Born into a Sephardic Jewish family in France, Brigitte Sy has built a dual career as actress and filmmaker. After appearing in numerous French productions, she turned to directing, debuting with the critically praised Les Mains Libres in 2010; the film’s exploration of HIV mirrors her own diagnosis in 1990, a theme she revisits in L’endroit Idéal, where Ronit Elkabetz portrays a HIV-positive prot…
