Jan Kounen

Jan Kounen (born May 2, 1964, Utrecht, Netherlands) is a Dutch-born French film director and producer. He is perhaps most known for his interest in Shipibo-Conibo culture and shamanism, with which he became familiar during his trips to Mexico and Peru.

He has also directed several music videos. Most noticeable are the four videos he did for the English pop group Erasure in the 1990s (including three for the project Abba-esque):

*Lay all your love on me (1992)
*Voulez-vous (1992)
*S.O.S. (1992)
*Always (1994)

Filmography

*"Les aventures de Jeff Blizzard" (1986)
*"The Broadsword" (1986)
*"Soft" (1986)
*"Het journaal" (1987)
*"Het virus" (1987)
*"Gisele Kerozene" (1989) see it here [http://dekku.blogspot.com/2006/09/jan-kounen-gisele-kerozene.html]
*"L'âge de plastic" (1991)
*"Capitaine X" (aka "Né pour mourir", 1994)
*"Vibroboy" (1993)
*"Dobermann" (1997)
*"D'autres mondes" (aka "Other Worlds", 2004)
*"Another Reality" (TV documentary series, 2003)
*Blueberry, l'experience secrete (aka "Blueberry", 2004)
*"Darshan - L'étreinte" (aka "Darshan: The Embrace", 2005)
*"99 francs" (2007)

Films Currently in Production

*"8" (filming; segment "The story of Panshin Beka," 2007)

External links

*imdb name|id=0468007|name=Jan Kounen
* [http://www.jankounen.com/ Jan Kounen's official website, in French and English]
* [http://www.inrees.com/membres.php?page=15 Jan Kounen, distinguished members of INREES]
* [http://www.realitysandwich.com/ayahuasca_meets_old_west] “Ayahuasca Meets the Old West” by Adam Elenbaas/Reality Sandwich