Director's Works
Médecins du Monde, Solidarity is a muscle Jonathan Desbiens
Jodeb (Jonathan Desbiens) is a Canadian director known for crafting intense, cinematic worlds where beauty and strangeness collide. Hailing from Shawinigan, Québec, he’s worked with artists like Jack White, The Weeknd, Skrillex, A$AP Rocky, Swedish House Mafia, and Imagine Dragons. His acclaimed video for “Corporation” earned awards from the UKMVAs, D&AD, Webby Awards, and more.
In 2016, his short film “Still in the Cage” for Skrillex marked a turning point, blending surrealism with grand visual landscapes. He’s since directed campaigns for YSL, Adidas Originals China, Under Armour, and in 2019, created “A Plentiful Feast” for NOWNESS, praised across festivals.
Driven by emotion and visual precision, Jodeb's work resonates through poetic tension, each frame an invitation to feel something deeper.
What mattered most to me in this project was its deeply human dimension: the experience of being in the field, encountering people in the reality of their lives, and the pursuit of a true cinéma vérité.”
