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Bénédicte Liénard

Director

The Belgian filmmaker Bénédicte Liénard often realizes her projects in close collaboration with director Mary Jiménez. Their joint work frequently moves at the intersection of documentary and fiction, addressing social issues. Liénard's feature film debut, "Une part du ciel" (A Piece of Sky, 2002), premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section. The documentary "By the Name of Tania" (2019) was screened at the Berlinale and nominated for the Belgian Magritte Award. In addition to her filmmaking activities, she teaches directing at the Institut des Arts de Diffusion (IAD).
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  • A Piece of Sky

    A Piece of Sky

    Drama

    2001

    1h.26min

    tous publics

    'A Piece of Sky' tells the story of the resistance of a group of women prisoners and female factory workers. A piece of sky tells the story of the resistance ...

  • On la nomme la brûlure

    On la nomme la brûlure

    Documentary

    36min

    -10

  • Rising Voices

    Rising Voices

    Drama, Action & Adventure

    2015

    1h.35min

    -12

    A group of refugees from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Congo, Morocco and Niger… occupy a church. They will risk their lives for asylum, and face up to the challenge. Their ...

  • By the name of Tania

    By the name of Tania

    Documentary

    2019

    1h.21min

    -12

    The Amazon flows lazily through the goldmine-gashed landscape of northern Peru. Using real eyewitness accounts, directors Bénédicte Liénard and Mary Jiménez ...