Thierry Michel | |
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Born | Charleroi, Belgium | 13 October 1952
Nationality | Belgian |
Occupation | Film director |
Known for | Congo River, Beyond Darkness |
Thierry Michel (born 13 October 1952) is a Belgian film director, mostly making social and political documentaries. His office and company Les films de la passerelle is located in Liège, where he works with the producer Christine Pireaux.[1] Over a twenty-year period he has made a series of documentaries on different aspects of Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). Taken together his films provide a unique overview of the social, economic and political life of the country.[2]