Biography

Jean-François Caissy (born September 15, 1977) is a Canadian documentary filmmaker born in Carleton-sur-Mer (Quebec). After studying photography, Jean-François Caissy directed the feature-length documentary La belle visite (2009), which premiered at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival. His subsequent films, La marche à suivre (2014) and Premières armes (2018), were also presented at the Berlinale and won several awards, including the World Pulse Award at the IndieLisboa festival.