Jean Luc Herbulot

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Jean Luc Herbulot

Biography

Born and raised in Congo Brazzaville. Jean Luc started drawing and writing at a very young age, rapidly followed by music and video game programming. In 2000, Jean Luc flew to Paris to pursue Economics before transferring his creative interests into Graphic design. He worked for TF1 for six years before moving to LA. Repped by WME, he shot his first feature in 2014. DEALER became the first French indie movie bought by Netflix. Moving back to Africa in 2017, he created his first TV series Sakho and Mangane, produced by Canal Plus. Sakho and Mangane made history by becoming the first French language African TV series bought by Netflix. In 2019, he partnered with producer Pamela Diop in Dakar, Senegal and together they started Lacmé Studios in order to create a stronghold for African filmmaking, starting with Saloum, which Jean Luc wrote and directed in 2020.

Known For

Director

The Bends

as Director

2024
Interstate

as Director

2024
Zero

as Director

2021
Saloum

as Director

2014
Dealer

as Director

2013
Falco

as Director

2012
Sick

as Director

Writer

2024
Zero

as Writer

2021
Saloum

as Writer

2021
Saloum

as Story

2014
Dealer

as Writer

2012
Sick

as Writer

Producer

2021
Saloum

as Producer

Art

2019
Sakho & Mangane

as Art Direction

Creator

2019
Sakho & Mangane

as Creator