Claude Santiago
Claude Santiago (* 1950 in Algeria ; † January 16, 2012 in Paris ) was a French documentary filmmaker .
Life
Claude Santiago had Spanish roots and made his first film in 1968 at the age of 18 about a debate between Jean-Paul Sartre and a group of students. For the following decade he lived in Canada and California. In San Francisco he worked as a DJ and program designer at Club Earl's . After he discovered video art for himself, he took part in the film project Picnic TV of the channel Canal + on his return to France in 1984 . In the following years he made a number of music documentaries about artists such as Carlinhos Brown , James Blood Ulmer , The Last Poets , Tom Zé and Compay Segundo . Santiago died of cancer in early 2012.
Filmography (selection)
- 1996: Carlinhos Brown - Bahia beat
- 1996: Arriba de la bola - histoires du carnaval de La Havane
- 1997: Dégénération punk
- 1998: Compay Segundo une légende cubaine
- 2000: Oran Oraï
- 2003: Raï! Raï! Raï! - Cheikha Rabia & Bellemou
- 2004: Justo Valdez & la rumba palenquera un hommage à Batata
- 2005: Tom Zé - Dada brasil
- 2006: James Blood Ulmer - No Escape from the Blues
- 2008: Soca Power in Trinidad & Tobago
- 2009: The Last Poets - Made in America
Web links
- Claude Santiago in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Claude Santiago filmography
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Santiago, Claude |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French documentary filmmaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Algeria |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 16, 2012 |
| Place of death | Paris |