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'''Stephanie Gillard''' (born 1973, in [[Paris]]) is a French [[Documentary film|documentary]] [[filmmaker]], writer and editor. Her documentary ''The Ride'', about the annual 300-mile journey through the South Dakota [[Badlands]] where young Lakota Sioux ride horseback, was praised by critics.<ref name="hyperallergic">{{cite news|title=Filming a Memorial Ride to the Massacre at Wounded Knee|url=https://hyperallergic.com/291758/filming-a-memorial-ride-to-the-massacre-at-wounded-knee/|year=2016|website=hyperallergic.com|access-date=18 April 2016}}</ref>
'''Stephanie Gillard''' (born 1973, in [[Paris]]) is a French [[Documentary film|documentary]] [[filmmaker]], writer and editor. Her documentary ''The Ride'', about the annual 300-mile journey through the South Dakota [[Badlands]] where young Lakota Sioux ride horseback, was praised by critics.


== Life ==
== Life ==
Stephanie Gillard was born in Paris.
Stephanie Gillard was born in [[Paris]].


== The Ride ==
== The Ride ==
Filmed in winter 2011 in [[South Dakota]], The Ride take audiences on the annual Chief Big Foot Memorial Ride that retraces Lakota's history.
Filmed in winter 2011, ''The Ride'' take audiences on the annual Chief Big Foot Memorial Ride that retraces [[Lakota]]'s history.

Allison Meier states : ''The Ride is very much in the vein of cinéma vérité.(...) There are captivating moments when you can almost feel the movement of the horses, their number growing as the ride goes on, flying manes and raised hooves silhouetted against the sky.''<ref name="hyperallergic">{{cite news|title=Filming a Memorial Ride to the Massacre at Wounded Knee|url=https://hyperallergic.com/291758/filming-a-memorial-ride-to-the-massacre-at-wounded-knee/|year=2018|website=hyperallergic.com}}</ref>

Mateo Moreno says about ''The Ride'' :"Not having a main narrator was an interesting choice as well(...). It feels real and raw. Stunningly crafted cinematography by Martin de Chabaneix really brings the beauty out of the ordinary moments of life. This is a ride definitely worth going on.<ref name="theartswireweekly">{{cite news|title=Tribeca Film Festival - A review of The Ride|url=http://www.theartswireweekly.com/reviews/tag/stephanie-gilard|year=2016|website=theartswireweekly.com}}</ref>

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| source = S. Gillard in conversation on ''The Ride'' by Anne Katrin Titze<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2016-05-10-stephanie-gillard-in-conversation-on-the-ride-feature-story-by-anne-katrin-titze|title=On the trail
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Stéphanie Gillard on travelling with the Lakota in The Ride|date=1 October 2018|website=Eye For Film}}</ref>
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=== Work and achievements ===
=== Work and achievements ===

* ''Les Joueuses'' (2020)
* ''Les Joueuses'' (2020)
* ''The Ride'' (2018)
* ''The Ride'' (2018)

Revision as of 10:23, 17 July 2020

Stephanie Gillard
File:Stephanie Gillard during the shooting of "The Ride", South Dakota (2011).jpg
Stephanie Gillard filming "The Ride", South Dakota (2011).
Born
Stephanie Gillard

(1973-10-28) 28 October 1973 (age 51)
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, Editor, Writer

Stephanie Gillard (born 1973, in Paris) is a French documentary filmmaker, writer and editor. Her documentary The Ride, about the annual 300-mile journey through the South Dakota Badlands where young Lakota Sioux ride horseback, was praised by critics.

Life

Stephanie Gillard was born in Paris.

The Ride

Filmed in winter 2011, The Ride take audiences on the annual Chief Big Foot Memorial Ride that retraces Lakota's history.

Allison Meier states : The Ride is very much in the vein of cinéma vérité.(...) There are captivating moments when you can almost feel the movement of the horses, their number growing as the ride goes on, flying manes and raised hooves silhouetted against the sky.[1]

Mateo Moreno says about The Ride :"Not having a main narrator was an interesting choice as well(...). It feels real and raw. Stunningly crafted cinematography by Martin de Chabaneix really brings the beauty out of the ordinary moments of life. This is a ride definitely worth going on.[2]

"My idea originally was that all history was told by the people who were doing the ride. Even for the people in the movie it was a big surprise. I thought, it's always white people who are explaining what has happened to them. And I was like, no, it's going to be them explaining what happened to their ancestors."

S. Gillard in conversation on The Ride by Anne Katrin Titze[3]

Work and achievements

  • Les Joueuses (2020)
  • The Ride (2018)
  • Lames ultramarines (2016)
  • Les petits princes des sables (2009)
  • Une histoire de ballon (2006)

References

  1. ^ "Filming a Memorial Ride to the Massacre at Wounded Knee". hyperallergic.com. 2018.
  2. ^ "Tribeca Film Festival - A review of The Ride". theartswireweekly.com. 2016.
  3. ^ "On the trail Stéphanie Gillard on travelling with the Lakota in The Ride". Eye For Film. 1 October 2018.