Born in Bailleul, France, in 1958. From Dumont, the Mostra exhibited the features "The Life of Jesus" (1997), winner of the international jury prize at the 21st Mostra and the Caméra d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, "Humanity" (1999), winner of the grand prix at Cannes, "Flandres" (2006), also a grand prix winner, "Outside Satan" (2011), "Lil’ Quinquin" (2014) and "Coincoin and the Extra-Humans" (2018, 42nd Mostra). He also made "Twentynine Palms" (2003), "Hadewijch" (2009), "Camille Claudel 1915" (2013), "Slack Bay" (2016), "Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc" (2017) and "Jeanne" (2019, 43rd Mostra).