One of the more diverse talents to emerge from France in the last twenty years, filmmaker Henri Herré had crafted an impressive body of work drawing on a wide range of stylistic influences. A graduate of The Sorbonne, Herré studied the essays of D.H. Lawrence under the guidance of the film theorist Gilles Deleuze. During his studies, he became active as a filmmaker producing a series of compelling, experimental shorts such as 20 Brief Films, a kaleidoscope of shorts ranging in length from five seconds to two minutes and The Seized Sky, a love story shown through surveillance cameras which received special jury honors at the Cannes Film Festival. He has also produced several documentary films on subjects ranging from a Cherokee reservation in North Carolina to adult illiteracy. His feature films include Août, an adaptation of Odön Von Horvarth's play Kasmir and Caroline which stars Jean-Claud Brialy and L'île au bout du monde, an unconventional love story set on Easter Island. More recently, he has taught filmmaking at FEMIS (Foundation Européenne des Métiers de l'Image et du Son), one of the most vital institutions for film education in France. This special event will include screenings of some of Herré's experimental short films, introduced by Mr. Herré, including his acclaimed 20 Brief Films and selections from scientific films made for the French television channel ARTE.