Biography
Jean Henri Gaston Giraud was a French artist, cartoonist, and writer who worked in the Franco-Belgian bandes dessinées tradition.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants
2013
In Memory Of
In a peaceful little clearing, the remains of a hastily abandoned picnic sparks a battle between two tribes of ants. A bold young ladybug finds himsel...

Jodorowsky's Dune
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Shot in France, England, Switzerland and the United States, this documentary covers director Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo, Holy Mountain, Santa Sangr...

La Planète encore
2013
Director, Writer
An animated short based on the work of Jean Giraud (pseudonym "Mœbius").

Fantastic Laloux
2010
as Self
A short documentary about the life of director and artist René Laloux, featuring an interview with Laloux from 2001.

MetaMoebius
2010
A cinematic essay on French graphic designer Moebius aka Jean Giraud.

In Search of Moebius
2007
as Himself
Documentary about Frenchman Jean Giraud, one of the most influential comic strip illustrators and authors of all time and also one of the genre's best...

Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures
2007
as Self
French artist and author Jean Giraud is one of the most famous and influential comic strip illustrators and authors of all time. He achieved his great...

Thru the Moebius Strip
2005
Co-Producer, Story
In the not-too-distant future, a young boy travels to an alien world to find his father and learn of his destiny.

Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
2005
as Self - Interviewee
Studio Ghibli is Japan's most successful animation studio, with helmers Hayao Miyazaki ("Spirited Away," "My Neighbor Totoro") and Isao Takahata ("Gra...

Renegade
2004
Author
U.S Marshal Mike Donovan has dark memories of the death of his first love. He keeps peace between the Americans and the natives who had temporarily ad...

The Fifth Element
1997
Conceptual Design
In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.

The Jodorowsky Constellation
1994
as Self
This documentary depicts the filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky talking about his life, his loves, his career as a filmmaker, graphic novelist, and worksh...

I Can't Sleep
1994
Unit Production Manager
Ninon is a spirited hotel-manager who teaches self-defense classes to her terrified eldery neighbors. Daiga, an aspiring Lithuanian actress newly arri...

White Nightmare
1992
Story
Four racists plan to assault a local Arab man, but soon things get out of control.

Starwatcher
1991
Director
A short pilot for what would be the first feature-length animated film by Jean Giraud and Medialab, cancelled in 1992 with the death of Alain Guiot.

The Abyss
1989
Concept Artist
A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself o...

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
1989
Conceptual Design, Story
A little boy whose dreams transcend reality is sucked into his own fantasy, which is everything he has dreamed of, until he unleashes an old secret th...

Willow
1988
Conceptual Design
The evil Queen Bavmorda hunts the newborn princess Elora Danan, a child prophesied to bring about her downfall. When the royal infant is found by Will...
The Masters of Comic Book Art
1987
as Self
Interviews with icons in the comic book world.

Une sale histoire de sardines
1983
Set Painter
Marcel is his garage's handyman. With the smell of grease and petrol wafting through the air, alternating between night watchman, petrol pump attendan...

Pourquoi l'étrange monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée?
1983
as Self
"Why is the strange Mr. Zolock so interested in comics?" is a Canadian docufiction film, released in 1983. A documentary about comic books and graphic...

Tron
1982
Conceptual Design
When brilliant video game maker Flynn hacks the mainframe of his ex-employer, he is beamed inside an astonishing digital world...And becomes part of t...

Time Masters
1982
Art Direction, Adaptation, Writer
On planet Perdide, an attack of giant hornets leaves young Piel alone in a wrecked car with his dying father. A mayday message reaches their friend Ja...

Heavy Metal
1981
Characters
The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.

Alien
1979
Conceptual Design
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew...
De L'Orphelin de Perdide aux Maîtres du Temps
N/A
as Self
Interviews narrating "Time masters" production

The Incal
N/A
Graphic Novel
Centers on intergalactic private eye John Difool, who gets caught up in a grand space opera after happening on a mystical artifact called the Incal. A...