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Adeline is a Documentary Filmmaker, Video Journalist and Senior Producer currently based in Brooklyn, NY. She has covered stories in over 10 countries with a focus on underreported issues and social movements.

Adeline has directed and produced content for several international news outlet such as The Huffington Post, Al Jazeera English, National Geographic, AJ+, Voice of America, Euronews, CNN, Brut America and others. Her films were nominated for the Rory Peck Trust Award and Graine de Doc Award.


Her experience includes working as a senior producer for the Huffington Post in Morocco where she managed the video production. In 2017, she took on the role of Deputy News Editor at Crowdspark (Seven West Media) in NYC developing an expertise in UGC and strategies to build communities of content producers worldwide. In 2019, she joined Brut America as a Long-form producer. She is also the co-founder of Global Fronteras Production, an independent production company and film laboratory.  Adeline holds a MA in TV Journalism from Goldsmiths College, University of London.

Adeline Bailleul
bailleuladeline@globalfronteras.com
Open to full-time and project-based engagements, collaborations and partnerships. 

Professional Experience

2013 – Present
New York City & Paris

CO-FOUNDER 
DIRECTOR, PRODUCER & JOURNALIST

Global Fronteras Production

■ Co-Founder of Global Fronteras Production, an independent production company and film laboratory. Global Fronteras produces innovative, socially charged documentary films, hybrid films, media production, commercials, and branded content.

■ Directed and produced films, media production, documentaries, branded content and interactive projects.

Jan 2019 - Jun 2020
New York City, United States

LONG-FORM PRODUCER

Brut America 

■ Produced documentary style pieces specifically designed for YouTube and Facebook Watch
■ Published content to YouTube, analyzed YouTube data to increase engagement and followers
■ Developed and nurtured collaboration with influencers and YouTubers
■ Pitched and produced videos for Brut. America platforms
■ Achieved high reach on social media platforms
■ Developed new formats of storytelling and video production

Jan 2017 - Sept 2018
New York City, United States

DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR 

Crowdspark (Seven West Media)

■ Identified and onboard content producers worldwide including hard-to-reach areas
■ Developed strategies to build and foster communities
■ Oversaw distribution of content to partners including AFP, Getty, Alamy...
■ Sourced, verified and distributed UGC driving daily global news agenda
■ Identified news stories to work with the community and editorial team to produce compelling and exclusive content
■ Edited and curated Crowdspark community UGC for various markets
■ Created and managed databases for news planning
■ Managed social media platforms

Jun 2015 - Nov 2016
Casablanca, Morocco

SENIOR PRODUCER

The Huffington Post Morocco

■ Built and managed the video production department
■ Produced original content for YouTube and social media platforms
■ Developed new formats of storytelling and video production

Jun 2014 - Jun 2015
Tunisia - Morocco

VIDEO JOURNALIST AND PRODUCER

AJ+, Al Jazeera English, Euronews, Voice of America, AFP, CNN, ABC, TF1, Anadolu Agency...

■ Freelance video journalist and correspondent in North Africa
■ Shot, edited and produced videos & multimedia pieces
■ Covered breaking news and political events on the field

Jun 2012 - Sept 2012
Paris, France

INTERNATIONAL REPORTER

Les Echos 

■ Daily column heading 'In the Foreign Press'
■ International section  

Jun 2011 - Oct 2011
Paris, France

TV JOURNALIST AND NEWS ANCHOR 

Africa 24

■ Produced news stories for daily newscasts
■ Extended and managed coverage of Arab Springs
■ Fill-in news anchor and reported Live
■ Assisted news editor in choosing stories and checked the accuracy of submitted news
■ Conducted interviews with experts and politicians 

Aug 2010 - Oct 2010
Paris, France

ASSISTANT PRODUCER 

France Televisions 

■ Weekly talk shows on France 2
■ 'On n'est pas couché'
■ 'On ne demande qu'à en rire'
■ Supported the production teams on and off set

Aug 2009 - Sept 2009
Paris, France

INTERN JOURNALIST 

Vogue France

■ Produced multimedia contents
■ Assisted during the launch of the first fashion Vogue Night Out

Apr 2006 - May 2006
Paris, France

INTERN JOURNALIST 

Le Monde

■ Researcher for the International section

Education

2012 - 2013
London, United Kingdom

GOLDSMITHS COLLEGE, 
UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

MA in Television Journalism 
■ Distinction, First class honors

Spring 2012
Gainseville, GA, United States

BRENAU UNIVERSITY 

■ Exchange program (BA in Mass Media)
■ Distinction, High Honors
■ TV Producer for "The Perspective" 
■ Programmator WBCX 89.1 FM

