Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1962, Gilles Cayatte was first a cinephile drawn to filmmaking but was quickly overtaken by reality. He has worked in nearly every role in television—whether in order or chaos—as a chief editor (for a long time), cameraman (a little), journalist (very little), producer, and finally, director. His work is eclectic, much like his tastes, spanning from aeronautics to sports, sociology to politics, and to exposing injustice, wars, and repression. Nearly all his films, from The Novel of a Liar to The Spring of the Armenians, have been praised by the press, with numerous awards marking his career. Having directed around fifty documentaries worldwide, he is now also turning his attention to fiction. Elected to the board of directors of Scam, he is actively engaged in advocating for audiovisual creators.