Director's Bio-Filmography:
Pierre Lacourt was born in Geneva, Switzerland In 1961.
He begins his career at a Young age in Geneva as a photographer.
After a short stay in prison for being a conscientious objector, he decides to
leave Switzerland. He then attends INSAS, the film school in Bruxelles. He
gets his graduation after four years of studies and directs his first short : "Une
sage femme en vaut 2". He stays in Belgium where he Works as Production
Manager, Location Manager and Assistant Director.
Coming back to Geneva in 1992, he works as an Assistant Director for many
productions as well as for the TSR (French speaking Switzerland public
broadcaster).
Though being based in Geneva, he often works in Paris and Bruxelles.
Between 2001 and 2006 he directs four documentaries commissioned by
ARTE.
From then, he has spent most of his time on his most personal film project
"Back on Earth".
Pierre has settled in the south of France in 2009. He's currently building a
bioclimatic house with his wife and children.