Christophe Bisson, born in 1969, lives and works in Caen.

After studying philosophy at the Université Panthéon-Sorbonne, where he obtained a DEA with highest honours in 1994, he initially dedicated himself to the visual arts. Until 2009, he participated in numerous solo exhibitions in France and internationally (Paris, Budapest, Barcelona, Kyiv, Vilnius, New York, Moscow...).

In 2007, he collaborated with American documentarian Maryann De Leo, an Oscar winner in 2004, on the film White Horse. This documentary, which follows a man's return to Pripyat, a town evacuated after the Chernobyl disaster, was selected for the Berlinale and broadcasted on HBO, marking a pivotal moment in his artistic journey.

From 2009, he exclusively devoted himself to documentary cinema. Since then, Christophe Bisson has developed a distinctive body of work, centred around two main themes: an exploration of norms through pathology (Road Movie, Liquidation, Au monde, Sfumato) and a poetic and literary approach to reality (Entrée des écuyères et des tigres, Lenz Élégie, Un souvenir d’archives).

His films, often made in collaboration with editor Claire Atherton, are presented at international festivals such as FIDMarseille, Cinéma du Réel, the Viennale, and Visions du Réel.

Since 2011, he has closely collaborated with TRIPTYQUE FILMS, which produces the majority of his cinematic works. Among his recent creations are Un souvenir d’archives (2020) — an immersion into the archives of philosopher Sarah Kofman — and Sfumato (2016) — a portrait of the painter Bernard Legay.

Since 2023, Christophe Bisson has also dedicated himself to novel writing, furthering his exploration of the margins, unique voices, and the shadows of reality.