Julien Gaertner, 39, is a Doctor of Contemporary History, author and director of documentary films. He works and teaches writing at the Côte d'Azur University and at Sciences Po Paris. After his thesis on The Image of the "Arab" in French cinema, he writes and/or directs documentaries such as Nouvelle Vague (2012), Déséquilibre(s) (2014), Quatuor Galilée with Karim Dridi (2014), Quartier Chouf (2016)