Dutilleux, Jean-Pierre

(October 13, 1949, Eindhoven, Netherlands-)

   After completing his secondary studies in the Latin and Greek departments at Saint Hadelin College in Liege, he studied law at the University of Louvain. While still an adolescent, he traveled throughout North and South America, awakening his interest in native Indians. He entered films in 1972 as an as­sistant to producer Jacques Perrin on the film Etat de Siège / L'Amerikano / Der unsichtbare Aufstand / UK and USA: State of Siege (Costa-Gavras, France / Italy / West Germany). Then he moved to Amazonia, where he began shooting documentaries on Brazilian Indians. His first movie, Academy Award-nominated Raoni, was narrated by Marlon Brando. Also a pho­tographer, he published several books (1989 L'Indien blanc, co-author with Lorris Murail, Editions Robert Laffont; Amazonie, Lutte pour la Vie, co-author with Sting, Editions Jean-Claude Lattès; 2000 Raoni et le Monde premier, co-author with Cassandra Purdy, Cyn­thia Smith, Au même Titre).

 Filmography

1973 ◘ Indians (documentary)

1975 ◘ Wow (documentary; short)

1978 ◘ Raoni (documentary; co-director with Luiz Carlos Saldanha; also screenwriter, producer; France / Brazil / Belgium)

1985 ◘ The Rhythmatist (documentary; also screenwriter; USA)

2000 ◘ Tribal Journeys (13 X 30' documentary: 1991 "Awa Guajas" / "People Beyond Time", "The Poturus" / "People of the Moon"; 1993 "The Agtas" / "At the Edge of the World", part I",The Toulambis / First Contact", part 2",The Toulambis"; 1994 "Musuane" / "Unknown Tribe of Spice Islands"; 1995 "Togutil" / "The Gentle People"; 1997 "The Mikea" / "The Gentle People", "The Mursi" / "Wild Women of Ethiopia",The Kayapo" / "Raoni, Keeper of the Rainforest"; 1998 "The Una" / "Stone Age", "The Korowai" / "The Last Cannibals", "The Asmat" / "The Fine Arts of War") 2004 Amazon Forever (documentary; also screenwriter; Brazil / France)