Julien Élie

Julien Élie is a Canadian documentary filmmaker from Quebec, most noted for his films Dark Suns (Soleils noirs) and The White Guard (La Guardia blanca).

He began his career with a supporting role as Pierre in the 1984 film The Dog Who Stopped the War (La Guerre des tuques), but later worked as a boom operator on films rather than continuing an acting career.

He released his first documentary film, The One Who Knew (Celui qui savait), in 2001. The film centred on the investigation into the assassination of Rwandan politician Seth Sendashonga. He followed up with The Last Meal (Le Dernier repas), about prisoners on death row in Texas, in 2003.

Dark Suns and The White Guard both focused on the issue of violent crime in Mexico.

His newest film, Shifting Baselines, is slated to premiere at the 2025 edition of the Visions du Réel documentary film festival.