PASCAL TESSAUD was born in Paris. After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree, he studied literature and cinema at Paris X Nanterre University and documentaries at IECA Nancy University. He directed four short films : “Noctambules” (12’), “L’Ete de Noura” (18’), “Facies” (15’) and “City of Light” (30’) which have been screened during many international festivals. “City of Light” won the Best Short Film Award in New York, Warsaw, Toronto and Mexico and won the Colcoa Audience Award in Los Angeles. He also directed many famous documentaries: “Slam, Ce Qui Nous Brûle” (52’), “Mantes la Jolie sur le Mic” with Charles Aznavour (44’), “Saint-Denis” (52’), “Marseille” with Akhenaton (IAM) (52’) and “Beatbox, Boom Bap around the world” (55’). He wrote, directed and produced his first long feature film “Brooklyn”. The movie premiered in the independant ACID sidebar in Cannes, was shown at more than 65 festivals all around the world and won the Grand Prize for the Best Original Score at Aubagne International Film Festival and Best foreigner feature film at New York Hip Hop Films Festival in 2017.