Pierre Hébert

Pierre Hébert

Known for

Directing

Born

January 19, 1944 (age 82)

Birthplace

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Biography

Formerly an employee of the National film board of Canada where between 1965 and 1999 he directed over twenty animation shorts and a feature (La Plante humaine, best Quebec feature award 1996), Pierre Hébert is now an independent artist and filmmaker. Since 2001, he traveled the world with his musician colleague Bob Ostertag presenting the Living Cinema live animation performance over 80 times. He also worked with many other musicians. He equally collaborated with dance companies in New York, Montreal and France and published two books and many articles on cinema and animation. He also pursue a carreer as a visual artist (drawings, installations, web projects). Currently, his main project is...

Best known work

Black Soul
Black Soul
2000
Op Hop/Hop Op
Op Hop/Hop Op
1966
Around Perception
Around Perception
1968
Adieu bipède
Adieu bipède
1987
Memories of War
Memories of War
1983
Trying to Describe Oneself
Trying to Describe Oneself
2005
Between Science and Garbage
Between Science and Garbage
2004
Opus 3
Opus 3
1967
La Plante Humaine
La Plante Humaine
1996
Songs and Dances of the Inanimate World: The Subway
Songs and Dances of the Inanimate World: The Subway
1984

Filmography

  1. 2026

    Prélude et fugues - la grive des bois

    Director, Animation, Editor

  2. 2024

  3. 2021

  4. 2021

    Mount Fuji Seen from a Moving Train

    Screenplay, Director, Editor

  5. 2021

  6. 2018

  7. 2018

    But One Bird Sang Not

    Director, Producer

  8. 2017

    Bazin's Film

    Director, Writer

  9. 2016

  10. 2015

  11. 2014

  12. 2013

    Triptych - 2

    Director, Animation, Producer

  13. 2011

  14. 2011

  15. 2011

  16. 2005

    Variations on Two Photographs of Tina Modotti

    Director of Photography, Producer, Director

  17. 2005

  18. 2005

    The Statue of Giordano Bruno

    Animation, Director

  19. 2004

    Between Science and Garbage

    as Himself, Animation, Director

  20. 2002

    Barbaloune

    as Siméon

  21. 2002

    La Pirouette

    Producer

  22. 2000

    Black Soul

    Producer

  23. 1997

  24. 1996

    La Plante Humaine

    Director, Writer

  25. 1989

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