Thierry Zéno

Thierry Zéno (born Thierry Jonard; 22 April 1950 – 7 June 2017)[1] was a Belgian author-filmmaker.[2]

Thierry Zéno
Born(1950-04-22)22 April 1950
Namur, Belgium
Died7 June 2017(2017-06-07) (aged 67)
NationalityBelgian
OccupationAuthor, filmmaker

His films include the controversial Vase de Noces (1974),[2][3] and a documentary ¡Ya basta! Le cri des sans-visage (1995–1997) on the Zapatista rebels of Chiapas, Mexico.[2][4]

His fascination with artists is reflected in his works Les muses sataniques (1983), Ce tant bizarre Monsieur Rops (2000) and Eugène Ionesco, voix et silences (1987).[5]

Zéno created a "video" department at the Académie de Dessin et des Arts décoratifs de Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, where he was a teacher from 1985 to 1999, and was the director beginning in 1999.[1]

He died on 7 June 2017.[6]

Filmography

Actor

Director
  • Bouche sans fond ouverte sur les horizons (1971, court-métrage)
  • Vase de noces (1974)
  • Des morts (1979)
  • Les muses sataniques (1983)
  • Les Tribulations de saint Antoine (1984)
  • Artifices d'acier (1986)
  • Eugène Ionesco, voix et silences (1987)
  • Chroniques d'un village Tzotzil (1992)
  • ¡Ya Basta! Le cri des sans-visage (1997)
  • Ce tant bizarre monsieur Rops (2000)

References
  1. Zéno's cv Archived 23 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 10 May 2009.
  2. Murphy, Lizzie (16 March 2006), "Film festival chance to meet director", The Yorkshire Post.
  3. "Wedding Trough", The New York Times, 12 April 1975.
  4. "Snapshot: Zapatista fighter", The Guardian, 2 March 2006.
  5. https://www.offscreen.be/en/offscreen-film-festival-2018/thierry-zeno
  6. Mettet: Thierry Zéno avait rendu son prestige au château de Thozée (in French)
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