In 2002 Julien Elie directed his first documentary about the death penalty in the USA, followed by a medium length documentary filmed in East Africa the same year. After taking a fifteen year hiatus from cinema he returned in 2018 with his film Dark Suns. The epic story about the wave of violence that has affected Mexico for years won multiple awards and distinctions (CPH DOX, FICUNAM, Hamburg film Festival, etc.) and was presented in nearly sixty festivals worldwide. In 2023, The White Guard, a second feature length documentary filmed in Mexico, addressing the devastation of landscapes and territories by private companies was released. Shifting Baselines, his latest film is premiering at Vision du réel (Nyon) festival in April 2025 and Hot Docs (Toronto). It will be released in cinemas in the next few months.
Filmography
SHIFTING BASELINES, 100 min, Documentary, 2025
LA GUARDIA BLANCA, 106 min, Documentary, 2023
DARK SUNS, 154 min, Documentary, 2018
THE LAST MEAL, 68 min, Documentary, 2002