Hélène Harder
Hélène Harder | |
|---|---|
| Born | Hélène Harder |
| Alma mater | Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris |
| Occupations | Filmmaker, Cinematographer, Videographer, Writer |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Hélène Harder (born 1986)[1] is a French-German filmmaker and author.[2][3] She is known for the critically acclaimed award-winning documentary film Ladies' Turn.[4][5]
Education
Hélène Harder studied philosophy at the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris, then turned to filmmaking when a serious accident disrupted her studies.[6]
Career
In 2012, after training at University of California, Berkeley, she worked in New York and Paris.[7] Then in that year, she made her first feature documentary, Ladies’ Turn, based in Senegal. The documentary received positive acclaim from critics and was selected for festivals in more than 15 countries. She received four awards, and it was broadcast on TV5Monde, Arte and PBS.[6] Her most recent project is the 2025 documentary Fatna, a Woman Named Rachid, about the Moroccan rights activist Fatna El Bouih.[8][9]
Apart from cinema, she also worked as a videographer and photographer especially for dance companies, theatre, contemporary art venues and online media.[6]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ladies' Turn | Director, Writer, Cinematographer | Documentary | |
| 2015 | Le vertige de Stendhal | Writer | Documentary |
References
- ^ "Hélène HARDER". Festival International de Films de Femmes. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ "Personnes | Africultures : Harder Helene". africultures.com (in French). Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ AlloCine. "Hélène Harder". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ Filmstarts. "Hélène Harder". www.filmstarts.de (in German). Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Hélène Harder". MUBI. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "Helene Harder – Abel Aflam". Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "SPLA : Helene Harder". Spla. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (5 March 2025). "Doha Film Institute Unveils 49 Projects Selected For 2025 Qumra Event With Oscar Winner Walter Salles As Mentor". Deadline. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ "Fatna, a Woman Named Rachid". Sheffield DocFest. Retrieved 6 November 2025.