2009 - 2012
Paris, France

EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISM
IEJ PARIS

B.A in Journalism
■ Vice-President BDE The Office

2007 - 2009
Paris, France

UNIVERSITY PANTHEON SORBONNE
PARIS I

L2 in Law and Philosophy 

2006 - 2007
Metz, France

LYCEE GEORGES DE LA TOUR 

Hypokhâgne
■ Political sciences option

Skills

Filmmaking, Documentary, Video Journalism, Social Media, Television, Live Streaming, Hybrid, Non-Fiction, Traditional and Experimental Storytelling

Pre-production, Production, Post-production, Film distribution, Social Impact

Social media content production, Mobile Reporting, UGC, Youtube and Facebook Growth Strategies

Camera operating
Sony a7s III, Sony FS7, Sony FS5, Canon C100, Canon C300, Blackmagic URSA Mini 4K...

Sound mixing and Lighting
Irig, Mixpre 6, Zoom H6N...


Software
Final Cut Pro X,
Adobe Premiere, Adobe Creative suite

French (native)

English (fluent)

Spanish (proficient)

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FILMS

Time Machine

Time Machine explore the logics of enslavement, colonialism, eurocentrism and their interconnectedness in our globalized world. Mustapha Azemmouri, born in 1502, undertakes a journey to the 21st century to recount his own story of enslavement and exploration, and reflects on a collective puzzle of 500 years of hidden history.

Directed by: Tarek Bouraque
Written by: Adeline Bailleul & Tarek Bouraque
Produced by : Adeline Bailleul & Tarek Bouraque
Production: Global Fronteras Production
Genre: Hybrid Documentary
Country: Morocco, Spain, France, United States

Work in progress

Ground Zero Peace

9/11. Lost lives and rubbles. For Sheerena and her husband Sheikh Moussa, this day was filled with pain and hope. The beginning of a grounded commitment to bring light from the midst of one of the darkest moments in American history. On this day, they opened the first Muslim school in New York.

* Screened at the Docfilm Institute, San Francisco, 2019.
* Screened at the Anthology Film Archive, New York City, 2018.
* Screened at the Academy of Film, HKBU, Hong Kong, 2018.


Directed by: Tarek Bouraque
Produced by: Adeline Bailleul & Tarek Bouraque
Production: Global Fronteras Production
Genre: Short Documentary
Country: United States 

Agraw, Land Of The Free

At the top of Mount Alebban in the Moroccan Atlas Mountains, the Amazigh people of Imider are writing their own story of resistance against the most productive silver mine in Africa. In August 2011, the villagers set up a protest camp on the top of a Mount Alebban where the mine's water pipeline runs.

Directed and Produced by: Adeline Bailleul & Tarek Bouraque
Production: Global Fronteras Production
Genre: Short documentary
Country: Morocco

African Brothers

Every year thousands of Sub-Saharan Africans enter Morocco hoping to make it to Europe as immigrants through the Spanish enclave of Melilla. Paying Moroccan security forces to keep them out, the EU is funding a brutal system of violence and abuse.

* Broadcasted on SIC Channel (Portugal), 2015.
* Broadcasted on ORF TV (Austria), 2015.
* Nominated for the Rory Peck Trust Awards, London, 2014.


Directed & produced by: Adeline Bailleul and Tarek Bouraque
Production: Global Fronteras Production
Distributed by : Journeyman Pictures
Genre: Short documentary
Country: Morocco, Spain

Driving Your Soul

In a cozy home located in the Bronx, New York, the Burhaniyya Sufi order meets every Saturday. The participants, both American-born converts and Sufi migrants, squeeze their eyes shut; some gently swayed, letting themselves be carried away by the rhythmic mantras. This film explores how the motion of culture and religion can be adopted from civilizations to another; from country to country, from insiders to outsiders.

* Screened at the Docfilm Institute, San Francisco, 2019.

Directed & produced by: Adeline Bailleul & Tarek Bouraque
Production: Global Fronteras Production
Genre: Short documentary
Country: United States

Strip Seach My Soul

Under what circumstances is it necessary to strip-search someone? What level of reasonable suspicion should exist before a detainee is forced to remove his clothes and receive the most intimate inspection? At what point do we decide it is ok to sacrifice our personal liberties in exchange for a measure of safety? 

* Nominated for the Graine de Doc Award, Paris, 2013.

