As a French animator and art director, working on cultural content for ARTE was always the dream. I had the opportunity to animate and art-direct nine minutes of a documentary exploring the forgotten era of medieval Arabic medicine, following CNRS researchers as they revisit ancient remedies in search of possible answers to antibiotic resistance today. How insane is that?
With almost no visual records from that period surviving, animation became one of the only ways to bring this world back to life and immerse viewers in a forgotten golden era.
Working closely with directors Mathieu Schwartz and Anaïs Van Ditzhuyzen, alongside the fabulous storyboard artist and illustrator Diana Vlaasa, we crafted a minimalist animated visual language that could carry the full sequence while keeping the science front and center. An incredibly interesting project to be part of.
Animated Documentary Portions
Les Trésors Oubliés de la Medecine Arabe
Client: ARTE
Directors: Mathieu Schwartz and Anaïs Van Ditzhuyzen
Art Direction and Animation: Lili Boisrond
Storyboards and Illustrations: Diana Vlaasa
Executive Producer: Delphine Le Goueff