CREATIVE TECH DIRECTOR
I MAKE FILMSAPPSWEBSITESPHOTOBOOKSAI TOOLS
I choose the form based on what each project needs to tell, convey or make possible.
CODE × IMAGE × STORY
View the projectsPRESENTED AT CANNES
One Dollar
Documentary web series · Cinémas du Monde Pavilion
LUDOVIA EDUCATION INNOVATION AWARD
BDnF × BnF
Multiplatform app · 500K+ downloads
Selected projects
Four projects, four formats.
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01 · Educational app
BDnF, la fabrique à BD
1M+ stories created
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02 · Documentary web series
One Dollar
16 episodes · Presented at Cannes
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03 · Photo essay
Train of Thoughts
8,000 km · China, Russia, Mongolia
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04 · Global platform
Learning Planet Festival
170 countries · 2,000+ events
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Manifesto
I approach digital technologies, including AI, as pharmaka1.
They are neither neutral tools nor inevitable threats. They are materials to be shaped, questioned and, when necessary, redirected.
Technology is never an end in itself. It earns its place when it helps a project take shape, a story travel or an experience become possible.
My projects often seek a resonance beyond the digital. I like it when they can leave the screen and take physical form in a book, an exhibition, an installation or an encounter. Their digital form can then extend into a more tangible, shared experience.
¹ Pharmaka is the plural of the Ancient Greek term pharmakon (φάρμακον), which refers to a substance that can act as either a remedy or a poison depending on how it is used. Philosopher Bernard Stiegler applied this idea to digital technologies, whose effects depend on how we design, adopt and practise them.
Trajectory
- Northern France’s mining basin
- Paris
- Phnom Penh
- Mexico City
- London
What I do
A role shaped around each project.
- Creative and production leadership
- Films · Series · Digital platforms
- Product and digital strategy
- Vision · Roadmaps · Team alignment
- Narrative strategy
- Stories · Brands · Institutions
- Development and applied AI
- Websites · Apps · Prototypes · AI tools
- Training and facilitation
- Workshops · Learning programmes · AI squads
In their own words
“He turned my vision into a concrete project: One Dollar, a documentary web series. Design, produce, train, unite and distribute. He is a long-term builder.”
Rithy Panh Award-nominated filmmaker “500,000 downloads, one million stories created: the app was a real success! His technical expertise and creativity make him a first-rate professional.”
Yannis Koïkas Director of Communications & Digital, Actes Sud “A website 40% faster, better ranked, with a balanced French-international audience. If you are looking for someone who can advance code and content, Damien is an excellent choice.”
Françoise Ropert Conquer President, Association MED13L “As rigorous as he is creative, he masterfully led the BDnF project at the French National Library. A driving force and unifier, and a truly pleasant person to work with!”
Benjamin Arranger Former Deputy Dir. of Cultural Outreach, BnF Trusted by
Stories from the Mekong to the Seine, from Reykjavík to Mexico City, from film to code, and everywhere in between.