C. S. Leigh

C. S. Leigh (1964 – reported dead March, 2016^[1][2]) was a British-American film director based in London and Paris, who previously worked as a curator under the name Christian Leigh.^[3] From 1987 to 1993 he was a well known figure in the New York art world until he abruptly "disappeared". An exhibition about his career as a curator and the mystery of his disappearance took place in 2012.^[4] In 1998 he premiered his directing debut Sentimental Education [cs] under his own name Christian Leigh. His 2001 film Far from China starred singer and actress Marianne Faithfull and featured original music by Suede.^[5] His 2005 film See You at Regis Debray is about Andreas Baader.^[6] His last release was A Quiet American: Ralph Rucci & Paris, a documentary about fashion designer Ralph Rucci. Projection, starring Lars Eidinger and Yekaterina Golubeva, is currently in post-production.

Leigh's films are characterised by long takes (Giorgos Arvanitis is a frequent collaborator), minimal dialogue, 'extreme' content and references to art of all varieties. Welsh musician John Cale has composed music for two of his films: Process (2004) and American Widow (2009). Japanese sound artist Ryoji Ikeda composed music for his film See You at Regis Debray (2005).