Francis Alÿs

Biography

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

Known Credits

118

Known For

• Prohibited Steps
• 

  Painting/Retoque
• 

  Set Theory
• 

  Color Matching
• 

  Guards
• 

  Children’s Game #50: Schattenfangen

Credits

• directing (83 credits)

  • Prohibited Steps

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Painting/Retoque

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Set Theory

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Color Matching

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Guards

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Children’s Game #50: Schattenfangen

    director

    directing
    2025
  • Children’s Game #49: Pau de Sebo

    director

    directing
    2024
  • Children’s Game #48: A Corda

    director

    directing
    2024
  • Children’s Game #47: Chalk

    director

    directing
    2024
  • Children’s Game #46: Conkers

    director

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

    director

    directing
    2024
  • Children’s Game #44: Uárhukua

    director

    directing
    2024
  • Children’s Game #43: Mosquito de Pachacútec

    director

    directing
    2024
  • Children’s Game #42: Tenebom

    director

    directing
    2023
  • Children’s Game #41: Chapitas

    director

    directing
    2023
  • Children’s Game #40: Chivichanas

    director

    directing
    2023
  • Children’s Game #39: Parol

    director

    directing
    2023
  • Siren

    director

    directing
    2023
  • Children’s Game #38: Ellsakat

    director

    directing
    2023
  • Children’s Game #37: Che Ling

    director

    directing
    2023
  • Children’s Game #36: Kujunkuluka

    director

    directing
    2022
  • Children’s Game #35: Kluddermor

    director

    directing
    2022
  • Children’s Game #34: Appelsindans

    director

    directing
    2022
  • Children’s Game #33: Schneespiele

    director

    directing
    2022
  • Children’s Game #32: Estrellas

    director

    directing
    2022
  • Children’s Game #22: Jump Rope

    director

    directing
    2022
  • Children’s Game #31: Slakken

    director

    directing
    2021
  • Children’s Game #30: Imbu

    director

    directing
    2021
  • Children’s Game #29: La roue

    director

    directing
    2021
  • Children’s Game #28: Nzango

    director

    directing
    2021
  • Children’s Game #27: Rubi

    director

    directing
    2021
  • Children’s Game #26: Kisolo

    director

    directing
    2021
  • Children’s Game #25: Contagio

    director

    directing
    2021
  • Sandlines, the Story of History

    director

    directing
    2020
  • Children’s Game #24: Pandemic Games

    director

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

    director

    directing
    2020
  • Children’s Game #21: Hand Stack

    director

    directing
    2019
  • Children’s Game #20: Leapfrog

    director

    directing
    2018
  • Untitled

    director

    directing
    2017
  • Children’s Game #19: Haram Football

    director

    directing
    2017
  • Children’s Game #18: Knucklebones

    director

    directing
    2017
  • Children’s Game #17: Chunggi

    director

    directing
    2017
  • Children’s Game #16: Hopscotch

    director

    directing
    2016
  • Paradox of Praxis 5

    director

    directing
    2015
  • The Silence of Ani

    director

    directing
    2015
  • Children’s Game #15: Espejos

    director

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

    director

    directing
    2013
  • Children’s Game #13: Piñata

    director

    directing
    2012
  • Children’s Game #12: Musical Chairs

    director

    directing
    2012
  • Reel/Unreel

    director

    directing
    2012
  • Watercolor

    director

    directing
    2011
  • Children’s Game #11: Wolf and Lamb

    director

    directing
    2011
  • Children’s Game #10: Papalote

    director

    directing
    2011
  • Children’s Game #9: Saltamontes

    director

    directing
    2011
  • Tornado

    director

    directing
    2010
  • Children’s Game #8: Marbles

    director

    directing
    2010
  • Children’s Game #7: Stick and Wheels

    director

    directing
    2010
  • If you are a typical spectator, what you are really doing is waiting for the accident to happen

    director

    directing
    2009
  • Children’s Game #6: Sandcastles

    director

    directing
    2009
  • Children’s Game #5: Revolver

    director

    directing
    2009
  • Bolero (Shoe Shine Blues), 1996-2007

    director

    directing
    2008
  • Children’s Game #4: Elastic

    director

    directing
    2008
  • Children’s Game #3: Coins

    director

    directing
    2008
  • Children’s Game #2: Ricochets

    director

    directing
    2007
  • The Collector

    director

    directing
    2006
  • Politics of Rehearsal

    director

    directing
    2005
  • Looking Up

    director

    directing
    2005
  • Railings

    director

    directing
    2004
  • The Green Line

    director

    directing
    2004
  • The Nightwatch

    director

    directing
    2004
  • Fitzroy Square

    director

    directing
    2004
  • El Gringo

    director

    directing
    2003
  • When Faith Moves Mountains

    director

    directing
    2002
  • The Rehearsal I

    director

    directing
    2001
  • Re-enactment

    director

    directing
    2000
  • Duett

    director

    directing
    1999
  • Children's Game #1: Caracoles

    director

    directing
    1999
  • Cantos Patrioticus 2 - studio

    director

    directing
    1998
  • Cantos Patrioticus 1 - street

    director

    directing
    1998
  • Patriotic Tales

    director

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

    director

    directing
    1997
  • Semáforos

    director

    directing
    1995
  • Zapatos Magnéticos

    director

    directing
    1994

• actors (10 credits)

  • Painting/Retoque

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Color Matching

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Paradox of Praxis 5

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Watercolor

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Railings

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • The Green Line

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Re-enactment

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Duett

    self

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Patriotic Tales

    Man Walking Around Flagpole

    actor

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

    actor

    actors
    1997

• camera (16 credits)

  • Children’s Game #50: Schattenfangen

    camera operator

    camera
    2025
  • Children’s Game #49: Pau de Sebo

    camera operator

    camera
    2024
  • Children’s Game #48: A Corda

    camera operator

    camera
    2024
  • Children’s Game #47: Chalk

    camera operator

    camera
    2024
  • Children’s Game #46: Conkers

    camera operator

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

    camera operator

    camera
    2024
  • Children’s Game #44: Uárhukua

    camera operator

    camera
    2024
  • Children’s Game #43: Mosquito de Pachacútec

    camera operator

    camera
    2024
  • Children’s Game #42: Tenebom

    camera operator

    camera
    2023
  • Children’s Game #41: Chapitas

    camera operator

    camera
    2023
  • Children’s Game #40: Chivichanas

    camera operator

    camera
    2023
  • Children’s Game #39: Parol

    camera operator

    camera
    2023
  • Children’s Game #37: Che Ling

    camera operator

    camera
    2023
  • Children’s Game #36: Kujunkuluka

    camera operator

    camera
    2022
  • Children’s Game #35: Kluddermor

    camera operator

    camera
    2022
  • Children’s Game #34: Appelsindans

    camera operator

    camera
    2022

• editing (4 credits)

  • Children’s Game #46: Conkers

    editor

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

    editor

    editing
    2024
  • Children’s Game #32: Estrellas

    editor

    editing
    2022
  • When Faith Moves Mountains

    editor

    editing
    2002

• costume & make-up (1 credits)

  • Sandlines, the Story of History

    costume designer

    costume & make-up
    2020

• production (2 credits)

  • Sandlines, the Story of History

    producer

    production
    2020
  • When Faith Moves Mountains

    producer

    production
    2002

• writing (2 credits)

  • Sandlines, the Story of History

    writer

    writing
    2020
  • When Faith Moves Mountains

    writer

    writing
    2002