Known for Directing
Romain Gavras (French: [ʁɔmɛ̃ ɡavʁas]; born 4 July 1981) is a French director. He is known for directing M.I.A.'s videos "Bad Girls" and "Born Free," Kanye West and Jay-Z's video "No Church in the Wild," and Jamie xx's video "Gosh." He also directed Justice's "Stress.". His second film, The World Is Yours, was screened at the Directors' Fortnight during the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. His third film, Athena (2022), had its premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival. Gavras is the son of Greek-French film director Costa-Gavras. He is part of the film group Kourtrajmé with Kim Chapiron, Ladj Ly, and Toumani Sangaré. Description above from the Wikipedia article Romain Gavras, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born
July 4, 1981 (age 45)
Birthplace
Paris, France
Filmography
29 films, 1 show


GENER8ION: STORM starring Yung Lean
2026 · 8m
Leeds, 2034. A charismatic and violent student dominates the students at an all-boys school through a mixture of menacing charm and sheer brutality. At the end of the school year, they gather for a school photograph, which soon devolves into a chaotic celebration under the young man's leadership.


Sacrifice
2026 · 1h 40m · FR
During a star-studded charity gala brimming with celebrities, billionaires, and empty speeches, a movie star in the midst of an existential crisis is taken hostage by a radical warrior and her devoted followers. As the night descends into chaos, both an inward journey and an outward adventure ensue, where the line between performance and belief, salvation and sacrifice, begins to blur.


Athena
2022 · 1h 37m · FR
Hours after the tragic death of their youngest brother in unexplained circumstances, three siblings have their lives thrown into chaos.


The World Is Yours
2018 · 1h 34m · FR
To escape his life of crime, a Paris drug dealer takes on one last job involving Spain, unhinged gangsters, his longtime crush and his scheming mother.


Our Day Will Come
2010 · 1h 30m · FR
Redheaded teen Remy is bullied by his soccer teammates and drawn into fights with his younger sister and mother in their cramped apartment. After a flare-up of domestic violence, he flees home and is tracked down by a bitter guidance counselor, Patrick, also a redhead. Patrick looks upon Remy’s sullen insolence with both sympathy and disdain and decides to toughen him up...


A Cross the Universe
2008 · 1h 5m · FR
During the three weeks of Justice's March 2008 North American tour, Romain Gavras, So Me and the band themselves tape every second of their escapades across the country and the chaos that ensued.


Les Mathématiques du Roi Heenok
2008 · 39m · CA
An immersive dive into the world of Heenok and his collective Gangster & Gentleman, while touching on broader questions about the survival of hip-hop and the state of humanity. Did Roi Heenok really earn his first million at 18? Is he a real fake gangster or a fake real MC? And ultimately, is Roi Heenok truly a king?


Mégalopolis
2005 · FR
La Banana
La Banana
2004


Easy Pizza Riderz
2002 · 9m · FR
In Easy Pizza Riders, an urban spoof western where people would kill for a pair of silver Reeboks, the beloved French youth culture of the time is on full display: sneakers, pizza delivery, fish eye lenses, funk music. Shot when Gavras was only 21 years old, with a modest video camera, the short announces his unique talent for crafting imaginative, stylish, thrilling film sequences and for capturing era-defining moments.


The Funk Hunt
2001 · 12m
Traces the tribulations of a record through time and musical currents over three decades from R&B to house.