Rodrigue Jean

Who is Rodrigue Jean?

Rodrigue Jean is a Canadian film director of Acadian origin. He studied biology, sociology and literature. He was a dancer and choreographer in the 1980s. He then studied theatre and directing in London and Tokyo.

He made his first short film, La Déroute in 1989, and in the early 1990s he led a video workshop at a London centre for homeless youth. In 1995 he directed the documentary La voix des rivières and made two short video films, La mémoire de l’eau in 1996 and L'Appel in 1998.

His first long feature was the award-winning Full Blast in 1999 followed by Yellowknife in 2002. His 2008 feature Lost Song was also an award-winning film. He made the documentary Living on the Edge in 2005 paying tribute to his Acadian roots, focussing on the poetry of Gérald Leblanc. His latest is a documentary Men for Sale.