Photo: Maximilian Bühn / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Raoul Peck is a director I genuinely champion. From Port-au-Prince to a film school in Berlin, he has spent his career aiming the camera straight at power and history, whether through I Am Not Your Negro, Lumumba, or The Young Karl Marx. What impresses me most is that he also served as Haiti's culture minister, so his politics are not a pose adopted from a safe distance. He refuses to comfort his audience; he hands them hard questions instead. That a filmmaker from a small island keeps holding global injustice up to the light is exactly the kind of voice I want amplified.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Raoul Peck
- Name (Japanese)
- ラウル・ペック
- Reading
- らうる・ぺっく
- Born
- September 9, 1953 (age 72)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Snake
- Origin
- Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti
- Occupation
- film director / screenwriter / human rights defender / journalist / film producer
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- 2018 César Award for Best Documentary Film
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | I Am Not Your Negro | — | |
| Notable work | Lumumba | — | |
| Notable work | The Young Karl Marx | — |
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.velvet-film.com/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A6%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9A%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF
Frequently asked questions
When was Raoul Peck born?
Born September 9, 1953 (age 72).
Where is Raoul Peck from?
Raoul Peck is from Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti.
What does Raoul Peck do?
Raoul Peck works as film director, screenwriter, human rights defender, journalist, film producer.
What is Raoul Peck known for?
Notable works include I Am Not Your Negro, Lumumba, The Young Karl Marx.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.