Sylvain George was born in 1968 in Lyon, France. He holds degrees in Philosophy, Law and Political Sciences, and Cinema (EHESS Sorbonne). Since 2006 he has produced and directed documentary films on the themes of immigration and social movements. His films include The Impossible – Pieces of Fury (2009); May They Rest in Revolt (Figures of War I) (2010) ; The Outbursts (My Mouth, My Revolt, My Name)​ (2012); Vers Madrid - The Burning Bright (2013); Paris Est Une Fête - Un Film en 18 Vagues (2017); Obscure Nights - Wild Leaves (2022); and Obscure Nights - Goodbye Here, Anywhere (2023), the latter of which received the special mention at the Locarno International Film Festival. He has collaborated with many engaged artists and musicians including Archie Shepp, William Parker, Valérie Dréville, Okkyung Lee, John Edwards, Sylvain Luc, Serge Teyssot-Gay and Nicolas Crosse. He teaches at the Institut de Sciences Politiques de Paris (IEP), and has given masterclasses and workshops all over the world (FEMIS, Punto de Vista, Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon (ENS Lyon), Lima Independente Film Festival, Filmmaker Film Festival/Milano Film Festival, FIDBA, MIDBO, FICCALI, DockFest, LOCARNO…). Of his films he says, “I make the films I want to see, films that I feel are an emergency; they are necessary.”