
Directing
Ian Bonhôte
Born
1977-06-01 (49)
Place of birth
Genève, Switzerland
Known for
Directing
Credits
17 titles
Ian Bonhôte (born in June 1977; Genève) is a Swiss documentary filmmaker. He is a producer and director, known for McQueen (2018), Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024) BornJune 1977. BornJune 1977. Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards.
Known for
7.4Alexander McQueen's rags-to-riches story is a modern-day fairy tale, laced with the gothic. Mirroring the savage beauty, boldness and vivacity of his design, this documentary is an intimate revelation of McQueen's own world, both tortured and inspired, which celebrates a radical and mesmerizing genius of profound influence.
McQueen
2018
5.1When bike courier Chris witnesses what looks like a murder, his first instinct is to cut and run. But when his curiosity draws him back in, he's soon embroiled in a world of corruption, political power, and illegal bike racing.
Alleycats
2016
8.1Christopher Reeve portrayed the Man of Steel in four Superman films and played dozens of other roles that displayed his talent and range as an actor, before being injured in a near-fatal horse-riding accident in 1995 that left him paralyzed from the neck down. After becoming a quadriplegic, he became a charismatic leader and activist in the quest to find a cure for spinal cord injuries, as well as a passionate advocate for disability rights and care.
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
2024
6.9The incredible true story of a man who lived for 15 months trapped inside a small room, naked, starving and alone... and completely unaware that his life was being broadcast on national TV in Japan, to over 15 million viewers a week.
The Contestant
2023
8.1Elite athletes and insiders reflect on the Paralympic Games and examine how they impact a global understanding of disability, diversity and excellence.
Rising Phoenix
2020
NRFast, dangerous and unsettling, ALLEY CATS is a tense urban thriller set against the backdrop of an underground activity, which is at the cutting edge of urban subculture.
Alleycats
2013
Behind the camera
7.4Alexander McQueen's rags-to-riches story is a modern-day fairy tale, laced with the gothic. Mirroring the savage beauty, boldness and vivacity of his design, this documentary is an intimate revelation of McQueen's own world, both tortured and inspired, which celebrates a radical and mesmerizing genius of profound influence.
McQueen
2018
7.4Alexander McQueen's rags-to-riches story is a modern-day fairy tale, laced with the gothic. Mirroring the savage beauty, boldness and vivacity of his design, this documentary is an intimate revelation of McQueen's own world, both tortured and inspired, which celebrates a radical and mesmerizing genius of profound influence.
McQueen
2018
5.1When bike courier Chris witnesses what looks like a murder, his first instinct is to cut and run. But when his curiosity draws him back in, he's soon embroiled in a world of corruption, political power, and illegal bike racing.
Alleycats
2016
8.1Christopher Reeve portrayed the Man of Steel in four Superman films and played dozens of other roles that displayed his talent and range as an actor, before being injured in a near-fatal horse-riding accident in 1995 that left him paralyzed from the neck down. After becoming a quadriplegic, he became a charismatic leader and activist in the quest to find a cure for spinal cord injuries, as well as a passionate advocate for disability rights and care.
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
2024
8.1Christopher Reeve portrayed the Man of Steel in four Superman films and played dozens of other roles that displayed his talent and range as an actor, before being injured in a near-fatal horse-riding accident in 1995 that left him paralyzed from the neck down. After becoming a quadriplegic, he became a charismatic leader and activist in the quest to find a cure for spinal cord injuries, as well as a passionate advocate for disability rights and care.
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
2024
6.9The incredible true story of a man who lived for 15 months trapped inside a small room, naked, starving and alone... and completely unaware that his life was being broadcast on national TV in Japan, to over 15 million viewers a week.
The Contestant
2023
8.1Elite athletes and insiders reflect on the Paralympic Games and examine how they impact a global understanding of disability, diversity and excellence.
Rising Phoenix
2020
8.1Elite athletes and insiders reflect on the Paralympic Games and examine how they impact a global understanding of disability, diversity and excellence.
Rising Phoenix
2020
NRFast, dangerous and unsettling, ALLEY CATS is a tense urban thriller set against the backdrop of an underground activity, which is at the cutting edge of urban subculture.
Alleycats
2013
NRFast, dangerous and unsettling, ALLEY CATS is a tense urban thriller set against the backdrop of an underground activity, which is at the cutting edge of urban subculture.
Alleycats
2013
NRFast, dangerous and unsettling, ALLEY CATS is a tense urban thriller set against the backdrop of an underground activity, which is at the cutting edge of urban subculture.
Alleycats
2013
NREveryone knows the phrase “Black is Beautiful,” but few know of the man who helped popularize it. Little known Harlem based photographer - freedom fighter and activist - Kwame Brathwaite took 500,000 photos across his 70-year career, always devoted to celebrating the joy and beauty of African American life. This feature documentary tells the story of Kwame and the “Black is Beautiful” movement.
Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story
2025
In the poor suburbs of Mexico City CIVA, a teenage girl, works for a drug cartel as a sicario (hit women). When Civa gets badly wounded during a brutal bloodbath she is unexpectedly rescued by RAFA, a middle-aged ostracized ex-cop. Together they go on the run from the cartel and form an unlikely friendship which leads Civa to reveal her true self to Rafa... She is a Aztec vampire known in ancient mythology as the lethal Civatateo, and she's on a path for revenge...
CIVA
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In the poor suburbs of Mexico City CIVA, a teenage girl, works for a drug cartel as a sicario (hit women). When Civa gets badly wounded during a brutal bloodbath she is unexpectedly rescued by RAFA, a middle-aged ostracized ex-cop. Together they go on the run from the cartel and form an unlikely friendship which leads Civa to reveal her true self to Rafa... She is a Aztec vampire known in ancient mythology as the lethal Civatateo, and she's on a path for revenge...
CIVA
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The real 'Fantasia'! Love is complicated, especially when two inanimate objects, lost in an underground car park, find each other. This film tells the unlikely love story between a Victorian Dress and a Mechanic Overall. The audience witnesses the exploration of the class divides through the first step into a new relationship.
In the Blackout
2009
The real 'Fantasia'! Love is complicated, especially when two inanimate objects, lost in an underground car park, find each other. This film tells the unlikely love story between a Victorian Dress and a Mechanic Overall. The audience witnesses the exploration of the class divides through the first step into a new relationship.
In the Blackout
2009
The real 'Fantasia'! Love is complicated, especially when two inanimate objects, lost in an underground car park, find each other. This film tells the unlikely love story between a Victorian Dress and a Mechanic Overall. The audience witnesses the exploration of the class divides through the first step into a new relationship.
In the Blackout
2009
