Francis Alÿs

Known for
Directing
Born
August 22, 1959 (age 67)

Known For

Filmography

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Prohibited Steps

Prohibited Steps

Movie · Director

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Set Theory poster

Set Theory

Movie · Director

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Guards poster

Guards

Movie · Director

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Painting/Retoque poster

Painting/Retoque

Movie · Director

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Color Matching poster

Color Matching

Movie · Director

2025
Children’s Game #50: Schattenfangen poster

Children’s Game #50: Schattenfangen

Movie · Director

2024
Children’s Game #43: Mosquito de Pachacútec poster

Children’s Game #43: Mosquito de Pachacútec

Movie · Director

2024
Children’s Game #44: Uárhukua poster

Children’s Game #44: Uárhukua

Movie · Director

2024
Children’s Game #45: 1, 2, 3, Freeze! poster

Children’s Game #45: 1, 2, 3, Freeze!

Movie · Director

2024
Children’s Game #46: Conkers poster

Children’s Game #46: Conkers

Movie · Director

2024
Children’s Game #47: Chalk poster

Children’s Game #47: Chalk

Movie · Director

2024
Children’s Game #48: A Corda poster

Children’s Game #48: A Corda

Movie · Director

2024
Children’s Game #49: Pau de Sebo poster

Children’s Game #49: Pau de Sebo

Movie · Director

2023
Children’s Game #38: Ellsakat poster

Children’s Game #38: Ellsakat

Movie · Director

2023
Children’s Game #39: Parol poster

Children’s Game #39: Parol

Movie · Director

2023
Siren poster

Siren

Movie · Director

2023
Children’s Game #37: Che Ling poster

Children’s Game #37: Che Ling

Movie · Director

2023
Children’s Game #40: Chivichanas poster

Children’s Game #40: Chivichanas

Movie · Director

2023
Children’s Game #41: Chapitas poster

Children’s Game #41: Chapitas

Movie · Director

2023
Children’s Game #42: Tenebom poster

Children’s Game #42: Tenebom

Movie · Director

2022
Children’s Game #32: Estrellas poster

Children’s Game #32: Estrellas

Movie · Director

2022
Children’s Game #34: Appelsindans poster

Children’s Game #34: Appelsindans

Movie · Director

2022
Children’s Game #35: Kluddermor poster

Children’s Game #35: Kluddermor

Movie · Director

2022
Children’s Game #36: Kujunkuluka poster

Children’s Game #36: Kujunkuluka

Movie · Director

2022
Children’s Game #25: Contagio poster

Children’s Game #25: Contagio

Movie · Director

2022
Children’s Game #22: Jump Rope poster

Children’s Game #22: Jump Rope

Movie · Director

2022
Children’s Game #33: Schneespiele poster

Children’s Game #33: Schneespiele

Movie · Director

2021
Children’s Game #30: Imbu poster

Children’s Game #30: Imbu

Movie · Director

2021
Children’s Game #26: Kisolo poster

Children’s Game #26: Kisolo

Movie · Director

2021
Children’s Game #27: Rubi poster

Children’s Game #27: Rubi

Movie · Director

2021
Children’s Game #28: Nzango poster

Children’s Game #28: Nzango

Movie · Director

2021
Children’s Game #29: La roue poster

Children’s Game #29: La roue

Movie · Director

2021
Children’s Game #31: Slakken poster

Children’s Game #31: Slakken

Movie · Director

2020
Children's Game #23: Step On A Crack poster

Children's Game #23: Step On A Crack

Movie · Director

2020
Children’s Game #24: Pandemic Games poster

Children’s Game #24: Pandemic Games

Movie · Director

2020
Sandlines, the Story of History poster

Sandlines, the Story of History

Movie · Director

2019
Children’s Game #21: Hand Stack poster

Children’s Game #21: Hand Stack

Movie · Director

2018
Children’s Game #20: Leapfrog poster

Children’s Game #20: Leapfrog

Movie · Director

2017
