Lidwine Herdhuin is a French director and screenwriter, best known for her work in short films and feature films. She was born in 1985 in Paris, France. Herdhuin graduated from the École Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle with a degree in directing and screenwriting.
Herdhuin's first short film, La Femme dans le Miroir (The Woman in the Mirror), won the Grand Prize for Short Film at the Cinéma du Réel festival in 2011. The film tells the story of a woman whose life changes after she takes a job as a cleaner. Since then, Herdhuin has gone on to make several other shorts, including the award-winning Le Voyage de Thérèse (The Journey of Thérèse) and the critically acclaimed Nuit Blanche (White Night).
In 2015, Herdhuin made her feature film debut with the drama Les Éclats d'un Rêve (The Shatter of a Dream). The film follows a young girl who is struggling to accept that her mother has Alzheimer's disease. The film was well received by critics and won several awards, including the Grand Prize at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.
Herdhuin has since gone on to direct two other feature films, La Part des Anges (The Part of Angels) and Malgré Tout (Despite Everything). Both films have been critically acclaimed and have won a number of awards. Herdhuin's most recent film, Nous Sommes les Autres (We Are the Others), is set to be released in 2021.
In addition to her film work, Herdhuin has also directed several television shows, including the award-winning series Les Éclats de la Vie (The Shatters of Life). She has also directed several music videos, most recently creating the visuals for the song "Champs Élysées" by French singer-songwriter Gaël Faye.
Lidwine Herdhuin is a talented director and screenwriter who has created a number of critically acclaimed films and television shows. Through her work, she has established herself as one of the most important voices in French cinema today.
