Damien Dorsaz

Director, Screenwriter, Actor

Born in 1973 in Fribourg, Switzerland. 1995–98 Conservatoire National Supérieur d’Art Dramatique. Worked as an actor in television, film and theatre.
In 2000, he directed his first short film, L’OISEAU. Six years later, he followed this with his documentary MARIA REICHE, LA DAME DE NAZCA about a woman he had met personally, who had dedicated her life to researching the mysterious Nazca lines in Peru. The encounter with this extraordinary personality inspired Damien Dorsaz to make his first feature film: LADY NAZCA, which will premiere at the FFFH 2025.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2025
Lady Nazca by Damien Dorsaz
2006
Maria Reiche, la dame de Nasca by Damien Dorsaz
2004
Un oiseau dans la Cité by Damien Dorsaz
2000
L'oiseau by Damien Dorsaz

Screenwriter

2025
Lady Nazca by Damien Dorsaz
2000
L'oiseau by Damien Dorsaz

Actor

2017
L'instant infini by Douglas Beer
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