Children’s Game #17: Chunggi poster

Children’s Game #17: Chunggi

Movie · Director

2017
Children’s Game #18: Knucklebones poster

Children’s Game #18: Knucklebones

Movie · Director

2017
Children’s Game #19: Haram Football poster

Children’s Game #19: Haram Football

Movie · Director

2017
Untitled

Untitled

Movie · Director

2016
Children’s Game #16: Hopscotch poster

Children’s Game #16: Hopscotch

Movie · Director

2015
Paradox of Praxis 5 poster

Paradox of Praxis 5

Movie · Director

2015
The Silence of Ani

The Silence of Ani

Movie · Director

2013
Children’s Game #14: Piedra, papel o tijera poster

Children’s Game #14: Piedra, papel o tijera

Movie · Director

2013
Children’s Game #15: Espejos poster

Children’s Game #15: Espejos

Movie · Director

2012
Children’s Game #12: Musical Chairs poster

Children’s Game #12: Musical Chairs

Movie · Director

2012
Children’s Game #13: Piñata poster

Children’s Game #13: Piñata

Movie · Director

2012
Reel/Unreel poster

Reel/Unreel

Movie · Director

2011
Watercolor poster

Watercolor

Movie · Director

2011
Children’s Game #9: Saltamontes poster

Children’s Game #9: Saltamontes

Movie · Director

2011
Children’s Game #10: Papalote poster

Children’s Game #10: Papalote

Movie · Director

2011
Children’s Game #11: Wolf and Lamb poster

Children’s Game #11: Wolf and Lamb

Movie · Director

2010
Children’s Game #7: Stick and Wheels poster

Children’s Game #7: Stick and Wheels

Movie · Director

2010
Children’s Game #8: Marbles poster

Children’s Game #8: Marbles

Movie · Director

2010
Tornado poster

Tornado

Movie · Director

2009
Children’s Game #5: Revolver poster

Children’s Game #5: Revolver

Movie · Director

2009
Children’s Game #6: Sandcastles poster

Children’s Game #6: Sandcastles

Movie · Director

2009
If you are a typical spectator, what you are really doing is waiting for the accident to happen poster

If you are a typical spectator, what you are really doing is waiting for the accident to happen

Movie · Director

2008
Children’s Game #3: Coins poster

Children’s Game #3: Coins

Movie · Director

2008
Children’s Game #4: Elastic poster

Children’s Game #4: Elastic

Movie · Director

2008
Bolero (Shoe Shine Blues), 1996-2007 poster

Bolero (Shoe Shine Blues), 1996-2007

Movie · Director

2007
Children’s Game #2: Ricochets poster

Children’s Game #2: Ricochets

Movie · Director

2006
The Collector poster

The Collector

Movie · Director

2005
Politics of Rehearsal poster

Politics of Rehearsal

Movie · Director

2005
Looking Up poster

Looking Up

Movie · Director

2004
The Green Line poster

The Green Line

Movie · Director

2004
Railings poster

Railings

Movie · Director

2004
The Nightwatch poster

The Nightwatch

Movie · Director

2004
Fitzroy Square poster

Fitzroy Square

Movie · Director

2003
El Gringo poster

El Gringo

Movie · Director

2002
When Faith Moves Mountains

When Faith Moves Mountains

Movie · Director

2001
The Rehearsal I poster

The Rehearsal I

Movie · Director

2000
Re-enactment poster

Re-enactment

Movie · Director

1999
Children's Game #1: Caracoles poster

Children's Game #1: Caracoles

Movie · Director

1999
Duett poster

Duett

Movie · Director

1998
Cantos Patrioticus 1 - street

Cantos Patrioticus 1 - street

Movie · Director

1998
Cantos Patrioticus 2 - studio

Cantos Patrioticus 2 - studio

Movie · Director

1997
Paradox of Praxis 1 (Sometimes Making Something Leads to Nothing) poster

Paradox of Praxis 1 (Sometimes Making Something Leads to Nothing)

Movie · Director

1997
Patriotic Tales poster

Patriotic Tales

Movie · Director

1995
Semáforos poster

Semáforos

Movie · Director

1994
Zapatos Magnéticos poster

Zapatos Magnéticos

Movie · Director