Marcel Trillat

Marcel Trillat (4 April 1940 – 18 September 2020) was a French journalist and documentary filmmaker. He directed many documentaries about the living conditions of workers, women and immigrants in France. He also did documentaries about French government's response to the Algerian War and the Gulf War and religious cults and public hospitals. He co-directed a documentary with Maurice Failevic, about the history of communism in France.

Early life Marcel Trillat was born on 4 April 1940 in Seyssinet-Pariset Isère, France. He grew up on a farm, and his parents were farmers. He first worked on a program called Cinq colonnes à la une. He was fired for his politics in 1968. In 2003, he directed SOS hôpital, 24 heures dans la vie d'un hosto, a documentary about the poor state of French public hospitals.

Trillat openly supported the Left Front in 2011. In 2015, he signed a petition to maintain the right to protest in spite of the state of emergency.

Trillat died 18 September 2020 in Paris, aged 80.

Personal life With Catherine Dehaut, Trillat had a son, Julien.