After completing a degree in History, Emmanuel Gras approached cinema as a Photography student at the ENS Louis Lumière. At the end of his studies he went as a cinema volunteer to the Centre Culturel Français in Beirut and started work as a director of photography on documentaries taking him deep into the Middle East. On his return to France, he focused on directing his own projects and fictions: His films tackle contemporary topics though radical forms. His documentary featureA cow’s Life (Bovines), presented at Cannes Festival in 2011 has been widely acclaimed. 300 Souls is his second feature.

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