Pierre Clément
Camera
Pierre ClĂ©ment is a French director and cinematographer, born October 3, 1927 in Le Mans and died October 8, 2007 in La Rochelle. After his studies at IDHEC, Pierre ClĂ©ment went to Tunis in 1957 at the same time as RenĂ© Vautier to film independent Tunisia. He was integrated into the FLN cinema team and shot âSakiet Sidi Youcefâ in 1958, contributing to the birth of independent Algerian cinema. He was arrested in October of the same year by the French army on the territory of Algeria and narrowly escaped summary execution. His camera and film were seized and will never be returned to him. Sentenced to 10 years in prison for endangering the external security of the State, he was amnestied in October 1962. He then worked in Algeria to participate in the training of filmmakers, then as director of photography for several films by RenĂ© Vautier . In 2004, he testified with RenĂ© Vautier, Olga Poliakoff and Yann Le Masson in the documentary "AlgĂ©rie, d'autres egards", by RaphaĂ«l Pillosio, on the conditions of his commitment to the independence of Algeria and on the methods of production and distribution of films made at that time in this country.