Directed, edited & produced by: Adeline Bailleul 
Genre: Short documentary
Country: France, United Kingdom

Ara Yeke 

From North Dakota to New York, protests swelled into a new movement for Native Americans. This movement echoes the resilience of Native Americans who share the same story of oppression and discrimination. Cynthia Fountain and Luis Sanakori Ramos guide us through a new momentum when tribes unite to fight back against a pattern of deep injustice.

Directed by : Adeline Bailleul & Tarek Bouraque
Production: Global Fronteras Production
Genre: Short documentary
Country: United States


MEDIA PRODUCTION

Extinction Rebellion: Getting Arrested Beats Being Ignored 

Climate action group Extinction Rebellion (XR) will not wait for politics to catch up with the climate crisis. The growing socio-political movement already has more than 300 local cells in over 50 countries — including dozens in the United States. For Brut, YouTuber Tiffany Ferguson joined the New York City chapter of Extinction Rebellion for two days of training and direct action. This is the story of the movement and her experience with the group.

Directed and produced by: Adeline Bailleul 
Hosted by: Tiffany Ferguson
Edited by: Justin Beltz
Production: Brut America and C Politique

Reenacting America’s Largest Slave Rebellion 

On January 8, 1811, over 500 enslaved people took up arms in Louisiana to fight for freedom. Most people never learned about the German Coast Uprising, because its history has been suppressed. Two centuries later, hundreds retrace their path to honor the memory of the largest slave rebellion in American History. A reenactment led and organized by artist Dread Scott.

Directed and produced by: Adeline Bailleul

1st Assistant camera: Tarek Bouraque
Edited by: Justin Beltz
Production: Brut America

One Strange Rock: Meteorite Hunters in Morocco

 One Strange Rock, a thrilling journey exploring the fragility and wonder of our planet, one of the most peculiar, unique places in the universe. This 10-part series was filmed in 45 countries, on six continents, and from outer space.

Field Producing in Morocco by: Adeline Bailleul
Production: Nutopia, Protozoa Pictures & Overbrook Entertainment Production
Distribution: National Geographic

Living Inside a Landfill

Welcome to one of Africa's largest dumps: the Jbel Borj Chakir landfill in Tunisia. It's so sprawling that it has absorbed Abdelhamid Jabril's home. Here he tells how his cries for help have not been heeded after the fall of the Ben Ali government.

Directed, edited and produced by: Adeline Bailleul 
Production: AJ+

Inside the Crisis at the US-Mexico Border

A harrowing photo from June 2019 shocked the world — Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his young daughter Angie Valeria were face down, having drowned in the Rio Grande. The image drew further attention to the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, but this was not an isolated incident. 

Journalist and producer: Yohan Malka
Produced in the US by: Adeline Bailleul
Hosted by: Slim Albaher
Edited by: Davey Chin, Robin Thedenat
Production: Brut America

School Strike for Climate Justice

Alongside Fridays For Future NYC organizer Xiye Bastida, Brut got the insiders' look at the largest youth climate protest in history. This is the story of the school strike movement.

Directed and produced by: Adeline Bailleul
Edited by: Justin Beltz
Production: Brut America

The Plight of LGBTQ Asylum Seekers in Melilla

For many years now, the Spanish enclave of Melilla represent a golden opportunity for African migrants to escape the poverty or persecution of their homelands. But in recent months, Muslim LGBTQ asylum seekers have become the largest group of refugees in the city.

Directed, edited and produced by: Adeline Bailleul
Broadcasted on VOA Africa 54 
Production: Voice of America
 

Sound Makes Sense

Can sound have a smell? Dr Slim Masmoudi, a cognitive psychologist in Tunisia believes it can in the domain of young learners. He has applied a multisensory approach to education at a kindergarten in Tunis and the children are reaping the benefits.

Directed, edited and produced by: Adeline Bailleul
Broadcasted on Euronews for Learning World TV Show


EXPERIMENTAL

Babel, Confusion of Tongues

Babel, Confusion of Tongues is an immersive VR/360 project where the viewer is placed in a black virtual reality space and explores the fragmentation of human languages, customs, patterns and spaces.

Genre : VR/360 experimental film
Directed, edited and produced by Tarek Bouraque and Adeline Bailleul

Sufism Mystics - VR Experience

In a cozy home located in the Bronx, New York, the Burhaniyya Sufi order meets every Saturday. The participants, both American-born converts and Sufi migrants, squeeze their eyes shut; some gently swayed, letting themselves be carried away by the rhythmic mantras.

Genre : VR/360 experimental film
Directed, edited and produced by Tarek Bouraque and Adeline Bailleul


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Contact 

Feel free to get in touch.

Via phone

New York City
+1 929-216-6231
Paris
+33 683915921

Via email

bailleuladeline@globalfronteras.com