Biography

Moïra Chappedelaine-Vautier was born in 1978 and grew up between Brittany and Montreuil. She began her career in film production, first producing short films and then documentaries for several production companies. She then directed her first documentary in 2006 in Colombia, Bogotrax, Red Sonante. She continued her career as a producer and joined Ciaofilm in 2011, with which she produced documentaries for theaters and developed fiction projects. At the same time, she worked on the preservation and restoration of her father's film collection, filmmaker René Vautier, with a genuine desire to revive and share his politically engaged cinema. In 2014, she co-directed her third documentary, Histoire d'Images, Images d'Histoire, with him. Following this restoration work, she began directing the post-production of feature-length fiction films. She worked for four years with the Rouge International team, then for various French and international productions. Recently moving to Nantes, she continues her diverse professional activities, dividing her time between production, heritage film restoration, writing, and directing.