A collector of unusual moments, characters, and rhythms, director/writer olivier babinet creates alternate realities that are relatable, yet electrified with the charge of surrealism and fiction. Olivier works on a range of different projects: feature films like Robert Mitchum Is Dead, shorts like C’est Plutot Genre Johnny Walker, and television — he’s famous for the cult TV series called Le Bidule. Whether an elaborate commercial for IKEA envisioning a world without textiles, absurdist short films like Laurent Plus P and Chris Dangosse, or a campaign for a natural gas company in which the world becomes one giant crocheted cozy, Olivier can present the eccentric as given, and evade predictability like a get-away vehicle running from the cops.