Timothée Fournol

Since my first video projects, what has motivated me above all is the human connection and the collective emulsion around art. I have always been fascinated by this question: how can a group become more than the sum of its members? This is what naturally led me to film temporary collective spaces: festivals, residencies, artistic communities, these contexts where individuals are transformed through living together.

My approach is immersive, intuitive, attentive to gestures, materials and human dynamics. I film as closely as possible, letting the environment and the people guide the narration.

In addition to this exploration of the collective, commitment occupies a central place in my work. Whether ecological or political, I like to document people who have strong ideas, demands and values.

Finally, travel is the other common thread in my journey. It is a real accelerator of encounters and of understanding the world: by changing our habits, it opens up spaces where we discover ourselves as much as others. It is in this mixture between collective, commitment and displacement that my documentary perspective was built

Guardians of the Sea - 2026