to Sunrise to Sunset by the creative duo Räf & Clö. Continuing their exploration of a world shaped by absurdity, dreams, and archetypal forces, this new chapter unfolds in a lunar space where time bends and meaning unravels. Guided by shifting symbols and uncanny figures, Luna Prima traces a journey through the layers of the inner world.
They later created Taröt 2.0, which you can view in the Video Art section.
A Kuna Tale, 2014 - (National Geographic)
Documentary filmmaker Chloë Saint-Denis travels to the indigenous territory of Kuna Yala, Panama, to take part in a project aimed at restoring cultural and ecological values. Collaborating with a local school, she stages a play with students, blending art and education. As her team gradually becomes immersed in daily life, unforeseen events disrupt the process. What begins as a hopeful exchange becomes a confrontation with the complexity — and irony — of intervention.
WEB SERIES
North Star, Web Series
North Star is a web series where each episode is a 3 minute portrait to find out what gears one’s life.
Just like the North Star guides the sailor to navigate, I question what gears one’s life to find meaning. As I travel, I weave North Star web series where each episode is a 3 minute portrait.
Through each portrait, we dive into a unique world and have a glimpse at each individual depth. Hence drawing a constellation of stories and perceptions of people from all walks of life; an alchemist; a storyteller; a lawyer; a traveler; a refugee and many more to discover...
Taboo, Web series (pitch)
Taboo series aims at empowering women by recalling their experience of their first menstruation. Each episode of under 3 minutes portrays one woman who shares how was her first menstruation. This ranges from shameful drowned memories to celebrated rites of passage by other women. This topic inevitably opens the door to deeper challenges of femininity such as relationship with the mother, loss of virginity, and even abortion and exile.
Chloë Saint-Denis
VIDEO ART
TARÖT 2.0
The Tarot of Marseille is a card game dating back to the 15th century, traditionally used for divinatory purposes, guiding those who seek answers about the future.
We ask ourselves: what could the Tarot reading of tomorrow look like?Our project is the creation of a digital Tarot of Marseille, in the form of cinematic vignettes integrated into a card-drawing booth.
A fusion of past and future, Taröt 2.0 is an interactive experience where cartomancy meets the digital.A project by Raphaël Sawadogo-Mas and Chloë Saint-DenisWith the support of :
Halone, Stereolux, Coco Velten, la Fruitière Numérique, Université d’Aix-Marseille, Mouv’artExhibitions
* Coco Velten, Marseille, 2023
* Recto VRso, Laval, 2024
* Instants Vidéo, Marseille, 2024
* Chroniques, Biennale d’art numérique, 2024
TO THE MOON
Created during the Mouv’art Festival in 2015, to the moon was conceived as an immersive, sensory experience inside a container placed in the public space. Visitors were invited to lie down on the ground, nestled among pillows, and surrender to an intimate, meditative journey through light, sound, and shifting atmospheres.
Chloë Saint-Denis
ABOUT
Chloë Saint-Denis is a filmmaker and audiovisual artist born in New York and based in Marseille, France.
Of Hungarian and Spanish heritage, she blends ethnographic insight with a poetic visual style across documentary, fiction, and video art.With academic backgrounds in Geography (McGill University, Canada) and Ethnographic & Documentary Film (University College of London), Chloë tells stories that delve into cultural depth and human connection.Her films — including A Kuna Tale (National Geographic), L’Inconnu sur la Terre (FICSAM award-winner), and Boris (RIDM) — have screened at international festivals. She has also collaborated with brands such as Red Bull and the BBC, and recently worked as assistant to director James Hawes on The Amateur (2024).Chloë’s approach is rooted in co-creation and integrity, crafting narratives that resonate with authenticity.