Gaël Morel

France

Gaël Morel grew up in a village in the Lyon region. He earned a Most Promising Actor César nomination for his part in André Techiné's “Wild Reeds”. His first short film, “La vie à rebours”, won the Kodak Prize at the Directors’ Fortnight, and his first feature, “Full Speed,” was presented at Cannes in the Cinémas en France section. His second feature, shot in Algeria, “Under Another Sky”, won the International Critics’ Award at the Toronto Film Festival. His third feature, “Three Dancing Slaves”, was co-written with Christophe Honoré. His fourth feature, “After Him”, premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight. Morel also directed “Family, You Hate Me”, a documentary. “To Live, to Die, to Live Again” premiered in the Cannes Première section.